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On Ashley Road, in Boscombe East
What it's like at BH1 4FF: every home that has sold on Ashley 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.
Sales and extensions on Ashley Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
17 of the 148 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 42a, Ashley RoadSemi-detached | May 2020 | £270,000 | 69 m² | £3,913/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42b, Ashley RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2020 | £270,000 | 69 m² | £3,913/m² | 1 |
| 42c, Ashley RoadDetached | May 2020 | £330,000 | 93 m² | £3,548/m² | 1 |
| Flat 6, Hector Lodge, 40, Ashley RoadFlat | Jul 2020 | £180,000 | 55 m² | £3,273/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Hector Lodge, 40, Ashley RoadFlat | Jun 2020 | £180,000 | 55 m² | £3,273/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Hector Lodge, 40, Ashley RoadFlat | May 2026 | £160,000 | 39 m² | £4,103/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, Hector Lodge, 40, Ashley RoadFlat | Dec 2025 | £192,000 | 55 m² | £3,491/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, Hector Lodge, 40, Ashley RoadOther | Nov 2023 | £176,000 | 47 m² | £3,745/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, Hector Lodge, 40, Ashley RoadFlat | May 2020 | £185,000 | 58 m² | £3,190/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pokesdown, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Centenary Way, 50 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes X3, 22, U3, 33); 149 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is King's Park Academy, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 56% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (1.2 km) and Winton Academy (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (3.1 km) and Bournemouth School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Lidl, 200 m away, with Ashley Convenience Store closer still (under 50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crescent Providence Surgery (500 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, The Curl Specialist is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 2.2 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: 32 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Pasta Evangelists is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Q Sports Bar Bournemouth the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (54%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 57% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is Churchill Gardens, 500 m away; for exercise, Yoga Lounge (250 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Manor Steps, 900 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 5.9 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 96 km.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
67 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Former Boscombe British and Foreign School | II | 60 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
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Bournemouth East constituency: Tom Hayes MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,479 (12.2%), turnout 62%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 14%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
28 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 BH1 4FF →
On this street: 0 of 97 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 18 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.6% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.0% | 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.
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" Ashley Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Town Quay · about 41 min
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