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Thinking of living at BH25 5EG? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Junior School | Primary | 550 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Ashley Infant School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| New Milton Junior School | Primary | 1.7 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| New Milton Infant School | Primary | 1.8 km | – |
| Tiptoe Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| The Arnewood School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ballard School | Independent | 1.1 km | 37.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Durlston School | Independent | 2.3 km | – |
| East Street Farm | Independent | 4.6 km | – |
Every primary near BH25 5EG, 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 | Ballard School | 1.1 km | 5 |
| Golf | Hoburne Bashley Holiday Park | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Swimming | New Milton Health And Leisure | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Bowls | New Milton Lawn Bowls | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Yoga | The Amethyst Cave | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Football | The Club at Fawcett Field | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Fawcetts Field Sports Ground | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Petanque | New Milton Petanque Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Society 23 | 4.1 km | 1 |
| Archery | Sway Bowmen | 5.0 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 New Milton, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 555k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Bournemouth.
The nearest bus stop is Manor Road, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 82); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (29 by car).
The nearest primary school is Ashley Junior School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 56% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Arnewood School, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (13.6 km) and Bournemouth School (14 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons, 1.0 km away, with Ashley Foodmarket closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is New Milton Medical Center (1.0 km), with Ashley Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Jennifer Hairdressers is 1.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 11 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Rokalis is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Wellingtons Freehouse the nearest pub (750 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 22% flats and 27% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Ashley Recreation Ground, 650 m away; for exercise, The Amethyst Cave (1.5 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Christchurch Bay, 2.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 13 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 102 km.
18 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, 12% 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.