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On Cherford Road, in East Howe & Ensbury Park
What it's like at BH11 8SU: every home that has sold on Cherford 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).
Sales and extensions on Cherford Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 27 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 5, Cherford RoadDetached | Jun 2026 | £370,000 | 87 m² | £4,253/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Cherford RoadDetached | Aug 2022 | £365,500 | 86 m² | £4,250/m² | 1 |
| 8, Cherford RoadDetached | Nov 2005 | £242,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Cherford RoadDetached | Jul 2018 | £260,000 | 69 m² | £3,768/m² | 2 |
| 10, Cherford RoadDetached | Feb 2009 | £237,500 | 158 m² | £1,503/m² | 1 |
| 11, Cherford RoadDetached | Jan 2019 | £337,000 | 128 m² | £2,633/m² | 1 |
| 14, Cherford RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2006 | £247,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 15, Cherford RoadDetached | Jun 1999 | £72,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 16, Cherford RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2020 | £392,500 | 100 m² | £3,925/m² | 2 |
| 17, Cherford RoadFlat | Feb 2016 | £125,000 | 42 m² | £2,976/m² | 4 |
| 17a, Cherford RoadFlat | Sept 2019 | £212,000 | 72 m² | £2,944/m² | 2 |
| 18, Cherford RoadFlat | Feb 2010 | £77,500 | 42 m² | £1,845/m² | 3 |
| 18a, Cherford RoadFlat | Dec 2014 | £135,000 | 43 m² | £3,140/m² | 7 |
| 19, Cherford RoadDetached | Apr 2002 | £149,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 20, Cherford RoadDetached | Jun 2020 | £327,500 | 89 m² | £3,680/m² | 2 |
| 21, Cherford RoadDetached | Jun 2025 | £318,000 | 68 m² | £4,676/m² | 3 |
| 22, Cherford RoadDetached | Jul 2020 | £397,500 | 141 m² | £2,819/m² | 2 |
| 23, Cherford RoadDetached | Aug 2013 | £245,000 | 108 m² | £2,269/m² | 1 |
| 24, Cherford RoadDetached | Mar 2007 | £249,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 25, Cherford RoadDetached | Jul 2021 | £359,750 | 92 m² | £3,910/m² | 2 |
| 27, Cherford RoadDetached | Apr 2004 | £199,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 28, Cherford RoadDetached · company-owned | Jul 2025 | £468,000 | 116 m² | £4,034/m² | 4 |
| 30, Cherford RoadDetached | Apr 2007 | £285,000 | 157 m² | £1,815/m² | 3 |
| 31, Cherford RoadDetached | Sept 2003 | £220,000 | 179 m² | £1,229/m² | 1 |
| 32, Cherford RoadDetached | May 2016 | £299,950 | 97 m² | £3,092/m² | 1 |
| 33, Cherford RoadDetached | Sept 2013 | £225,000 | 74 m² | £3,041/m² | 1 |
| 36, Cherford RoadDetached | Jun 2008 | £235,000 | 137 m² | £1,715/m² | 3 |
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 (3.1 km), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Cherford Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 5, C18, 485); 46 departures an hour from the 18 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Kingsleigh Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 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, 450 m away; Attainment 8: 44.2 · 5.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (0.8 km) and Avonbourne Boys' Academy (5.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School (2.9 km) and Bournemouth School for Girls (3.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is ZABKA Supermarket, 850 m away, with Kinson Market closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Talbot Medical Centre (600 m), with West Howe Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Snippers is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 5.5 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 8 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Like Mum Makes is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and Talbot Rise Club the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 84 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 13 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 50% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
Bungalow country: 24% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Cornerstone Green, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Sport BU (1.4 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Bournemouth Pier, 4.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 5.0 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 91 km.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
25 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.
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%.
19 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 BH11 8SU →
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
The nearest university is Bournemouth University, 1.4 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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 27 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.5% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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 45 min
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