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Colehill
What it's like at BH21 7AB: every home that has sold on the street 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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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Parkstone (Dorset), a drive away (9.8 km), with 229k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Post Office, 150 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (routes 13A, 95, C13); 5 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Colehill First School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill, under 50 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Poole Grammar School (6.1 km) and Parkstone Grammar School (7.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Waitrose, 1.6 km away, with Co-op closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Walford Mill Medical Centre (1.7 km), with Colehill Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (500 m).
For a haircut, Headstart is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole Hospital, 9.7 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Colehill and Wimborne Youth and Community Centre is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and The Horns Inn the nearest pub (600 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 18 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 67% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 27% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 346 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Colehill Triangle (Woodland), 100 m away; for exercise, Canford Sports Centre (2.5 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Poole Harbour Rockley Sands, 11 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 9.3 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 83 km.
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Michael and All Angels | II* | 60 m |
| Merrifield House | II | 80 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%.
34 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 BH21 7AB →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% 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.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.1% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 94.9% | 77.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.7% | 9.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.0% | 10.1% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.6% | 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 38 min
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