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On Westby Road, in Boscombe West
What it's like at BH5 1HA: every home that has sold on Westby 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.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 6 homes have a new energy certificate in the last 6 months and no sale since: often a sign of a sale or let coming.
Sales and extensions on Westby Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 200 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 3, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2013 | £343,000 | – | – | 3 |
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| 5, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Jan 2018 | £430,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 7, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2000 | £141,041 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2012 | £312,500 | 249 m² | £1,255/m² | 3 |
| 11, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Sept 2012 | £290,000 | 259 m² | £1,120/m² | 2 |
| 15, Westby RoadDetached | Mar 2026 | £520,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 17, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2014 | £345,000 | 284 m² | £1,215/m² | 4 |
| 19, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2023 | £470,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 21, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £410,000 | – | – | 5 |
| Flat 1, 23, Westby RoadFlat | Apr 2011 | £115,000 | 46 m² | £2,500/m² | 4 |
| Flat 3, 23, Westby RoadFlat | Dec 2024 | £162,500 | 49 m² | £3,316/m² | 4 |
| Flat 2, 23, Westby RoadFlat | Nov 2012 | £99,000 | 44 m² | £2,250/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, 23, Westby RoadFlat | May 2021 | £100,000 | 51 m² | £1,961/m² | 3 |
| Flat 4, 23, Westby RoadFlat | Jun 2022 | £152,000 | 41 m² | £3,707/m² | 1 |
| 27, Westby RoadSemi-detached | May 1999 | £96,000 | 177 m² | £542/m² | 1 |
| 29, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2010 | £217,000 | 181 m² | £1,199/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 31, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2026 | £460,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 1, 33, Westby RoadFlat | May 2001 | £52,500 | 72 m² | £729/m² | 1 |
| 33, Westby RoadFlat | Jun 2021 | £287,500 | 59 m² | £4,873/m² | 3 |
| Basement Flat, 33, Westby RoadFlat | Jun 2021 | £287,500 | – | – | 3 |
| Second Floor Flat, 33, Westby RoadFlat | Nov 2018 | £140,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 33, Westby RoadFlat · company-owned | Mar 2024 | £165,000 | 62 m² | £2,661/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 35, Westby RoadFlat | Aug 2007 | £125,000 | 35 m² | £3,571/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 35, Westby RoadFlat | Jul 2007 | £150,000 | 91 m² | £1,648/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 35, Westby RoadFlat | Feb 2007 | £125,000 | 94 m² | £1,330/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, 35, Westby RoadFlat | Feb 2011 | £125,000 | 50 m² | £2,500/m² | 3 |
| 43, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Feb 1997 | £81,500 | 46 m² | £1,772/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Nov 2009 | £119,000 | 60 m² | £1,983/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Jan 2016 | £120,000 | 49 m² | £2,449/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Dec 1997 | £55,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 7, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Jun 2014 | £117,000 | 63 m² | £1,857/m² | 5 |
| Flat 6, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Aug 2015 | £122,500 | 38 m² | £3,224/m² | 4 |
| Flat 8, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Aug 2022 | £155,000 | 43 m² | £3,605/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Oct 2013 | £117,000 | 45 m² | £2,600/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 43, Westby RoadFlat | Jan 2021 | £260,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 2, Conifer Lodge, 41, Westby RoadFlat | Mar 2000 | £62,750 | 41 m² | £1,530/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, Conifer Lodge, 41, Westby RoadFlat | Feb 2025 | £210,000 | 46 m² | £4,565/m² | 5 |
| Flat 6, Conifer Lodge, 41, Westby RoadFlat | Feb 2022 | £190,000 | 64 m² | £2,969/m² | 4 |
| Flat 4, Conifer Lodge, 41, Westby RoadFlat | Nov 2019 | £137,000 | 41 m² | £3,341/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, Conifer Lodge, 41, Westby RoadFlat | Aug 2021 | £148,000 | 42 m² | £3,524/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, Conifer Lodge, 41, Westby RoadFlat | Mar 2022 | £170,000 | 49 m² | £3,469/m² | 3 |
| Flat 4, Leigh House, 13, Westby RoadFlat | Oct 1996 | £12,500 | 29 m² | £431/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Leigh House, 13, Westby RoadFlat | Aug 2002 | £54,950 | 29 m² | £1,895/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Leigh House, 13, Westby RoadFlat | Jun 2018 | £60,000 | 29 m² | £2,069/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, Leigh House, 13, Westby RoadFlat | Jun 2014 | £135,000 | 53 m² | £2,547/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1a, Leigh House, 13, Westby RoadFlat | Sept 2017 | £60,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 6, Leigh House, 13, Westby RoadFlat | Jan 2024 | £126,500 | 42 m² | £3,012/m² | 3 |
| Flat 7, Phoenix Court, 37, Westby RoadFlat | Aug 1996 | £27,000 | 51 m² | £529/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Phoenix Court, 37, Westby RoadFlat | Oct 2000 | £52,000 | 55 m² | £945/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, Phoenix Court, 37, Westby RoadFlat | Jun 2003 | £96,000 | 45 m² | £2,133/m² | 4 |
| Flat 8, Phoenix Court, 37, Westby RoadFlat | Aug 2009 | £104,000 | 57 m² | £1,825/m² | 3 |
| Flat 1, Phoenix Court, 37, Westby RoadOther | Sept 2021 | £1,600 | 38 m² | £42/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, Phoenix Court, 37, Westby RoadFlat | Dec 2020 | £158,000 | 54 m² | £2,926/m² | 4 |
| Flat 6, Phoenix Court, 37, Westby RoadFlat | Feb 2017 | £155,000 | 61 m² | £2,541/m² | 2 |
| Sandy Bay, 3, Westby RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2020 | £410,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 7, Westgate, 39, Westby RoadFlat | Mar 2017 | £160,000 | 51 m² | £3,137/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, Westgate, 39, Westby RoadFlat | Jul 2021 | £180,000 | 51 m² | £3,529/m² | 1 |
| Flat 5, Westgate, 39, Westby RoadFlat | Dec 2020 | £163,000 | 54 m² | £3,019/m² | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pokesdown, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Palmerston Road, 250 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes m2, 1A, X3, 1B); 110 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
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 Sainsbury's, 200 m away; Sea Road Food and Wine (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shelley Manor Holdenhurst Medical Centre (300 m), with Superdrug Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (200 m).
For a haircut, Dolls Beauty Lab is 150 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.
K-Bunsik (Korean Street Food) is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Admiral 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 Shelley Park, 450 m away; for exercise, Majestic Gym (300 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).
60 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Andrew | II | 110 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 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%.
27 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 1HA →
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, 700 m 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.
On this street: 0 of 159 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 36 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.
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 200 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
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