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On Cromer Road, in Branksome West
What it's like at BH12 1ND: every home that has sold on Cromer 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Cromer Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 32 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 22, Cromer RoadFlat | Aug 1999 | £54,000 | – | – | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22a, Cromer RoadFlat | May 2001 | £79,500 | 60 m² | £1,325/m² | 3 |
| 24, Cromer RoadDetached | May 2026 | £405,000 | 100 m² | £4,050/m² | 5 |
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 (200 m), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Wroxham Road, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 16); 83 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heatherlands Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Manorside Academy (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Winton Academy, 2.9 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, 50 m away; Home Bargains (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westbourne Medical Centre (1.3 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Bronzed of Branksome is 200 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.
Platter by Benugo is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Branksome Railway Hotel the nearest pub (200 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 Alexandra Park, 900 m away; for exercise, Everlast Gyms (200 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, 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.
39 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%.
33 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 1ND →
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 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.
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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 32 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
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