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Thinking of living at BH6 5LZ? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stourfield Infant School | Primary | 500 m | – |
| Stourfield Junior School | Primary | 600 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School | Primary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pokesdown Community Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 58% met the expected standard |
| Christchurch Infant School | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 47 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Twynham School | Secondary | 1.4 km | Attainment 8: 53.5 · 15.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Secondary | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Independent | 1.8 km | 20.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Connie Rothman School | Independent | 1.9 km | Attainment 8: 10.8 · 2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Stable School | Independent | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 17.1 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Southbourne Tennis Club | 470 m | 13 |
| Swimming | Stourfield Pool (School use) | 540 m | 12 |
| Golf | Solent Meads Golf Club | 2.0 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Boscombe Green Bowling Club | 2.0 km | 6 |
| Boxing | The Engine Room | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Littledown Centre | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Football | Two Riversmeet | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Iford Lane Playing Fields | 510 m | 3 |
| Skateboard | Boscombe Skateboard / BMX Park | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Cricket | King's Park 1 | 2.8 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Bournemouth BMX track | 590 m | 2 |
| Snooker | Southbourne Sports Club | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Christchurch Sailing Club | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Littledown Centre | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Weightlifting | Two Riversmeet | 2.4 km | 2 |
| Pool | Southbourne Sports Club | 1.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 27. 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 484k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Seafield Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 1B, 788, 755); 12 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Stourfield Infant School, a few minutes' walk (500 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School, 1.2 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 9% 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 Nisa Local, 250 m away; Cherry Bakeswell (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Southbourne Practice (950 m), with Tuckton Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Hair Worx is 650 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.
Beccafico is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and The Athelstan Arms the nearest pub (400 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 Iford Meadows, 700 m away; for exercise, Matthew Furnell (700 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.
24 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, 2.0 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.