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Thinking of living at BH1 4NB? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's Park Academy | Primary | 0 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Primary | 650 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Avonwood Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bishop of Winchester Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | Secondary | 2.3 km | – |
| Bournemouth School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 74.2 · 45.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park School | Independent | 850 m | – |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Independent | 1.2 km | 20.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Martin's School | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Wetsuit Centre | 70 m | 22 |
| Tennis | Shelley Park Tennis Courts | 910 m | 18 |
| Bowls | Kings Park Bowling Club | 250 m | 9 |
| Golf | Queens Park Golf Course | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Football | Training Grounds | 420 m | 5 |
| Fitness | Majestic Gym | 730 m | 5 |
| Boxing | Lions of Judah Boxing Academy | 590 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Cycle Track | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Cricket | King's Park 1 | 370 m | 3 |
| Snooker | Spectrum Academy | 420 m | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Majestic Gym | 730 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Littledown Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | West Hants Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Surfing | Wetsuit Centre | 70 m | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Wetsuit Centre | 70 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Boscombe Skateboard / BMX Park | 370 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Pokesdown, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is North Road, 200 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes X3, 22, U3, 33); 66 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is King's Park Academy, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (0.3 km).
The nearest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (0.1 km) and Winton Academy (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (2.3 km) and Bournemouth School (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 450 m away, with Talard Thai closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crescent Providence Surgery (650 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, The Curl Specialist is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 1.0 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 65% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 66% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 18 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Fresh Start is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Kings Park Leisure and Learning Centre the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 81 per 1,000 residents a year.
Detached houses make up 68% of homes.
It's largely interwar: 43% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Kings Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Hyrox (50 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk, 2.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
62 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, Bournemouth is 4.7 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 95 km.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 800 m away (TEF Bronze).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.