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Thinking of living at BH15 3NE? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone Road Junior School | Primary | 1000 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Canford Heath Infant School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Canford Heath Junior School | Primary | 1000 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Ocean Academy Poole | Primary | 1.2 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Livingstone Road Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 68.5 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Poole High School | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Poole Grammar School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 70.2 · 34.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Independent | 2.5 km | – |
| The Lion Works School | Independent | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 3.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ocean Academy Poole | 1.2 km | 15 |
| Swimming | Splashdown (Poole) | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Sailing | Poole Radio Yacht Club | 2.4 km | 9 |
| Golf | Knighton Heath Golf Club | 2.7 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Poole Cycle Speedway Club | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Skateboard | Half pipe | 2.1 km | 3 |
| Football | Tatnam | 2.1 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Alexandra Park Bowling Club | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Speedway | Poole Stadium | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Poole) | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Cricket Batting nets | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Netball | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. 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 Parkstone (Dorset), a short drive or bike ride (1.8 km), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Rose Crescent, 300 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 18, 32, 415, YX1); 6 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Livingstone Road Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Canford Heath Infant School (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (5.1 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (2.5 km) and Poole Grammar School (3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Iceland, 600 m away, with Mariyam Foods closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Canford Heath Group Pract (550 m), with Crestpharmacy - Canford Heath the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Ultra V is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 1.4 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Wendy's Cabin Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Pottery Hotel the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 66 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 30% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 306 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Haskells Recreation Ground, 750 m away; for exercise, Splashdown Water Park (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Canford Cliffs Chine, 4.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 9.9 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 90 km.
26 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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| Talbot Heath School |
|---|
| Independent |
| 4.1 km |
| 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BH15 3NE, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 4.3 km away (TEF Silver).
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.