What's changing near BH10 6HN
Within 2 km, around Northbourne in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
167new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.5%like-for-like prices in Northbourne, 2024 → 2025 (council -0.1%)
+11%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
100 m away - New homes
23 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
26 new homes completed15 flats, 11 houses · Oct 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
30 new homes completed17 flats, 13 houses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
2.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 32 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
27homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
51since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BH10 6HN itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
1storm overflows within 2 km
55hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
12spill events counted
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
25 planned, approved or being built and 15 running (143 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Wimborne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2025
1.5 km away - Solar farm
Parley Court - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2024
2.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Alder Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024
3.5 km away - Energy from waste
Chapel Lane ERFBeing built · 3 MW
Aug 2024
4.0 km away - Energy from waste
CanfordBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2015
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Hollywood Bowl Bournemouth Branksome, Poole Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2024
4.4 km away - Solar farm
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Dec 2023
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Cherry Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2022
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ferndown Upper School - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2022
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Canford School, Sports Centre - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Barnes Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
950 m away - Standard
Wimborne Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Standard
Wimborne Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Whitelegg Way, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Northbourne Roundabout, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
New Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · WESSEX WATER · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Woodtown Farm (solar farm, 2.1 km); Hale Farm (solar farm, 2.6 km); Eco Composting (biomass, 3.6 km); Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 (solar farm, 3.9 km); Dorset Green Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.2 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.