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On James Road, in Branksome West
What it's like at BH12 1EA: every home that has sold on James 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 James Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 29 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, James RoadTerraced | Sept 2021 | £348,920 | 95 m² | £3,673/m² | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, James RoadTerraced | Jul 2026 | £280,000 | 82 m² | £3,415/m² | 1 |
| 8, James RoadTerraced | Jun 2014 | £208,000 | 76 m² | £2,737/m² | 2 |
| 10, James RoadTerraced | Dec 2025 | £326,000 | 93 m² | £3,505/m² | 4 |
| 11, James RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2012 | £205,000 | 99 m² | £2,071/m² | 1 |
| 12, James RoadDetached | Dec 2010 | £212,500 | 108 m² | £1,968/m² | 1 |
| 14, James RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2010 | £230,000 | 125 m² | £1,840/m² | 2 |
| 15, James RoadTerraced | Dec 2024 | £355,000 | 102 m² | £3,480/m² | 1 |
| 16, James RoadTerraced | Jun 2022 | £375,000 | 110 m² | £3,409/m² | 3 |
| 17, James RoadTerraced | Aug 2025 | £310,000 | 116 m² | £2,672/m² | 1 |
| 18, James RoadDetached | Dec 2007 | £243,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 19, James RoadTerraced | Jul 2026 | £285,000 | 111 m² | £2,568/m² | 2 |
| 20, James RoadTerraced | Jul 2011 | £192,050 | 95 m² | £2,022/m² | 3 |
| 21, James RoadTerraced | Feb 2009 | £150,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 22, James RoadTerraced | Mar 2025 | £435,000 | 112 m² | £3,884/m² | 5 |
| 24, James RoadDetached | Jul 2009 | £219,000 | 111 m² | £1,973/m² | 1 |
| 27, James RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2004 | £203,000 | 84 m² | £2,417/m² | 2 |
| 28, James RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2020 | £245,000 | 74 m² | £3,311/m² | 4 |
| 29, James RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2014 | £186,000 | 76 m² | £2,447/m² | 2 |
| 30, James RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2003 | £154,950 | 77 m² | £2,012/m² | 3 |
| 31, James RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £340,000 | 79 m² | £4,304/m² | 6 |
| 33, James RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2019 | £193,000 | 74 m² | £2,608/m² | 1 |
| 34, James RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2021 | £270,000 | 76 m² | £3,553/m² | 6 |
| 36, James RoadSemi-detached | May 2026 | £350,000 | 74 m² | £4,730/m² | 4 |
| 37, James RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2002 | £158,500 | 90 m² | £1,761/m² | 1 |
| 39a, James RoadDetached | Aug 2024 | £295,000 | 77 m² | £3,831/m² | 2 |
| 40, James RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2026 | £305,000 | 83 m² | £3,675/m² | 4 |
| 41, James RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2004 | £167,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 45, James RoadDetached | Sept 2020 | £350,000 | – | – | 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 few minutes' walk (400 m), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Sheringham Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 16); 59 departures an hour from the 14 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 66% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Manorside Academy (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Winton Academy, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 55.4 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (4.4 km) and Poole Grammar School (4.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 350 m away; Home Bargains (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westbourne Medical Centre (1.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Handsome Barbers is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 3.3 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: 13 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Hollywood Bowl is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Branksome Railway Hotel the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 69 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 21% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Coy Pond Gardens, 700 m away; for exercise, Everlast Gyms (400 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Branksome Chine, 3.2 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 8.1 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 91 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 1.9 km away (TEF Silver).
33 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%.
27 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 BH12 1EA →
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 29 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Swanage Railway · about 44 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 25 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.3% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.5% | 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.