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Thinking of living at BH7 7AY? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avonwood Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 84% met the expected standard |
| King's Park Academy | Primary | 850 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 1.2 km | – |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.4 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St James' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 1.4 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Secondary | 850 m | Attainment 8: 47.3 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bishop of Winchester Academy | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth School for Girls | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 72.2 · 43.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 74.2 · 45.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Park School | Independent | 550 m | – |
| Bournemouth Collegiate School | Independent | 1.9 km | 20.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Wetsuit Centre | 860 m | 20 |
| Tennis | Swanmore Gardens | 1.5 km | 18 |
| Golf | Queens Park Golf Course | 780 m | 9 |
| Bowls | Kings Park Bowling Club | 620 m | 8 |
| Football | Vitality Stadium | 420 m | 5 |
| Fitness | Queens Park Gym | 500 m | 5 |
| Boxing | Lions of Judah Boxing Academy | 940 m | 4 |
| Cycling | Cycle Track | 1.9 km | 4 |
| Cricket | King's Park 1 | 600 m | 3 |
| Snooker | Spectrum Academy | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Kings Park Athletics Centre | 650 m | 1 |
| Skateboard | Boscombe Skateboard / BMX Park | 750 m | 1 |
| Surfing | Wetsuit Centre | 860 m | 1 |
| Scuba diving | Wetsuit Centre | 860 m | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Littledown Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Yoga Lounge | 1.3 km | 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, a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Bishops Close, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 33); 5 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 10 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Avonwood Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 84% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (0.1 km) and Winton Academy (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (2.3 km) and Bournemouth School (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op, 1.0 km away, with Spar closer still (600 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Littledown Surgery (500 m), with Queens Park Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Signature Hair is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 1.0 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: 18 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
AFC Bournemouth is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Queens Park Hotel the nearest pub (550 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 81 per 1,000 residents a year.
Detached houses make up 68% of homes.
It's largely interwar: 43% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Kings Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Queens Park Gym (500 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk, 2.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.7 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 4.7 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 95 km.
15 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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| St Martin's School | Independent | 2.6 km | – |
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Every primary near BH7 7AY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 1.5 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.