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
6storm overflows within 2 km
54hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
35spill events counted
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff15 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Wessex Water
Tuckton High Street Csointo Tidal River Stour(E) · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff15 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Wessex Water
Iford Bridge Sewage Pumping Stationinto River Stour(S) · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Wessex Water
Fisherman'S Walk Overflowinto English Channel · near bathing water: Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
900 m away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Clifton Road, BournemouthUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 350 m away
Major, planned
Carbery Lane, BournemouthUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH WEST WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 400 m away
Minor
Belle Vue Road, BournemouthUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 400 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Southbourne West: +22% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -4.2% in two years.