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Thinking of living at BH16 6JD? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upton Junior School | Primary | 1.5 km | 47% met the expected standard |
| Upton Infant School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Lytchett Matravers Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Lytchett Minster School | Secondary | 0 m | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Cornerstone Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Corfe Hills School | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 46.7 · 7.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Lockyer's Middle School | Secondary | 5.1 km | – |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 km | – |
| Graduately Developing Futures | Independent | 3.1 km | – |
| Castle Court School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
Every primary near BH16 6JD, 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.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Lytchett Manor Sports Centre | 0 m | 8 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Poole) | 4.8 km | 3 |
| Polo | Dorset Polo Club | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Fight Supplies | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Golf | Bulbury Woods Golf Club | 3.4 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Poole Harbour Canoe Club | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Poole) | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Half pipe | 4.9 km | 1 |
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 drive away (3.3 km), with 145k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
The nearest primary school is Upton Junior School, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km); 47% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lytchett Minster School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 46.8 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (3.6 km) and Poole Grammar School (4.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.9 km away, with South Lytchett Manor Caravan Park closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Upton Health Centre (2.1 km), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.0 km).
For a haircut, Swaffield's is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 4.9 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
St. Peter’s Finger is the closest café or restaurant (550 m), and St. Peters Finger the nearest pub (550 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 29 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 24% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Upton Country Park, 3.3 km away; for exercise, David Lloyd Clubs (4.9 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands, 2.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 14 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 86 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
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.
13 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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