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On Parkwood Road, in Boscombe East
What it's like at BH5 2BL: every home that has sold on Parkwood 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
6 homes on the street extended (energy certificates). 3 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 Parkwood Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
13 of the 265 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 38, Parkwood RoadDetached · company-owned | Apr 2020 | £1,188,000 | 246 m² | £4,829/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, 40, Parkwood RoadFlat | May 2014 | £173,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 40, Parkwood RoadFlat | Aug 2018 | £270,000 | 102 m² | £2,647/m² | 2 |
| 42, Parkwood RoadDetached | Dec 2007 | £400,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 42a, Parkwood RoadDetached | Jun 2001 | £148,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Parkwood RoadDetached | Dec 2019 | £245,500 | 59 m² | £4,161/m² | 1 |
| 44a, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jul 2018 | £249,000 | 109 m² | £2,284/m² | 7 |
| 46, Parkwood RoadDetached | Jul 1996 | £73,500 | 60 m² | £1,225/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 46, Parkwood RoadFlat | Oct 2000 | £77,000 | 61 m² | £1,262/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 46, Parkwood RoadFlat | May 2000 | £75,000 | 49 m² | £1,531/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 46, Parkwood RoadFlat | Nov 2023 | £199,000 | – | – | 4 |
| Flat 4, 46, Parkwood RoadFlat | Nov 2001 | £88,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 1, 50, Parkwood RoadFlat | Oct 2014 | £133,000 | 45 m² | £2,956/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 50, Parkwood RoadFlat | Nov 2024 | £180,000 | 45 m² | £4,000/m² | 6 |
| Flat 4, 50, Parkwood RoadFlat | May 2013 | £120,000 | 57 m² | £2,105/m² | 4 |
| Flat 5, 50, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jan 2012 | £169,500 | 70 m² | £2,421/m² | 5 |
| Flat 2, 50, Parkwood RoadFlat | Aug 2025 | £222,000 | 60 m² | £3,700/m² | 7 |
| Flat 5, 52, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jul 2004 | £148,500 | 73 m² | £2,034/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 52, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jun 2019 | £234,500 | 81 m² | £2,895/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 52, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jul 2004 | £156,950 | 75 m² | £2,093/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 52, Parkwood RoadFlat | Sept 2006 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 4, 52, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jun 2004 | £149,950 | 61 m² | £2,458/m² | 1 |
| 54, Parkwood RoadDetached | Jun 2012 | £345,000 | 208 m² | £1,659/m² | 4 |
| 56, Parkwood RoadDetached | Jul 2011 | £399,950 | 202 m² | £1,980/m² | 3 |
| 58, Parkwood RoadDetached | Apr 2023 | £855,000 | 238 m² | £3,592/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 62, Parkwood RoadFlat | Apr 2006 | £120,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 2, 62, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jun 2006 | £135,000 | 52 m² | £2,596/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 62, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jan 2006 | £160,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 64a, Parkwood RoadFlat | Dec 2008 | £108,500 | 58 m² | £1,871/m² | 4 |
| Flat 1, 64a, Parkwood RoadFlat | Feb 2022 | £121,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 66, Parkwood RoadDetached | Dec 2014 | £410,000 | 159 m² | £2,579/m² | 4 |
| 68, Parkwood RoadDetached | Jul 1996 | £83,000 | 95 m² | £874/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 68, Parkwood RoadFlat | Sept 2022 | £330,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 1, 68, Parkwood RoadFlat | Dec 2022 | £420,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 2, 70, Parkwood RoadFlat | Mar 2000 | £58,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 1, 70, Parkwood RoadDetached | May 2000 | £62,500 | 70 m² | £893/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 72, Parkwood RoadFlat | Feb 2004 | £107,000 | – | – | 5 |
| Flat 3, 72, Parkwood RoadFlat | Aug 2005 | £151,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 74, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jun 2003 | £154,499 | – | – | 5 |
| 74a, Parkwood RoadDetached | Feb 2021 | £252,715 | 60 m² | £4,212/m² | 6 |
| Flat 2, 76, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jul 2001 | £81,000 | 124 m² | £653/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1, 76, Parkwood RoadFlat | Feb 2001 | £81,000 | 71 m² | £1,141/m² | 1 |
| 1, 80a, Parkwood RoadFlat | Jun 2021 | £275,000 | 72 m² | £3,819/m² | 3 |
| 2, 80a, Parkwood RoadFlat | Sept 2003 | £130,000 | 53 m² | £2,453/m² | 1 |
| 3, 80a, Parkwood RoadFlat | Oct 2006 | £105,000 | 45 m² | £2,333/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat | Sept 2004 | £140,000 | – | – | 3 |
| Flat 1, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat | Aug 2006 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 3, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat | Apr 2019 | £124,000 | 69 m² | £1,797/m² | 5 |
| Flat 1c, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat · company-owned | Apr 2019 | £124,000 | 40 m² | £3,100/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1a, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat · company-owned | Apr 2019 | £109,500 | 42 m² | £2,607/m² | 1 |
| Flat 1b, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat · company-owned | Apr 2019 | £109,500 | 34 m² | £3,221/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2b, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat | Apr 2019 | £109,500 | 36 m² | £3,042/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2a, 80, Parkwood RoadFlat | Apr 2019 | £109,500 | 32 m² | £3,422/m² | 1 |
| 80a, Parkwood RoadDetached | May 1999 | £127,500 | – | – | 2 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 82, Parkwood RoadFlat | Feb 2006 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| First Floor Flat, 82, Parkwood RoadFlat | Feb 2006 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 84a, Parkwood RoadFlat | Nov 1998 | £54,000 | – | – | 1 |
The nearest station is Pokesdown, about a 5-minute walk (500 m), with 377k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Darracott Road, 300 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes m2, U3, 1B, 1C); 28 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Pokesdown Community Primary School, a few minutes' walk (200 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.1 km).
The nearest secondary is Avonbourne Girls Academy, 1.4 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 Co-op (BH5 2JB), 400 m away; Clutterbuck's (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beaufort Road Surgery (650 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Lightning Hair Design is 300 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.
China Lounge is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Stourfield Tavern the nearest pub (300 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 Woodland Walk, 350 m away; for exercise, SoBo Fitness (350 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 , 350 m away (TEF Bronze).
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.
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%.
26 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 2BL →
On this street: 0 of 170 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 14 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
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
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 265 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.