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On Branksome Dene Road, in West Cliff
What it's like at BH4 8JW: every home that has sold on Branksome Dene 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 Branksome Dene Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 33 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Oct 2025 | £658,700 | 189 m² | £3,485/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Oct 2020 | £925,000 | 208 m² | £4,447/m² | 2 |
| 3, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Oct 2006 | £500,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 4, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Jul 2013 | £515,000 | 183 m² | £2,814/m² | 1 |
| 6, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Sept 2016 | £805,000 | 154 m² | £5,227/m² | 2 |
| 7, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Sept 2025 | £970,000 | 209 m² | £4,641/m² | 3 |
| 8, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Jun 2024 | £1,550,000 | 337 m² | £4,599/m² | 3 |
| 11, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Dec 2014 | £650,000 | 175 m² | £3,714/m² | 1 |
| 12, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Apr 1995 | £145,000 | 216 m² | £671/m² | 1 |
| 14, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Dec 2025 | £1,425,000 | 190 m² | £7,500/m² | 2 |
| 15, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Nov 2000 | £340,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15a, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Jun 2016 | £600,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 17, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Aug 2003 | £490,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 18, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Sept 2005 | £565,000 | 213 m² | £2,653/m² | 1 |
| 19 - 21, Branksome Dene RoadOther | Sept 2017 | £875,000 | 197 m² | £4,442/m² | 1 |
| 20, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | May 2000 | £325,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 23, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Nov 2010 | £540,000 | 177 m² | £3,051/m² | 1 |
| 24a, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | May 2010 | £277,500 | 94 m² | £2,952/m² | 4 |
| 25, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Oct 2020 | £975,000 | 217 m² | £4,493/m² | 4 |
| 26, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Jul 2011 | £640,000 | 194 m² | £3,299/m² | 2 |
| 27, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Feb 2018 | £840,000 | 178 m² | £4,719/m² | 1 |
| 28, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Jul 2014 | £695,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28a, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Jan 1998 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 28b, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Apr 1997 | £225,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 29, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Feb 2007 | £582,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Jan 2020 | £907,500 | 184 m² | £4,932/m² | 3 |
| 31, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Feb 2024 | £1,100,000 | 181 m² | £6,077/m² | 1 |
| 35, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Nov 2016 | £925,100 | 170 m² | £5,442/m² | 2 |
| 39, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Aug 2024 | £920,000 | 174 m² | £5,287/m² | 1 |
| 41, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Sept 2001 | £375,000 | 196 m² | £1,913/m² | 1 |
| 43, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Dec 2014 | £765,000 | 192 m² | £3,984/m² | 2 |
| 45, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Feb 1999 | £205,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 47, Branksome Dene RoadDetached | Feb 2021 | £1,000,000 | 174 m² | £5,747/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Branksome, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 280k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Alumdale Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 33); 11 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Michael's Church of England Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.2 km); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Livingstone Academy Bournemouth, 2.8 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (3.4 km) and Avonbourne Boys' Academy (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School (4.3 km) and Bournemouth School for Girls (4.7 km).
Few families with young children: only 8% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Marks & Spencer, 800 m away; Discount Health Store (850 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Westbourne Medical Centre (950 m), with Vantage Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Shore Aesthetics is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Poole 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: 29 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Argyll Gardens Bowling Club is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Westbourne Conservative Club the nearest pub (600 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 134 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 43% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (West Cliff and Poole Hill, West Overcliff Drive).
There are 21 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (90%).
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
It's growing: about 256 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Pinecliff Gardens, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Sustudio (1.5 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Durley Chine, 500 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.0 µg/m³).
14 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 Old Lodge | II | 80 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.
Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Bournemouth West constituency: Jessica Toale MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 3,224 (8.2%), turnout 56%. Vote shares: Labour 36%, Conservative 28%, Reform UK 17%, Liberal Democrat 11%.
33 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 BH4 8JW →
For holidays, Bournemouth is 7.9 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 94 km.
Many neighbours rent: 47% of households rent privately and 2% socially.
It's highly educated: 45% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 3.0 km away (TEF Silver).
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 33 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
Nearest: Town Quay · about 42 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 22 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 | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 59.8% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 33.6% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 5.0% | 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.