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On King Richard Drive, in Bearwood
What it's like at BH11 9UE: every home that has sold on King Richard Drive 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on King Richard Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 65 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 63, King Richard DriveDetached | Nov 2020 | £390,000 | 77 m² | £5,065/m² | 3 |
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| 65, King Richard DriveDetached | Dec 2015 | £326,500 | 112 m² | £2,915/m² | 4 |
| 69, King Richard DriveDetached | Apr 2009 | £245,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 71, King Richard DriveDetached | Oct 2018 | £375,000 | 118 m² | £3,178/m² | 3 |
| 77, King Richard DriveDetached | Nov 2017 | £373,000 | 110 m² | £3,391/m² | 2 |
| 79, King Richard DriveDetached | Dec 2013 | £237,500 | 77 m² | £3,084/m² | 2 |
| 81, King Richard DriveDetached | Jul 2003 | £220,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 83, King Richard DriveDetached · company-owned | Jul 2025 | £550,000 | 165 m² | £3,333/m² | 3 |
| 85, King Richard DriveDetached | May 2017 | £355,000 | 110 m² | £3,227/m² | 1 |
| 87, King Richard DriveDetached · company-owned | May 2010 | £242,000 | 89 m² | £2,719/m² | 1 |
| 91, King Richard DriveDetached | Sept 2021 | £455,000 | 112 m² | £4,063/m² | 2 |
| 93, King Richard DriveDetached | Jun 2002 | £200,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 95, King Richard DriveDetached | Sept 2005 | £216,000 | 69 m² | £3,130/m² | 1 |
| 97, King Richard DriveDetached | Apr 2009 | £264,000 | 218 m² | £1,211/m² | 1 |
| 99, King Richard DriveDetached | Feb 2010 | £270,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 101, King Richard DriveDetached | Jan 2004 | £185,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 103, King Richard DriveSemi-detached | Oct 2017 | £365,000 | 113 m² | £3,230/m² | 2 |
| 105, King Richard DriveDetached | Mar 2013 | £265,000 | 110 m² | £2,409/m² | 2 |
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 (4.4 km), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is King Richard Drive, 350 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 6, 21, X6, 32); 13 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Bearwood Primary and Nursery School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 46% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is LeAF Studio, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 42.4 · 3.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (3.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Poole Grammar School (3.4 km) and Parkstone Grammar School (4.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-op (BH11 9TF), 500 m away, with Sweet Solutions closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Kinson Road Medical Centre (2.5 km), with Avicenna Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Hair Studio is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole 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 3 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Knighton Heath Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and Shoulder of Mutton the nearest pub (850 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 7% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
It's growing: about 235 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Canford Park Link, 1.4 km away; for exercise, Cross Court Padel (600 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Bournemouth Alum Chine, 6.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 6.7 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 88 km.
7 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.
Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency: Vikki Slade MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 1,352 (2.7%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 43%, Conservative 41%, Labour 9%, Green Party 5%.
13 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 9UE →
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
The nearest university is Bournemouth University, 3.7 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" King Richard Drive in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Swanage Railway · about 46 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 40 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 | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 97.8% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.