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Thinking of living at BH6 3LD? 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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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School | Primary | 650 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| The Priory Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| St Katharine's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 78% met the expected standard |
| Stourfield Infant School | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Christchurch Junior School | Primary | 1.3 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School | Secondary | 650 m | Attainment 8: 47 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Twynham School | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 53.5 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Grange School | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 36.3 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Connie Rothman School | Independent | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 10.8 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Independent | 2.4 km | 20.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Southbourne Tennis Club | 520 m | 11 |
| Swimming | Stourfield Pool (School use) | 1.3 km | 9 |
| Golf | Solent Meads Golf Club | 1.2 km | 8 |
| Boxing | The Engine Room | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Littledown Centre | 2.9 km | 4 |
| Football | Two Riversmeet | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Bowls | East Dorset Indoor Bowls Club | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Two Riversmeet Wheelpark | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Bournemouth BMX track | 490 m | 2 |
| Cycling | Iford Lane Playing Fields | 760 m | 2 |
| Sailing | Christchurch Sailing Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Two Riversmeet | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Two Riversmeet | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Southbourne Sports Club | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Rowing | Christchurch Rowing Club | 810 m | 1 |
| Running | Alexandra | 1.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 26. 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 Christchurch, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 484k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Riverside Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 1B, 755, 20, 788); 30 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Katharine's Church of England Primary School (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 47 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (5.2 km) and Bournemouth School (5.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express [4413], 100 m away; Lewis & Faulkner (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stour Surgery (1.0 km), with Healthpoint Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Leonard Hair is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 3.3 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Seven Star Grill Food is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Riverside Inn the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 16 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 28% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Seafield Gardens, 800 m away; for exercise, Matthew Furnell (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Southbourne, 700 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
40 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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| The Stable School | Independent | 3.3 km | Attainment 8: 17.1 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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For holidays, Bournemouth is 7.1 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 98 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 2.6 km away (TEF Bronze).
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.