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Parley & Hampreston
What it's like at BH21 7LX: 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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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.
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.
| 342Semi-detached | Jul 2006 | £359,950 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granville Cottage, 342Semi-detached | Dec 2018 | £522,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Mellow MeadDetached | Jun 2019 | £545,000 | 173 m² | £3,150/m² | 2 |
| Old Wall HouseDetached | Oct 2006 | £450,000 | 226 m² | £1,991/m² | 1 |
| Rose CottageDetached | May 2008 | £604,150 | – | – | 1 |
| Shires MeadDetached | Jan 2011 | £335,000 | 108 m² | £3,102/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Branksome, a drive away (7.0 km), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Hampreston Church of England Voluntary Aided First School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ferndown Middle School, 2.2 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (4.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (5.1 km) and Bournemouth School (5.1 km).
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks and Spencer Simply Food, 2.2 km away, with High Mead Farm CIC closer still (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Barcellos Family Practice (2.4 km), with Avicenna Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.5 km).
For a haircut, Huttons is 2.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 6.8 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: 7 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Brothers Farm is the closest café or restaurant (1.0 km), and Bluebird Social Club the nearest pub (900 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 31 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 23 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 74% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 35% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 177 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Canford Park SANG, 1.1 km away; for exercise, Canford Sports Centre (1.8 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Bournemouth Pier, 8.4 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 3.6 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 88 km.
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rose Cottage | II | 100 m |
| Manor Farmhouse | II | 150 m |
| Church Cottages | II | 150 m |
| Church of All Saints | II* | 160 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.
Christchurch constituency: Sir Christopher Chope MP (Conservative), since May 1997. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 7,455 (15.7%), turnout 67%. Vote shares: Conservative 36%, Liberal Democrat 20%, Reform UK 19%, Labour 16%.
9 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 7LX →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 59% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 38% 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 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.7% | 77.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.6% | 9.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 6.9% | 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
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.