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On Cardigan Road, in Branksome East
What it's like at BH12 1NH: every home that has sold on Cardigan 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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Sales and extensions on Cardigan Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 6 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Cardigan RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £352,500 | 89 m² | £3,961/m² | 2 |
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| 3, Cardigan RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2005 | £173,438 | – | – | 3 |
| 4, Cardigan RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £385,000 | 109 m² | £3,532/m² | 3 |
| 5, Cardigan RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2026 | £387,500 | 112 m² | £3,460/m² | 6 |
| 6, Cardigan RoadTerraced | Nov 2001 | £77,850 | 138 m² | £564/m² | 1 |
| 7, Cardigan RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2015 | £236,950 | 96 m² | £2,468/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 few minutes' walk (100 m), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Cromer Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 16); 88 departures an hour from the 15 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Heatherlands Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 58% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Winton Academy, 2.9 km away; Attainment 8: 55.4 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (5.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School (4 km) and Bournemouth School for Girls (4.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 150 m away; Home Bargains (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westbourne Medical Centre (1.2 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Bronzed of Branksome is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 4.7 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Veritas Medical Aesthetics is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Branksome Railway Hotel the nearest pub (150 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 38% flats and 36% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Alexandra Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Everlast Gyms (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Alum Chine, 2.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 7.0 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 92 km.
Most households own their home, 25% rent privately.
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 2.2 km away (TEF Silver).
37 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 1NH →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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" Cardigan Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 5 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 | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 90.8% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.7% | 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 47 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.