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Thinking of living at BH23 8EL? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sopley Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 38% met the expected standard |
| Bransgore Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.8 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Burton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4.6 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Burley Primary School | Primary | 5.2 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| St Ives Primary & Nursery School | Primary | 6.5 km | 90% met the expected standard |
| The Stable School | Independent | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 17.1 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ringwood Waldorf School | Independent | 6.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sheiling School | Independent | 6.4 km | – |
Every primary near BH23 8EL, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Ringwood Town Football Club | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Skiing | Snowtrax | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Motor | Ringwood Raceway | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Swimming | David Lloyd (Ringwood) | 4.8 km | 1 |
| Tennis | David Lloyd (Ringwood) | 4.8 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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 40% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Hinton Admiral, a drive away (5.8 km), with 134k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brockenhurst.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 68 minutes away by public transport (24 by car).
This is car country: only 7% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Sopley Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.9 km); 38% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (10.1 km) and Bournemouth School (10.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op, 2.2 km away, with the Big Scoop closer still (1.8 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Twin Oaks Medical Centre (2.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (2.2 km).
For a haircut, The Buck & Beard Barber Co is 2.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 8.4 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Friends of the New Forest Airfields is the closest café or restaurant (1.9 km), and the Crown the nearest pub (2.3 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 42 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 79 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 66% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Avon Heath Country Park (South park), 5.2 km away; for exercise, Avon Tyrrell (1.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Christchurch Highcliffe Castle, 6.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 8.2 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 95 km.
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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Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 30% are 65 or over.
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.