Within 2 km, around East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
51new 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.
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
8storm overflows within 2 km
188hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
56spill events counted
Wessex Water
Hengistbury Head Pumping Stationinto Poole Bay (C) · near bathing water: Bournemouth Hengistbury West17 spills, 87 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Wessex Water
Christchurch Sewage Treatment Worksinto River Avon(E) · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff5 spills, 48 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff15 spills, 45 hours in 2025
1.2 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
600 m 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
850 m away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
850 m away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto River Stour · near bathing water: Christchurch Avon Beach; Christchurch Friar`s Cliff1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m away
Wessex Water
Not Applicableinto Poole Bay (C) · near bathing water: Bournemouth Hengistbury West0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
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 3.4 km away
Solar farm
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 50 MW
Jul 2025 4.8 km away
Battery storage
Waterditch Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2025 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Wimborne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2025 7.0 km away
Solar farm
Parley Court - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 35 MW
Jun 2024 7.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Curtiss Wright Controls, Enterprise Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2024 7.9 km away
Solar farm
Walkford Moor Solar Farm, Walkford Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Aug 2024 8.0 km away
Energy from waste
Chapel Lane ERFBeing built · 3 MW
Aug 2024 8.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Alder Park - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
May 2025 8.9 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, 4.2 km); Waterditch Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.4 km); Office Field (solar farm, 6.8 km); Hale Farm (solar farm, 8.0 km); Double H Nurseries Biomass Plant (biomass, 8.1 km).
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Whitehall, ChristchurchNew service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 850 m away
Major, planned
Orchard Close, ChristchurchUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 1000 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 East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.4% in two years.