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On Livingstone Road, in Christchurch Town
What it's like at BH23 1HL: every home that has sold on Livingstone Road 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 Livingstone Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 33 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1a, Livingstone RoadDetached | Dec 2013 | £227,000 | 70 m² | £3,243/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Apr 2017 | £345,500 | 109 m² | £3,170/m² | 6 |
| 3, Livingstone RoadTerraced | May 2018 | £335,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 4, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Oct 2003 | £183,500 | 97 m² | £1,892/m² | 1 |
| 6, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Jul 2006 | £224,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Aug 2010 | £279,000 | 118 m² | £2,364/m² | 1 |
| 8, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Jan 2017 | £353,000 | 132 m² | £2,674/m² | 4 |
| 9, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Mar 2021 | £375,000 | 94 m² | £3,989/m² | 4 |
| 12, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Jul 2018 | £370,000 | 138 m² | £2,681/m² | 3 |
| 13, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Sept 2009 | £207,000 | 77 m² | £2,688/m² | 3 |
| 14, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Aug 1996 | £67,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Dec 2023 | £307,000 | 79 m² | £3,886/m² | 1 |
| 15a, Livingstone RoadDetached | Jan 2020 | £510,000 | 176 m² | £2,898/m² | 1 |
| 15b, Livingstone RoadDetached | May 1996 | £85,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 15c, Livingstone RoadDetached | Nov 2009 | £240,000 | 114 m² | £2,105/m² | 2 |
| 16, Livingstone RoadDetached | Dec 2020 | £285,000 | 49 m² | £5,816/m² | 2 |
| 17, Livingstone RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2012 | £217,500 | 72 m² | £3,021/m² | 5 |
| 18, Livingstone RoadTerraced | May 2023 | £420,000 | 110 m² | £3,818/m² | 5 |
| 19, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Jun 2015 | £257,000 | 81 m² | £3,173/m² | 3 |
| 21, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Jul 2002 | £159,950 | 106 m² | £1,509/m² | 2 |
| 22, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Jul 2003 | £146,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 23, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Apr 2021 | £307,500 | 67 m² | £4,590/m² | 5 |
| 24, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Apr 2015 | £250,000 | 69 m² | £3,623/m² | 2 |
| 25, Livingstone RoadTerraced | May 2017 | £200,000 | 58 m² | £3,448/m² | 1 |
| 28, Livingstone RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2022 | £318,000 | 68 m² | £4,676/m² | 3 |
| 29, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Jul 1999 | £77,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 30, Livingstone RoadTerraced · company-owned | Oct 2017 | £210,000 | 56 m² | £3,750/m² | 5 |
| Rosemary Cottage, 3, Livingstone RoadTerraced | Feb 2020 | £339,000 | – | – | 1 |
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 (1.5 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); 37 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Mudeford Community Infants' School, about a 5-minute walk (500 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St Katharine's Church of England Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is The Grange School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 36.3 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (3.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (5.2 km) and Bournemouth School (5.6 km).
The nearest supermarket is Premier, 150 m away; Nisa Local (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Christchurch Medical Practice (250 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Priory Hair is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 3.0 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 56 restaurants and cafés and 12 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Tastee is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Rising Sun (Christchurch) the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 100 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 132 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 39% flats and 21% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is Two Riversmeet Park, 650 m away; for exercise, Two Riversmeet (550 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Southbourne, 2.1 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 6.4 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 97 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
34 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 |
|---|---|---|
| the Salisbury Arms Public House | II | 150 m |
| 113, Purewell | II | 160 m |
| 6 and 8, Scotts Hill Lane | II | 180 m |
| the Rising Sun Public House | II | 190 m |
| War Memorial | II | 190 m |
| Purewell Farm House | II | 190 m |
| Gate and End Piers at Street Boundary of No 39 (Ashtree House) | II | 190 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%.
12 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 1HL →
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 4.8 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Livingstone Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 26 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 80.9% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.4% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.4% | 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: Hythe Pier · about 38 min
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