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Thinking of living at BH17 9JS? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbourne Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Canford Heath Infant School | Primary | 1000 m | – |
| Canford Heath Junior School | Primary | 1000 m | 71% met the expected standard |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 68.5 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Poole Grammar School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 70.2 · 34.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.3 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Broadstone Middle School | Secondary | 2.0 km | – |
| Yarrells Preparatory School | Independent | 3.6 km | – |
| The Lion Works School | Independent | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 3.3 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Independent | 4.3 km | – |
Every primary near BH17 9JS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Parkstone Grammar School | 410 m | 16 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Poole) | 640 m | 11 |
| Sailing | Poole Radio Yacht Club | 3.6 km | 8 |
| Golf | Broadstone (Dorset) Golf Club | 2.6 km | 7 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Poole) | 640 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | Half pipe | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Speedway | Poole Stadium | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Broadstone Cricket club | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Poole Cycle Speedway Club | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Badminton | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Basketball | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Netball | Ashdown Leisure Centre | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Bayside Fitness Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Tatnam | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.1 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 Poole, a drive away (3.1 km), with 965k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Sopers Lane, 250 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 3x, 32, 415, 416); 12 departures an hour from the 6 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 12 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Hillbourne Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 70% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Canford Heath Infant School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Parkstone Grammar School, 400 m away; Attainment 8: 68.5 · 35% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Poole Grammar School (0.6 km) and Parkstone Grammar School (0.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 400 m away, with Shell Darbys Corner closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Canford Heath Group Pract (1.3 km), with Arrowedge Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, Joanne is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 3.1 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: 10 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Eurest c/o Royal Mail Staff Canteen is the closest café or restaurant (500 m), and Toby Carvery the nearest pub (1.0 km).
Crime is around the national middle: about 75 per 1,000 residents a year.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Jubilee Gardens, 650 m away; for exercise, David Lloyd Clubs (650 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Harbour Lake, 5.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 9.9 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 87 km.
21 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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Most households own their home, 15% 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.