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Thinking of living at BH15 1XY? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Town Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 250 m | – |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole | Primary | 1.7 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Oakdale Junior School | Primary | 1.8 km | 54% met the expected standard |
| Poole High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 68.5 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Independent | 3.0 km | – |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Independent | 4.5 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Poole Park | 970 m | 12 |
| Sailing | Poole Radio Yacht Club | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Swimming | Bcp Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 460 m | 10 |
| Skateboard | Funseeker Skatepark | 660 m | 3 |
| Cycling | Poole cycleway | 530 m | 2 |
| Speedway | Poole Pirates Speedway Track | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Alexandra Park Bowling Club | 3.6 km | 2 |
| Diving | Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 460 m | 1 |
| Gym | Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 460 m | 1 |
| Motor | Poole Pirates Speedway | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Poole Stadium | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Football | Tatnam | 1.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Bayside Fitness Club | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Golf | Parkstone Golf Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Poole Harbour Canoe Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Poole) | 3.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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 Poole, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 965k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Lander Close, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 60, 744, 448); 38 departures an hour from the 13 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 7 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Old Town Infant School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (250 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Poole High School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 51 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (3.2 km) and Poole Grammar School (4.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 250 m away; Go Outdoors (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Poole Town Surgery (750 m), with Savers the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, TK Barbershop is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 700 m 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 87 restaurants and cafés and 24 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Quay Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Lord Wimborne the nearest pub (400 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (23 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 209 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 41% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Town Centre Heritage, Heckford Park).
There are 167 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (62%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 231 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Harbourside Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre (450 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Harbour Lake, 3.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
45 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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| The Lion Works School |
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| Independent |
| 5.5 km |
| Attainment 8: 3.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BH15 1XY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 12 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 90 km.
Most households own their home, 32% rent privately.
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.