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On Scotts Hill Lane, in Somerford
What it's like at BH23 1HF: every home that has sold on Scotts Hill Lane 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Scotts Hill Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 35 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Oct 2018 | £442,000 | 109 m² | £4,055/m² | 2 |
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| 1a, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Mar 2021 | £395,000 | 94 m² | £4,202/m² | 2 |
| 1b, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Nov 2018 | £321,000 | 80 m² | £4,013/m² | 2 |
| 2, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Aug 2017 | £328,500 | 97 m² | £3,387/m² | 3 |
| 3, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Mar 2026 | £345,000 | 67 m² | £5,149/m² | 6 |
| 4, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Jun 1996 | £59,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Jun 2009 | £175,000 | 74 m² | £2,365/m² | 3 |
| 7, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Mar 2025 | £292,000 | 61 m² | £4,787/m² | 3 |
| 9, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Apr 2000 | £112,000 | 96 m² | £1,167/m² | 3 |
| 11, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Jul 2025 | £315,000 | 65 m² | £4,846/m² | 3 |
| 13, Scotts Hill LaneDetached | Jul 2002 | £113,950 | 52 m² | £2,191/m² | 1 |
| 15, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Feb 2022 | £277,000 | 56 m² | £4,946/m² | 6 |
| 23, Scotts Hill LaneDetached | Aug 1999 | £103,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 30, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Mar 2001 | £145,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 34, Scotts Hill LaneDetached | Aug 2025 | £405,000 | 112 m² | £3,616/m² | 4 |
| 36, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Jul 2003 | £195,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 38, Scotts Hill LaneDetached | Aug 2001 | £144,950 | 119 m² | £1,218/m² | 2 |
| Holland Cottage, 4a, Scotts Hill LaneTerraced | Feb 2007 | £200,000 | 72 m² | £2,778/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Christchurch, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 484k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Livingstone Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 1A, 1B, 1C, 81); 45 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (19 by car).
The nearest primary school is Mudeford Community Infants' School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Grange School, 850 m away; Attainment 8: 36.3 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (7.1 km) and Bournemouth School (7.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Premier, 300 m away; B&Q Warehouse (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Christchurch Medical Practice (400 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Priory Hair is 500 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 4.8 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Two Riversmeet Leisure Centre is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Smugglers the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 103 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 27% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Two Riversmeet Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Two Riversmeet (400 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Christchurch Avon Beach, 1.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 7.7 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 98 km.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
31 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%.
10 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 BH23 1HF →
The nearest university is AECC University College, 4.6 km away (TEF Bronze).
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.
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Nearest 12 shown. 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Scotts Hill Lane in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Hythe Pier · about 39 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 27 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.7% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.2% | 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.