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On Howeth Road, in Northbourne
What it's like at BH10 5NZ: every home that has sold on Howeth Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Howeth Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 122 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 212, Howeth RoadDetached | Dec 2025 | £525,000 | 94 m² | £5,585/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212a, Howeth RoadOther · company-owned | May 2022 | £495,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 216, Howeth RoadSemi-detached | Nov 1995 | £52,000 | 57 m² | £912/m² | 1 |
| 228, Howeth RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £327,000 | 88 m² | £3,716/m² | 3 |
| 230, Howeth RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2018 | £235,000 | 73 m² | £3,219/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Branksome, a drive away (4.3 km), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Brook Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 21); 27 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Kingsleigh Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Bourne Academy, 750 m away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (1.4 km) and Avonbourne Boys' Academy (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School (2.4 km) and Bournemouth School for Girls (2.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express [3075], 900 m away, with GS Convenience closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Talbot Medical Centre (Nortbourne Branch) (600 m), with Kinson Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (800 m).
For a haircut, M+M Hair is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 4.9 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 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Lewie's Nosh is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Crown the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 44 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 66% of homes.
It's largely interwar: 47% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
Bungalow country: 38% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Kinson Village Green, 950 m away; for exercise, South Coast Power House (850 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Bournemouth Pier, 5.0 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 3.9 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 90 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
16 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 119 and 121, East Howe Lane | II | 120 m |
| the Thatched House | II | 130 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Bournemouth West constituency: Jessica Toale MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,224 (8.2%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 36%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
26 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near BH10 5NZ →
The nearest university is Bournemouth University, 2.1 km away (TEF Silver).
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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Howeth Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 85 homes with certificates have solar panels, 2 a heat pump, and 4 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.7% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.7% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 1.4% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Town Quay · about 42 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.