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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Parkstone | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 50 | 90 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 85% | 82% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 23% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 22% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 44% | 32% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 8.2 | 8.3 | 10.1 |
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Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Parkstone (Dorset), about a 5-minute walk (550 m), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Doulton Gardens, 150 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 20); 8 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 73% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole, 2.4 km away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (4.1 km) and Poole Grammar School (4.6 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Co-op (BH14 0JD), 650 m away, with Spar closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wessex Road Surgery (600 m), with Parkstone Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Blushington is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 65% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 29 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
East Dorset Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Cow the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 40% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 166 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Whitecliff Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Breathe (1.1 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Poole Canford Cliffs Chine, 2.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 250 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Courthill Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Lilliput Church of England Infant School | Primary | 1.4 km | – |
| Ocean Academy Poole | Primary | 1.5 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole | Primary | 1.7 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Poole High School | Secondary | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 68.5 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Independent | 800 m | – |
| Talbot Heath School | Independent | 3.7 km | 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkstone | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 176 min | 180 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 93 min | 97 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 12 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.6 km | 1.9 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 13 | 28 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 41% | 30% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 15% | 19% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Parkstone | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 29 | 12 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 84% | 81% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 84% | 63% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 20 | 20 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 10 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 91 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 4.5 km away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| The Lion Works School | Independent | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 3.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
|---|
| Parkstone | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 10 min | 10 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 26 min | 19 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Highcliffe & Walkford | 25 | 0 | 126 min | 2 | £430k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merley | 26 | 0 | 120 min | 2 | £478k |
| West Highcliffe | 29 | 0 | 116 min | 2 | £448k |
| Broadstone | 30 | 1 | 121 min | 4 | £506k |
| Mudeford | 38 | 0 | 116 min | 2 | £487k |
| Jumpers Common & Fairmile | 41 | 0 | 101 min | 3 | £455k |
| Oakdale West | 41 | 1 | 107 min | 5 | £389k |
| Moordown | 41 | 0 | 89 min | 7 | £391k |
| Canford Heath East | 42 | 1 | 116 min | 4 | £314k |
| Northbourne | 44 | 0 | 94 min | 6 | £393k |
| Iford | 44 | 1 | 90 min | 9 | £446k |
| Talbot & Branksome Woods | 47 | 0 | 84 min | 8 | £571k |
| Burton & Airport | 49 | 0 | 126 min | 0 | £430k |
| Throop & Muscliffe | 50 | 0 | 89 min | 4 | £341k |
| East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head | 50 | 1 | 97 min | 8 | £521k |
| Parkstone (this one) | 50 | 0 | 93 min | 7 | £483k |
| Penn Hill | 51 | 0 | 97 min | 6 | £474k |
| Queens Park | 56 | 0 | 79 min | 8 | £356k |
| Southbourne West | 62 | 1 | 82 min | 9 | £339k |
| Creekmoor | 62 | 1 | 118 min | 7 | £332k |
| Branksome East | 63 | 0 | 95 min | 4 | £343k |
| Hamworthy East | 66 | 0 | 107 min | 3 | £320k |
| Oakdale East | 66 | 1 | 99 min | 9 | £325k |
| Branksome West | 69 | 1 | 91 min | 6 | £325k |
| Bearwood | 71 | 0 | 117 min | 2 | £343k |
| Canford Heath West | 75 | 1 | 122 min | 6 | £368k |
| Springbourne & Queen's Park | 80 | 1 | 80 min | 12 | £273k |
| Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks | 80 | 0 | 106 min | 3 | £542k |
| Boscombe East | 80 | 1 | 81 min | 13 | £337k |
| Rossmore | 80 | 1 | 104 min | 3 | £319k |
| Littledown | 81 | 1 | 98 min | 12 | £526k |
| East Howe & Ensbury Park | 84 | 0 | 99 min | 6 | £337k |
| Hamworthy West | 88 | 0 | 99 min | 2 | £319k |
| Charminster | 89 | 0 | 75 min | 8 | £290k |
| Newtown | 90 | 1 | 108 min | 5 | £312k |
| Kinson East | 90 | 0 | 100 min | 7 | £334k |
| Westbourne | 95 | 0 | 86 min | 6 | £215k |
| Kinson West | 97 | 0 | 116 min | 5 | £328k |
| Christchurch Town | 100 | 1 | 79 min | 8 | £386k |
| Somerford | 103 | 0 | 103 min | 5 | £293k |
| West Cliff | 134 | 0 | 91 min | 6 | £270k |
| Winton | 145 | 0 | 79 min | 6 | £340k |
| West Howe | 149 | 1 | 112 min | 3 | £303k |
| Boscombe West | 161 | 1 | 79 min | 12 | £179k |
| Townsend & Strouden | 169 | 1 | 92 min | 6 | £399k |
| Poole Town | 209 | 0 | 84 min | 6 | £269k |
| East Cliff | 250 | 0 | 69 min | 10 | £204k |
| Central Bournemouth | 278 | 0 | 80 min | 7 | £196k |
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 2 h 56 | 2 h 12 |
| Southampton city centre | 1 h 33 | 46 min |
| Heathrow airport | 3 h 24 | 1 h 42 |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).