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On Sylvan Road, in Newtown
What it's like at BH12 3BX: every home that has sold on Sylvan 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 Sylvan Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 21 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Sylvan RoadDetached | Aug 2002 | £144,000 | 64 m² | £2,250/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Sylvan RoadDetached | Apr 2024 | £319,000 | 72 m² | £4,431/m² | 3 |
| 6, Sylvan RoadDetached | Feb 2014 | £210,000 | 76 m² | £2,763/m² | 2 |
| 7, Sylvan RoadDetached | Jul 2026 | £235,000 | 57 m² | £4,123/m² | 1 |
| 8, Sylvan RoadDetached | May 1996 | £54,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Sylvan RoadDetached | Aug 2021 | £315,000 | 65 m² | £4,846/m² | 6 |
| 10, Sylvan RoadDetached | Jun 2014 | £213,000 | 50 m² | £4,260/m² | 1 |
| 11, Sylvan RoadDetached | Oct 2025 | £335,000 | 66 m² | £5,076/m² | 5 |
| 12, Sylvan RoadDetached | Mar 2006 | £169,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 13, Sylvan RoadDetached | May 2024 | £325,000 | 70 m² | £4,643/m² | 1 |
| 14, Sylvan RoadDetached | Nov 1997 | £66,500 | 63 m² | £1,056/m² | 1 |
| 17, Sylvan RoadDetached | Nov 2006 | £235,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, Sylvan RoadDetached | Dec 2011 | £178,000 | 98 m² | £1,816/m² | 1 |
| 19, Sylvan RoadDetached | Nov 2020 | £299,950 | 83 m² | £3,614/m² | 2 |
| 20, Sylvan RoadDetached | Aug 2025 | £375,000 | 106 m² | £3,538/m² | 2 |
| 21, Sylvan RoadDetached | Jun 2007 | £246,000 | 86 m² | £2,860/m² | 3 |
| 22, Sylvan RoadDetached | Apr 2001 | £104,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 24, Sylvan RoadDetached | Aug 2007 | £190,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Sylvan RoadDetached | Oct 2022 | £310,000 | 59 m² | £5,254/m² | 3 |
| 28, Sylvan RoadDetached | Jun 2014 | £200,000 | 56 m² | £3,571/m² | 1 |
| 30, Sylvan RoadDetached | Mar 2021 | £260,000 | 56 m² | £4,643/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Parkstone (Dorset), a short drive or bike ride (1.3 km), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Livingstone Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 7C); 8 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Livingstone Road Junior School, a few minutes' walk (100 m); 52% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Manorside Academy (1.4 km).
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (3.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (3.2 km) and Poole Grammar School (3.2 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-op (BH14 0AW), 600 m away, with Seaview Newsagents closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Rosemary Health Ctr (600 m), with Roseview Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Michelle Hair Salon is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 2.7 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 1 pubs and bars.
Cafe Nosh is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Newtown Conservative Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 90 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 37% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1945-1954.
Bungalow country: 22% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Haskells Recreation Ground, 300 m away; for exercise, Splashdown Water Park (1.3 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Branksome Chine, 4.2 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 8.5 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 90 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
38 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.
Poole constituency: Neil Duncan-Jordan MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 18 (0.0%), turnout 61%. Vote shares: Labour 32%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 12%.
40 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 3BX →
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 3.5 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" Sylvan Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Swanage Railway · about 39 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 16 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 | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 93.3% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.8% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.4% | 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.