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On Colville Road, in Boscombe East
What it's like at BH5 2AG: every home that has sold on Colville 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Colville Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 21 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 1, Colville RoadDetached | Feb 2009 | £200,000 | 117 m² | £1,709/m² | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a, Colville RoadOther | Jan 2019 | £95,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 2, Colville RoadDetached | Aug 2006 | £250,000 | 134 m² | £1,866/m² | 2 |
| 3, Colville RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2024 | £332,000 | 93 m² | £3,570/m² | 6 |
| 4, Colville RoadDetached | Oct 2022 | £472,000 | 130 m² | £3,631/m² | 3 |
| 5, Colville RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2002 | £112,000 | 91 m² | £1,231/m² | 3 |
| 6, Colville RoadDetached | Jul 2007 | £250,000 | 159 m² | £1,572/m² | 1 |
| 10, Colville RoadDetached | Mar 2026 | £480,000 | 156 m² | £3,077/m² | 1 |
| 11a, Colville RoadFlat | Apr 2021 | £126,000 | 73 m² | £1,726/m² | 3 |
| 11b, Colville RoadFlat | Dec 2023 | £183,000 | 104 m² | £1,760/m² | 3 |
| 12a, Colville RoadDetached · company-owned | Feb 2023 | £450,000 | 135 m² | £3,333/m² | 3 |
| 13, Colville RoadDetached | Jan 2026 | £517,500 | 116 m² | £4,461/m² | 4 |
| 14, Colville RoadFlat | Sept 1997 | £48,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Colville RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2021 | £470,000 | 111 m² | £4,234/m² | 3 |
| 16, Colville RoadDetached | Nov 2021 | £210,000 | 120 m² | £1,750/m² | 4 |
| 16a, Colville RoadDetached | Jan 2005 | £164,999 | 84 m² | £1,964/m² | 1 |
| 17, Colville RoadDetached | Aug 2025 | £520,000 | 118 m² | £4,407/m² | 3 |
| 19, Colville RoadDetached | Jan 1997 | £60,000 | 133 m² | £451/m² | 1 |
| 21, Colville RoadDetached | Jun 2021 | £470,000 | 107 m² | £4,393/m² | 2 |
| 23, Colville RoadDetached | Dec 2016 | £361,000 | 119 m² | £3,034/m² | 3 |
| 25, Colville RoadDetached | Oct 2017 | £460,000 | 121 m² | £3,802/m² | 3 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pokesdown, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Parkwood Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes m2, 1A, 22, 1C); 106 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 53 · 17.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (1.2 km) and Winton Academy (4.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (3.1 km) and Bournemouth School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Rania Mini Market, 150 m away; M's Bakery (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Shelley Manor Holdenhurst Medical Centre (700 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (700 m).
For a haircut, Rolling Faded is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 2.2 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: 32 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Bell the nearest pub (250 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 80 per 1,000 residents a year.
Homes are mostly flats (54%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 57% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is St James' Park, 150 m away; for exercise, The Engine Room (250 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Manor Steps, 900 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 8.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 5.9 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 96 km.
Many neighbours rent: 39% of households rent privately and 7% socially.
The nearest university is , 200 m away (TEF Bronze).
59 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Convent of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Boscombe Convent School, Senior Department) | II | 170 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%.
25 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 2AG →
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" Colville Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 16 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 | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 90.6% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.0% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.2% | 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 41 min
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