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On Rook Hill Road, in Mudeford
What it's like at BH23 4DZ: every home that has sold on Rook Hill 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 Rook Hill Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 18 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Sept 2014 | £1,200,000 | 192 m² | £6,250/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Dec 2006 | £550,000 | 207 m² | £2,657/m² | 1 |
| 2a, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Jul 2018 | £990,000 | 184 m² | £5,380/m² | 2 |
| 4, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Jul 2013 | £860,000 | 377 m² | £2,281/m² | 2 |
| 5, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Jun 2010 | £950,000 | 553 m² | £1,718/m² | 2 |
| 6, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Sept 2017 | £1,075,000 | 522 m² | £2,059/m² | 1 |
| 7, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Nov 2010 | £900,000 | 277 m² | £3,249/m² | 3 |
| 8, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Sept 2023 | £1,525,000 | 193 m² | £7,902/m² | 1 |
| 10, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Oct 2018 | £853,000 | 412 m² | £2,070/m² | 1 |
| 11, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Sept 2013 | £925,000 | 181 m² | £5,110/m² | 1 |
| 12, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Apr 2019 | £940,000 | 127 m² | £7,402/m² | 1 |
| 14, Rook Hill RoadDetached | May 2006 | £499,999 | 244 m² | £2,049/m² | 1 |
| 15, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Oct 2013 | £765,000 | 506 m² | £1,512/m² | 1 |
| 16, Rook Hill RoadDetached | Mar 2010 | £655,000 | 238 m² | £2,752/m² | 3 |
| Flat A, Rook Hill Court, 18, Rook Hill RoadFlat | Nov 2018 | £325,000 | 67 m² | £4,851/m² | 3 |
| Flat B, Rook Hill Court, 18, Rook Hill RoadFlat | May 2025 | £510,000 | 85 m² | £6,000/m² | 4 |
| Flat D, Rook Hill Court, 18, Rook Hill RoadFlat | Aug 2000 | £135,000 | 88 m² | £1,534/m² | 1 |
| Flat C, Rook Hill Court, 18, Rook Hill RoadFlat | Mar 2026 | £510,000 | – | – | 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 (2.5 km), with 134k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Brockenhurst.
The nearest bus stop is The Sandpiper, 250 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 788); 2 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 46 minutes away by public transport (20 by car).
The nearest primary school is Mudeford Junior School, a short drive or bike ride (1.5 km); 82% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Highcliffe School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (5.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (8 km) and Bournemouth School (8.3 km).
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Aldi, 1.1 km away, with Central Stores closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Christchurch Medical Practice (2.0 km), with Mudeford Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Quayside Hair & Beauty is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 5.7 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Beach Hut Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Sandpiper the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 38 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 29 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 58% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 36% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Nea Meadows Local Nature Reserve, 1.7 km away; for exercise, PureGym (1.1 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Christchurch Avon Beach, 800 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
9 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 4DZ →
For holidays, Bournemouth is 8.8 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 99 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 60% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 41% are 65 or over.
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" Rook Hill Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 17 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.7% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.3% | 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.
Nearest: Hythe Pier · about 38 min
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