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Thinking of living at BH15 2PD? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Ocean Academy Poole | Primary | 750 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole | Primary | 750 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| Poole High School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 68.5 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| The Lion Works School | Independent | 4.3 km | Attainment 8: 3.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Talbot Heath School | Independent | 4.8 km | 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Poole Park | 270 m | 12 |
| Sailing | Poole Radio Yacht Club | 540 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 780 m | 11 |
| Skateboard | Funseeker Skatepark | 720 m | 3 |
| Cycling | Poole Cycle Speedway Club | 820 m | 2 |
| Speedway | Poole Pirates Speedway Track | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Alexandra Park Bowling Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Golf | Parkstone Golf Club | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Diving | Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 780 m | 1 |
| Gym | Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 780 m | 1 |
| Dog racing | Poole Stadium | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Motor | Poole Pirates Speedway | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Football | Tatnam | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Bayside Fitness Club | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 3.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 41% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Poole, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km), with 965k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Birds Hill Road, 50 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes U2, 60, 20, 449); 128 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Longfleet Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 60% met the expected standard.
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.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (4.1 km) and Poole Grammar School (4.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-op (BH14 0RF), 900 m away, with Park Gates Convenience Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Adam Practice (450 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Harrison‘s Barber Shop is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 1.7 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: 29 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
The Ark (Cafe) is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Shah Of Persia the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 40% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 166 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Poole Park, 300 m away; for exercise, Breathe (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Poole Canford Cliffs Chine, 2.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
27 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 10 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 91 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.