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Thinking of living at BH6 5JA? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokesdown Community Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 58% met the expected standard |
| St James' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 500 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Stourfield Junior School | Primary | 700 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| Stourfield Infant School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Avonwood Primary School | Primary | 1.2 km | 84% met the expected standard |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Independent | 900 m | 20.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park School | Independent | 2.2 km | – |
| Connie Rothman School | Independent | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 10.8 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near BH6 5JA, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Stourfield Pool (School use) | 850 m | 18 |
| Tennis | Swanmore Gardens | 850 m | 15 |
| Golf | Iford Golf Centre | 2.3 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Boscombe Green Bowling Club | 1.1 km | 8 |
| Fitness | Littledown Centre | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Boxing | The Engine Room | 730 m | 4 |
| Football | Training Grounds | 1.4 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Iford Lane Playing Fields | 1.5 km | 3 |
| Cricket | King's Park 1 | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Southbourne Sports Club | 280 m | 2 |
| Skateboard | Boscombe Skateboard / BMX Park | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Bmx | Bournemouth BMX track | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Littledown Centre | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Majestic Gym | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Squash | Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Pool | Southbourne Sports Club | 280 m | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 31. 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 Pokesdown, about a 5-minute walk (600 m), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Oxford Avenue, 250 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 1B, 788, 755); 58 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Pokesdown Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (4 km) and Bournemouth School (4.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Co-op (BH5 2JB), 400 m away; Webster Family Butchers (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beaufort Road Surgery (250 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Lightning Hair Design is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 2.5 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: 23 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Hub Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Brewhouse and Kitchen - Southbourne the nearest pub (300 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Homes are mostly flats (65%).
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Kings Park, 500 m away; for exercise, SoBo Fitness (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk, 700 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 6.4 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 97 km.
52 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, 34% rent privately.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 900 m 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.