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On Ashwood Drive, in Broadstone
What it's like at BH18 8LN: every home that has sold on Ashwood Drive 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Ashwood Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 30 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 7, Ashwood DriveDetached | Aug 2009 | £875,000 | 410 m² | £2,134/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jun 2017 | £670,000 | 168 m² | £3,988/m² | 1 |
| 9, Ashwood DriveDetached | Dec 1998 | £250,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 10, Ashwood DriveDetached | Aug 2017 | £715,000 | 256 m² | £2,793/m² | 2 |
| 11, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jan 2026 | £962,500 | 222 m² | £4,336/m² | 3 |
| 12, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jan 2012 | £645,000 | 311 m² | £2,074/m² | 4 |
| 15, Ashwood DriveDetached | May 2008 | £625,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, Ashwood DriveDetached | Feb 2012 | £665,000 | 233 m² | £2,854/m² | 2 |
| 19, Ashwood DriveDetached | Feb 2010 | £730,000 | 208 m² | £3,510/m² | 1 |
| 23, Ashwood DriveDetached | Oct 2020 | £825,000 | 262 m² | £3,149/m² | 4 |
| 25, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jun 2017 | £715,000 | 223 m² | £3,206/m² | 2 |
| 26, Ashwood DriveDetached | Apr 2002 | £482,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 27, Ashwood DriveDetached | Apr 2024 | £925,000 | 232 m² | £3,987/m² | 2 |
| 28, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jun 2007 | £665,000 | 316 m² | £2,104/m² | 1 |
| 29, Ashwood DriveDetached | Dec 2010 | £540,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jun 2006 | £500,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 32, Ashwood DriveDetached | Aug 2021 | £920,000 | 312 m² | £2,949/m² | 2 |
| 33, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jun 2019 | £842,000 | 227 m² | £3,709/m² | 1 |
| 34, Ashwood DriveDetached | Dec 2016 | £1,021,000 | 379 m² | £2,694/m² | 3 |
| 37, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jan 2004 | £445,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 39, Ashwood DriveDetached | Mar 2013 | £750,000 | 228 m² | £3,289/m² | 3 |
| 41, Ashwood DriveDetached | Sept 2017 | £725,000 | 319 m² | £2,273/m² | 1 |
| 43, Ashwood DriveDetached | Sept 2021 | £800,000 | 161 m² | £4,969/m² | 2 |
| 47, Ashwood DriveDetached | Nov 2006 | £560,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 51, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jul 2025 | £848,000 | 139 m² | £6,101/m² | 2 |
| 57, Ashwood DriveDetached | Apr 2018 | £900,000 | 331 m² | £2,719/m² | 2 |
| 1, Lavender Place, 2, Ashwood DriveDetached | Aug 2005 | £755,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 2, Lavender Place, 2, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jul 2016 | £850,000 | 260 m² | £3,269/m² | 2 |
| 3, Lavender Place, 2, Ashwood DriveDetached | Sept 2022 | £1,200,000 | 250 m² | £4,800/m² | 2 |
| Moonraker, 29, Ashwood DriveDetached | Jan 2025 | £1,008,000 | – | – | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Poole, a drive away (4.7 km), with 965k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Dunyeats Road Top, 300 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (routes 4, 32); 7 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Broadstone First School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Rushcombe First School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Broadstone Middle School, 450 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Poole Grammar School (1.4 km) and Parkstone Grammar School (1.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 850 m away; Village Veg (900 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Hadleigh Practice (850 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Stone is 1.0 km 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: 15 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
Moonlight Indian Cuisine is the closest café or restaurant (900 m), and Royal British Legion the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 30 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 81% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 35% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Plainfield Farm Recreation Ground, 700 m away; for exercise, The Junction (1.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands, 5.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 11 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 86 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 56% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
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.
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yaffle House and Attached Screen Wall | II | 180 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.
Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency: Vikki Slade MP (Liberal Democrat), since July 2024. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 1,352 (2.7%), turnout 66%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 43%, Conservative 41%, Labour 9%, Green Party 5%.
6 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 BH18 8LN →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Ashwood Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 21 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 | 1.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.6% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.0% | 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.
Nearest: Swanage Railway · about 37 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.