What's changing near BH6 4DU
Within 2 km, around East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
42new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.9%like-for-like prices in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head, 2024 → 2025 (council -0.1%)
+3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
150 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Dec 2025
700 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.4 km away - New schoolOct 2020
1.7 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
34homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 57 m²
55since energy certificates began (2008)
2in BH6 4DU itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2025
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
7storm overflows within 2 km
140hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
51spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Hengistbury Head Pumping Stationinto Poole Bay (C) · near bathing water: Bournemouth Hengistbury West17 spills, 87 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - 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
1.1 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
1.3 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Poole Bay (C) · near bathing water: Bournemouth Hengistbury West0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away
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
10 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (120 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
3.8 km away - Solar farm
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025
5.3 km away - Battery storage
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2025
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Wimborne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2025
7.2 km away - Solar farm
Parley Court - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2024
7.6 km away - Solar farm
Walkford Moor Solar Farm, Walkford Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Aug 2024
8.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024
8.4 km away - Energy from waste
Chapel Lane ERFBeing built · 3 MW
Aug 2024
9.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Alder Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2025
9.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Hollywood Bowl Bournemouth Branksome, Poole Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Dec 2024
9.2 km away
Running nearest: Christchurch Energy (solar farm, 4.6 km); Waterditch Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.9 km); Office Field (solar farm, 7.1 km); Double H Nurseries Biomass Plant (biomass, 8.4 km); Hale Farm (solar farm, 8.4 km).
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.