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On Edward Road, in Somerford
What it's like at BH23 3EN: every home that has sold on Edward 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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Edward Road; 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.
| 29, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2012 | £157,500 | 84 m² | £1,875/m² | 1 |
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| 37, Edward RoadSemi-detached | May 2017 | £277,500 | 87 m² | £3,190/m² | 2 |
| 39, Edward RoadSemi-detached | May 2024 | £385,000 | 90 m² | £4,278/m² | 2 |
| 43, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2012 | £180,500 | 96 m² | £1,880/m² | 1 |
| 45, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2012 | £170,000 | 75 m² | £2,267/m² | 3 |
| 47, Edward RoadTerraced | May 2002 | £108,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 49, Edward RoadTerraced | Sept 1995 | £52,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 50, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2016 | £280,000 | 91 m² | £3,077/m² | 2 |
| 51, Edward RoadTerraced | Nov 2021 | £263,000 | 70 m² | £3,757/m² | 1 |
| 51a, Edward RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Aug 2021 | £280,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 54, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2020 | £255,000 | 82 m² | £3,110/m² | 1 |
| 56, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2014 | £229,950 | 89 m² | £2,584/m² | 1 |
| 61, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2018 | £409,950 | 82 m² | £4,999/m² | 2 |
| 62, Edward RoadFlat | May 2021 | £194,500 | 63 m² | £3,087/m² | 5 |
| 62a, Edward RoadFlat | Aug 2018 | £170,000 | 57 m² | £2,982/m² | 1 |
| 63, Edward RoadTerraced | Jun 2002 | £114,000 | 96 m² | £1,188/m² | 1 |
| 64a, Edward RoadFlat | Oct 2016 | £173,000 | 59 m² | £2,932/m² | 3 |
| 65, Edward RoadTerraced | Nov 2022 | £316,000 | 79 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| 66, Edward RoadTerraced · company-owned | Sept 2000 | £54,000 | 57 m² | £947/m² | 1 |
| 66a, Edward RoadFlat | Feb 2016 | £153,000 | 63 m² | £2,429/m² | 6 |
| 70, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2020 | £250,000 | 92 m² | £2,717/m² | 1 |
| 71, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2013 | £218,000 | 123 m² | £1,772/m² | 1 |
| 72, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2018 | £250,000 | 93 m² | £2,688/m² | 2 |
| 73, Edward RoadSemi-detached | May 2004 | £168,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 74, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2011 | £190,000 | 86 m² | £2,209/m² | 1 |
| 76, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2015 | £240,000 | 92 m² | £2,609/m² | 2 |
| 78, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2022 | £275,000 | 85 m² | £3,235/m² | 1 |
| 79, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2022 | £355,000 | 95 m² | £3,737/m² | 3 |
| 80, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2013 | £182,500 | 84 m² | £2,173/m² | 1 |
| 82, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2007 | £210,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 90, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £250,000 | 90 m² | £2,778/m² | 1 |
| 92, Edward RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2009 | £205,000 | 96 m² | £2,135/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Hinton Admiral, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 134k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brockenhurst.
The nearest bus stop is Hunt Road Flats, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 1C); 34 departures an hour from the 12 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 St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch, a few minutes' walk (250 m); 74% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Grange School, 600 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 Aldi, 400 m away, with Somerford Off Licence & Convenience Store closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Christchurch Medical Practice (1.1 km), with Somerford Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, La Belle Hair & Beauty is 250 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.
Premier Inn Christchurch East is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and The Bear of Burton the nearest pub (900 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 Stanpit Recreation Ground, 1.6 km away; for exercise, PureGym (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.
29 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%.
8 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 3EN →
On this street: 0 of 41 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 4 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.
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
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.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 63 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Hythe Pier · about 39 min
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