What's changing near BH1 4QU
Within 2 km, around Springbourne & Queen's Park in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
209new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.3%like-for-like prices in Springbourne & Queen's Park, 2024 → 2025 (council -0.1%)
-8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
15 new homes completedflats · Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
700 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
71 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
8 new homes completed2 flats, 6 houses · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
600 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Jan 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.3 km away - New schoolSept 2021
1.9 km away - School closed
School closed: St Thomas Garnet's SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
56since energy certificates began (2008)
4in BH1 4QU itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2013
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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
18 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (123 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Wimborne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2025
3.3 km away - Solar farm
Parley Court - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2024
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Alder Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2025
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Hollywood Bowl Bournemouth Branksome, Poole Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2024
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024
5.8 km away - Energy from waste
Chapel Lane ERFBeing built · 3 MW
Aug 2024
6.5 km away - Solar farm
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
7.3 km away - Battery storage
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2025
7.3 km away - Energy from waste
CanfordBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2015
8.7 km away - Solar farm
Whites Pit, Arena Way - Solar PV Array
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major
Malmesbury Park Place, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
Christchurch Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Two-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
700 m away - Major
Stewart Close, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Lowther Gardens, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Major
Henville Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Stewart Road, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Methuen Close, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Bennett Road, BournemouthWorks for road purposes · BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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, 5.3 km); Hale Farm (solar farm, 5.3 km); Eco Composting (biomass, 6.1 km); Chapel Lane Parley Solar Farm Phase 1 (solar farm, 6.8 km); Christchurch Energy (solar farm, 7.1 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.