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On Birchwood Road, in Penn Hill
What it's like at BH14 9NP: every home that has sold on Birchwood 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Birchwood Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 58 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 2, Birchwood RoadDetached | Jan 2024 | £1,000,000 | 277 m² | £3,610/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2a, Birchwood RoadDetached | Sept 2025 | £1,275,000 | 245 m² | £5,204/m² | 1 |
| 4, Birchwood RoadDetached | Jul 2017 | £700,000 | 186 m² | £3,763/m² | 3 |
| 6, Birchwood RoadDetached | Jul 2013 | £465,000 | 222 m² | £2,095/m² | 1 |
| 8, Birchwood RoadDetached | Jul 2016 | £699,000 | 175 m² | £3,994/m² | 4 |
| 10, Birchwood RoadDetached | Jun 2009 | £407,500 | 127 m² | £3,209/m² | 2 |
| 12, Birchwood RoadDetached | Jul 2008 | £660,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 14, Birchwood RoadDetached | Aug 2019 | £717,500 | 163 m² | £4,402/m² | 3 |
| 16, Birchwood RoadDetached | Dec 2018 | £615,000 | 170 m² | £3,618/m² | 2 |
| 18, Birchwood RoadDetached | Dec 2009 | £500,000 | 179 m² | £2,793/m² | 2 |
| 24, Birchwood RoadDetached | May 2025 | £1,230,000 | 297 m² | £4,141/m² | 3 |
| 28, Birchwood RoadDetached | Sept 2015 | £530,000 | 147 m² | £3,605/m² | 3 |
| 32, Birchwood RoadDetached | May 2024 | £625,000 | 121 m² | £5,165/m² | 1 |
| 1 Upland Mews, 36, Birchwood RoadFlat | May 2013 | £315,000 | 96 m² | £3,281/m² | 2 |
| 2 Upland Mews, 36, Birchwood RoadFlat | Nov 2011 | £250,000 | 98 m² | £2,551/m² | 2 |
| 3 Upland Mews, 36, Birchwood RoadTerraced | Feb 2022 | £600,000 | 144 m² | £4,167/m² | 6 |
| 36, Birchwood RoadDetached | Jun 2001 | £245,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 38, Birchwood RoadDetached | Sept 2015 | £640,000 | 208 m² | £3,077/m² | 1 |
| 38a, Birchwood RoadDetached | Oct 2022 | £1,000,000 | 210 m² | £4,762/m² | 4 |
| 40, Birchwood RoadDetached | May 2021 | £805,000 | 246 m² | £3,272/m² | 4 |
| 40a, Birchwood RoadDetached | Aug 2015 | £640,000 | 206 m² | £3,107/m² | 2 |
| 42, Birchwood RoadDetached | Aug 2013 | £710,000 | 226 m² | £3,142/m² | 2 |
| 44, Birchwood RoadDetached | Mar 2023 | £1,285,000 | 212 m² | £6,061/m² | 5 |
| Flat 7, Wentworth Heights, 26, Birchwood RoadFlat | Nov 2019 | £800,000 | 194 m² | £4,124/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Wentworth Heights, 26, Birchwood RoadFlat | Oct 2020 | £540,000 | 119 m² | £4,538/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, Wentworth Heights, 26, Birchwood RoadFlat | Jun 2020 | £600,000 | 118 m² | £5,085/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, Wentworth Heights, 26, Birchwood RoadFlat | Jan 2021 | £520,000 | 119 m² | £4,370/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Wentworth Heights, 26, Birchwood RoadFlat | Oct 2019 | £595,000 | 118 m² | £5,042/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, Wentworth Heights, 26, Birchwood RoadFlat | Oct 2023 | £618,000 | 119 m² | £5,193/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, Wentworth Heights, 26, Birchwood RoadFlat | Apr 2024 | £630,000 | 118 m² | £5,339/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Parkstone (Dorset), about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Penn Leigh, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 20, 449, 416); 9 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Courthill Infant School, a few minutes' walk (450 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole, 2.7 km away; Attainment 8: 46.4 · 5.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (4.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Parkstone Grammar School (4.5 km) and Poole Grammar School (4.8 km).
The nearest supermarket is Nisa Local, 400 m away; Star Off Licence (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shore Medical (950 m), with Savers the closest pharmacy (850 m).
For a haircut, K8 is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 2.6 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: 23 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Flexx Studio is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and The Grasshopper the nearest pub (400 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
The nearest park is Alexandra Park, 650 m away; for exercise, MatSpace (900 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Poole Branksome Chine, 2.5 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 9.2 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 92 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 3.5 km away (TEF Silver).
34 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%.
53 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 BH14 9NP →
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" Birchwood Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 43 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.5% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.7% | 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: Swanage Railway · about 44 min
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