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Ferndown West & Canford Bottom
What it's like at BH22 9UP: 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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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 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 Branksome, a drive away (8.5 km), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Church Road, 550 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 13, 13A).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Ferndown First School, a few minutes' walk (100 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ferndown Middle School, under 50 m away.
Grammar schools are within reach: Poole Grammar School (7.1 km) and Bournemouth School (7.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 600 m away, with Know Wander Art Club closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Orchid House Surgery (350 m), with Ferndown Community Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Solaura is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 9.8 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, 4 pubs and bars.
Ferndown Community and Youth Centre is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and King George V Charity (Ferndown Town Council Trustees) the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 54% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Millennium Park, 150 m away; for exercise, Ferndown Leisure Centre (450 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Bournemouth Pier, 11 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 6.4 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 85 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
56 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.
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 BH22 9UP →
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 | 1.3% | 1.5% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 95.9% | 77.7% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.7% | 9.1% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 2.8% | 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 37 min
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