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On The Meridians, in Christchurch Town
What it's like at BH23 1RA: every home that has sold on The Meridians 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on The Meridians; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 63 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, The MeridiansDetached | Nov 2007 | £382,500 | 129 m² | £2,965/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, The MeridiansTerraced | Nov 1997 | £150,000 | 154 m² | £974/m² | 1 |
| 5, The MeridiansTerraced | Jun 2009 | £282,000 | 126 m² | £2,238/m² | 3 |
| 7, The MeridiansTerraced · company-owned | Feb 2021 | £545,000 | 114 m² | £4,781/m² | 4 |
| 9, The MeridiansTerraced · company-owned | May 2010 | £315,000 | 142 m² | £2,218/m² | 1 |
| 11, The MeridiansTerraced | Feb 2017 | £450,000 | 98 m² | £4,592/m² | 2 |
| 15, The MeridiansTerraced | Sept 2022 | £725,000 | 121 m² | £5,992/m² | 1 |
| 17, The MeridiansTerraced | Jan 2005 | £329,450 | 135 m² | £2,440/m² | 1 |
| 19, The MeridiansDetached | Mar 1996 | £109,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, The MeridiansTerraced | Dec 2013 | £404,000 | 152 m² | £2,658/m² | 2 |
| 23, The MeridiansTerraced | Sept 2013 | £430,000 | 138 m² | £3,116/m² | 1 |
| 27, The MeridiansTerraced | Feb 2022 | £663,000 | 129 m² | £5,140/m² | 3 |
| 29, The MeridiansFlat | Nov 1995 | £139,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 31, The MeridiansTerraced | Aug 2017 | £695,000 | 124 m² | £5,605/m² | 1 |
| 33, The MeridiansTerraced | Jul 2016 | £580,000 | 131 m² | £4,427/m² | 4 |
| 35, The MeridiansTerraced | Sept 2015 | £565,000 | 118 m² | £4,788/m² | 3 |
| 37, The MeridiansDetached | May 2020 | £707,500 | 149 m² | £4,748/m² | 3 |
| 39, The MeridiansTerraced | Aug 2017 | £740,000 | 140 m² | £5,286/m² | 3 |
| 41, The MeridiansSemi-detached | Sept 2006 | £417,000 | 137 m² | £3,044/m² | 1 |
| 43, The MeridiansTerraced | Jan 2022 | £560,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 45, The MeridiansTerraced | Feb 2016 | £600,000 | 121 m² | £4,959/m² | 2 |
| 47, The MeridiansTerraced | Oct 2019 | £652,500 | 123 m² | £5,305/m² | 3 |
| 49, The MeridiansTerraced | Oct 2022 | £940,000 | 168 m² | £5,595/m² | 5 |
| 51, The MeridiansTerraced | Aug 1998 | £183,000 | 177 m² | £1,034/m² | 1 |
| 53, The MeridiansOther | Jun 2022 | £842,500 | 139 m² | £6,061/m² | 2 |
| 57, The MeridiansTerraced | May 2024 | £745,000 | 142 m² | £5,246/m² | 1 |
| 61, The MeridiansDetached | Oct 2005 | £375,000 | 129 m² | £2,907/m² | 1 |
| 63, The MeridiansTerraced | Dec 2015 | £585,000 | 142 m² | £4,120/m² | 1 |
| 65, The MeridiansTerraced | Nov 2018 | £695,000 | 146 m² | £4,760/m² | 4 |
| 67, The MeridiansTerraced | Jul 2010 | £394,000 | 124 m² | £3,177/m² | 3 |
| 69, The MeridiansTerraced | Feb 2001 | £180,000 | 110 m² | £1,636/m² | 1 |
| 71, The MeridiansTerraced | Jan 2015 | £420,000 | 128 m² | £3,281/m² | 1 |
| 73, The MeridiansTerraced | Aug 2006 | £374,000 | 143 m² | £2,615/m² | 2 |
| 75, The MeridiansTerraced | Sept 2013 | £440,000 | 139 m² | £3,165/m² | 1 |
| 77, The MeridiansTerraced | Jan 2008 | £372,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 79, The MeridiansSemi-detached | Oct 1996 | £129,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 81, The MeridiansSemi-detached | Sept 2005 | £350,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 93, The MeridiansTerraced | May 2012 | £428,000 | 129 m² | £3,318/m² | 2 |
| 97, The MeridiansFlat | Sept 2024 | £735,000 | 123 m² | £5,976/m² | 3 |
| 99, The MeridiansTerraced | Jul 2002 | £247,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 101, The MeridiansTerraced | Feb 1999 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 103, The MeridiansTerraced | Sept 2019 | £705,000 | 154 m² | £4,578/m² | 2 |
| 105, The MeridiansTerraced | Oct 2023 | £710,000 | 125 m² | £5,680/m² | 1 |
| 107, The MeridiansDetached | Dec 2010 | £430,000 | 120 m² | £3,583/m² | 5 |
| 109, The MeridiansTerraced | Mar 2021 | £770,000 | 97 m² | £7,938/m² | 3 |
| 111, The MeridiansDetached | Dec 2000 | £248,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 113, The MeridiansTerraced | Jan 2013 | £410,000 | 133 m² | £3,083/m² | 5 |
| 115, The MeridiansTerraced | Nov 2015 | £520,000 | 135 m² | £3,852/m² | 3 |
| 117, The MeridiansDetached | Jan 2003 | £285,000 | – | – | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Christchurch, about a 10-minute walk (850 m), with 484k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Riverland Court, 150 m away, with a bus about every 13 minutes on weekdays (routes 1B, 1C, 20, 788); 32 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Priory Church of England Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (900 m); 62% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Katharine's Church of England Primary School (1.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Twynham School, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 53.5 · 15.6% 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 Tesco Express [4413], 350 m away; Lewis & Faulkner (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stour Surgery (750 m), with Healthpoint Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Mane is 350 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.
Bournemouth Boating Services Ltd T/A Tuckton Tea Gardens is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Riverside Inn the nearest pub (250 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 New Zealand Gardens, 800 m away; for exercise, Matthew Furnell (400 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.
40 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%.
20 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 1RA →
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 2.7 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" The Meridians in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Hythe Pier · 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.
On this street: 1 of 50 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 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% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 80.9% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 16.3% | 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.