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On St Johns Road, in Boscombe West
What it's like at BH5 1EQ: every home that has sold on St Johns 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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3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on St Johns Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 121 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 1, 5, St Johns RoadFlat | Jun 2014 | £177,777 | 77 m² | £2,309/m² | 3 |
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| Flat 2, 5, St Johns RoadFlat | Jul 2014 | £119,500 | 61 m² | £1,959/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, 5, St Johns RoadFlat | Mar 2022 | £215,000 | 82 m² | £2,622/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, 5, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2018 | £130,000 | 42 m² | £3,095/m² | 3 |
| 5, St Johns RoadOther | Dec 2016 | £53,849 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 11, St Johns RoadFlat | Mar 2014 | £174,500 | 90 m² | £1,939/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 11, St Johns RoadFlat | Mar 2024 | £225,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 13, St Johns RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2000 | £189,500 | 30 m² | £6,317/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 13, St Johns RoadFlat | Jul 2003 | £72,645 | 51 m² | £1,424/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 13, St Johns RoadFlat | Mar 2014 | £79,950 | 35 m² | £2,284/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 13, St Johns RoadFlat | Jul 2003 | £72,645 | 32 m² | £2,270/m² | 1 |
| 1, 15, St Johns RoadOther | May 2020 | £640,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 2, 15, St Johns RoadOther | May 2020 | £640,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, 15, St Johns RoadOther | May 2020 | £660,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, 15, St Johns RoadOther | May 2020 | £660,000 | 50 m² | £13,200/m² | 1 |
| 5, 15, St Johns RoadOther | May 2020 | £640,000 | 26 m² | £24,615/m² | 1 |
| 6, 15, St Johns RoadOther | May 2020 | £640,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, St Johns RoadOther | May 2020 | £640,000 | 53 m² | £12,075/m² | 2 |
| 17, St Johns RoadFlat · company-owned | Sept 2014 | £99,000 | 53 m² | £1,868/m² | 9 |
| Flat 2, 17, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2021 | £159,500 | 36 m² | £4,431/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 17, St Johns RoadFlat | Aug 2021 | £178,000 | 55 m² | £3,236/m² | 3 |
| Flat 4, 17, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2024 | £77,500 | 29 m² | £2,672/m² | 1 |
| 19, St Johns RoadSemi-detached | Jul 1996 | £56,500 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 3, 19, St Johns RoadFlat | Nov 2006 | £104,000 | 42 m² | £2,476/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 19, St Johns RoadFlat | Apr 2006 | £105,000 | 56 m² | £1,875/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, 19, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2003 | £119,500 | 75 m² | £1,593/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 19, St Johns RoadFlat | Jan 2026 | £158,000 | 41 m² | £3,854/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 19, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2024 | £135,000 | 40 m² | £3,375/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, 21, St Johns RoadFlat | Mar 2019 | £162,000 | 57 m² | £2,842/m² | 2 |
| Flat 7, 21, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2021 | £143,500 | 54 m² | £2,657/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, 21, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2014 | £147,000 | 67 m² | £2,194/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 21, St Johns RoadFlat | May 2018 | £180,000 | 79 m² | £2,278/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 21, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2025 | £155,000 | 43 m² | £3,605/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, 21, St Johns RoadFlat | Oct 2024 | £183,000 | 43 m² | £4,256/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 23, St Johns RoadFlat | Aug 2024 | £270,000 | 84 m² | £3,214/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 23, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2020 | £209,000 | 69 m² | £3,029/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 25, St Johns RoadFlat | Jan 2006 | £109,500 | 43 m² | £2,547/m² | 3 |
| Flat 6, 25, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2022 | £100,500 | 29 m² | £3,466/m² | 3 |
| 25, St Johns RoadOther · company-owned | Jan 2017 | £39,950 | 33 m² | £1,211/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 25, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2016 | £107,000 | 59 m² | £1,814/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, 25, St Johns RoadFlat | Mar 2015 | £110,000 | 44 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 25, St Johns RoadFlat | Oct 2022 | £200,000 | 43 m² | £4,651/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Nov 2021 | £172,500 | 60 m² | £2,875/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Jan 2025 | £212,500 | 78 m² | £2,724/m² | 5 |
| Flat 3, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Nov 2007 | £191,000 | 55 m² | £3,473/m² | 3 |
| Flat 20, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Nov 2024 | £200,000 | 58 m² | £3,448/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 1999 | £99,500 | 76 m² | £1,309/m² | 1 |
| Flat 11, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Jun 2017 | £174,000 | 61 m² | £2,852/m² | 3 |
| Flat 18, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2016 | £150,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 22, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2003 | £139,950 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 5, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 2005 | £127,000 | 40 m² | £3,175/m² | 3 |
| Flat 16, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Oct 2018 | £205,000 | 81 m² | £2,531/m² | 4 |
| Flat 9, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Jun 2018 | £185,000 | 98 m² | £1,888/m² | 4 |
| Flat 8, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Sept 2018 | £200,000 | 69 m² | £2,899/m² | 3 |
| Flat 17, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat · company-owned | Sept 2008 | £158,500 | 73 m² | £2,171/m² | 2 |
| Flat 15, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Jun 2000 | £107,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 12, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2010 | £116,000 | 45 m² | £2,578/m² | 4 |
| Flat 13, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Jan 2004 | £145,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 10, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Sept 2003 | £145,000 | 57 m² | £2,544/m² | 2 |
| Flat 6, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Jan 2026 | £215,000 | 62 m² | £3,468/m² | 5 |
| Flat 19, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 1999 | £119,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 7, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Apr 2021 | £192,000 | 62 m² | £3,097/m² | 3 |
| Flat 14, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Feb 2002 | £96,000 | 57 m² | £1,684/m² | 2 |
| Flat 23, Balmoral Court, 27, St Johns RoadFlat | Dec 1999 | £95,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Bournemouth, a short drive or bike ride (1.4 km), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Boscombe Crescent, 150 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes m2, 1A, X3, 1B); 87 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Bethany Church of England Junior School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 35% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Livingstone Academy Bournemouth, 1.7 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (1.8 km) and Winton Academy (4.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School (2.8 km) and Bournemouth School for Girls (2.9 km).
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Supermarket Romania, 250 m away, with Ecomini closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Crescent Providence Surgery (350 m), with Superdrug Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Classy hairstyle is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 2.9 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: 51 restaurants and cafés and 5 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Uncle Glenn's Caribbean Food is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Northwick Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (14 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 161 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 18 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (90%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 56% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 112 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Boscombe Chine Gardens, 300 m away; for exercise, Majestic Gym (200 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Boscombe Pier, 700 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.3 µg/m³).
55 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14, Wharncliffe Road | II | 80 m |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | II* | 120 m |
| 443-451, Christchurch Road | II | 140 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.
Bournemouth East constituency: Tom Hayes MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 5,479 (12.2%), turnout 62%. Vote shares: Labour 41%, Conservative 29%, Reform UK 14%, Liberal Democrat 7%.
34 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 BH5 1EQ →
For holidays, Bournemouth is 6.1 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 95 km.
Many neighbours rent: 60% of households rent privately and 10% socially.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 1.2 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" St Johns Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 99 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 46 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 61.8% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 33.1% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.7% | 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: Town Quay · about 42 min
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