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Thinking of living at BH15 4PR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside Academy | Primary | 650 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Hamworthy Park Junior School | Primary | 1.6 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Upton Infant School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Upton Junior School | Primary | 2.1 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Poole High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 51 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 68.5 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lytchett Minster School | Secondary | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | Secondary | 3.7 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Graduately Developing Futures | Independent | 6.1 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Cornerstone Academy | 1.4 km | 12 |
| Sailing | Hamworthy Sailing School | 1.8 km | 8 |
| Swimming | Hamworthy Park Junior School | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Skateboard | Half pipe | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Speedway | Poole Stadium | 2.3 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Poole cycleway | 3.3 km | 2 |
| Canoe | Poole Harbour Canoe Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Tatnam | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Bayside Fitness Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Motor | Poole Pirates Speedway | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Dog racing | Poole Stadium | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Poole) | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Diving | Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Gym | Poole Dolphin Leisure Centre | 2.9 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 4.3 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 4.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 18. 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 Hamworthy, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 145k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
The nearest bus stop is Fire Station, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 9, YX1, 448); 20 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bayside Academy, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Cornerstone Academy, 1.4 km away; Attainment 8: 41 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (3.5 km) and Poole Grammar School (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 350 m away; Becky Bakes Cakes (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Adam Practice (600 m), with Crest Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Shorties Barbershop is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 2.4 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: 6 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Honky Tonk Collective is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Red Lion the nearest pub (600 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
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: 27% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Upton Country Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Bayside Fitness Club (2.2 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Poole Harbour Lake, 1.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 13 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 89 km.
Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
20 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.
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.