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On Moorcroft Avenue, in Burton & Airport
What it's like at BH23 7HX: every home that has sold on Moorcroft Avenue 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.
Sales and extensions on Moorcroft Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 45 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 4, Moorcroft AvenueTerraced | Oct 1997 | £64,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6, Moorcroft AvenueTerraced | Mar 2026 | £315,000 | 83 m² | £3,795/m² | 3 |
| 8, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £330,000 | 82 m² | £4,024/m² | 4 |
| 10, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2005 | £173,750 | 80 m² | £2,172/m² | 3 |
| 12, Moorcroft AvenueTerraced | Oct 2022 | £356,000 | 75 m² | £4,747/m² | 4 |
| 14, Moorcroft AvenueTerraced | Jul 2003 | £153,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2024 | £320,000 | 78 m² | £4,103/m² | 3 |
| 20, Moorcroft AvenueTerraced | Dec 2002 | £144,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 24, Moorcroft AvenueTerraced | Dec 2015 | £259,000 | 82 m² | £3,159/m² | 3 |
| 26, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2026 | £350,000 | 100 m² | £3,500/m² | 2 |
| 28, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | May 2001 | £119,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Feb 2018 | £300,000 | 90 m² | £3,333/m² | 2 |
| 32, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | May 2019 | £304,000 | 89 m² | £3,416/m² | 1 |
| 38, Moorcroft AvenueTerraced | Aug 2004 | £145,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 40, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | Oct 2020 | £190,000 | 53 m² | £3,585/m² | 3 |
| 42, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | Dec 1995 | £44,000 | 60 m² | £733/m² | 1 |
| 44, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | Nov 2023 | £241,500 | 64 m² | £3,773/m² | 5 |
| 54, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | Jul 2008 | £150,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 56, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | May 2024 | £180,000 | 60 m² | £3,000/m² | 3 |
| 58, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | Dec 2009 | £132,500 | 57 m² | £2,325/m² | 1 |
| 60, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | Jul 2025 | £175,000 | 53 m² | £3,302/m² | 3 |
| 64, Moorcroft AvenueFlat | Mar 2007 | £146,500 | 63 m² | £2,325/m² | 3 |
| 72, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2004 | £163,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 74, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2001 | £115,000 | 99 m² | £1,162/m² | 2 |
| 76, Moorcroft AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 1999 | £85,000 | 81 m² | £1,049/m² | 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 (2.0 km), with 484k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Burton Green, 150 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 1B); 13 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (17 by car).
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Burton Church of England Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 53% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Grange School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 36.3 · 3.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (3.5 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (4.4 km) and Bournemouth School (4.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Burton Green News & Stores, 150 m away; Burton Pharmacy (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Christchurch Medical Practice (1.9 km), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, K5 Barbers is 1.9 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 2.5 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: 16 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Fishermans Haunt is the closest café or restaurant (1.5 km), and The Oak Inn the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 49 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 78 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 44% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 30% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is New Zealand Gardens, 2.2 km away; for exercise, Snap Fitness (2.0 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Bournemouth Southbourne, 4.8 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Holywell Cottage | II | 70 m |
| Street Boundary Wall at No 17 (the Close) | II | 90 m |
| the Close | II | 100 m |
| Brinsons Farm Farmhouse | II | 110 m |
| Burton Green United Reform Church Manse | II | 110 m |
| Wall at Entrance to No 1 (Stone Court) | II | 150 m |
| the Sycamores | II | 160 m |
| Dairy Cottage at Burton Green Farm | II | 180 m |
| Parish Church of St Luke | II | 180 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%.
5 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 7HX →
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.8 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 4.1 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 95 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 32% 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" Moorcroft Avenue in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Town Quay · about 43 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 25 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 | 1.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.4% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 92.7% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.5% | 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.