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On Southwood Avenue, in Southbourne West
What it's like at BH6 3QA: every home that has sold on Southwood Avenue 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.
7 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 Southwood Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 106 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| Flat 1, 1, Southwood AvenueFlat | Aug 2015 | £175,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 2, 1, Southwood AvenueFlat | Jul 2001 | £131,000 | 64 m² | £2,047/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 1, Southwood AvenueFlat | Apr 2007 | £179,500 | 148 m² | £1,213/m² | 3 |
| 1a, Southwood AvenueDetached | Nov 2017 | £606,000 | 147 m² | £4,122/m² | 2 |
| 2, Southwood AvenueDetached | Sept 2014 | £484,500 | 134 m² | £3,616/m² | 2 |
| 2a, Southwood AvenueFlat | Jun 2003 | £131,450 | 69 m² | £1,905/m² | 1 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 3, Southwood AvenueFlat | Sept 2013 | £240,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3a, Southwood AvenueFlat | Jul 2020 | £390,000 | 146 m² | £2,671/m² | 2 |
| 4, Southwood AvenueDetached | Nov 2021 | £815,000 | 190 m² | £4,289/m² | 1 |
| 5, Southwood AvenueDetached | Oct 2024 | £645,000 | 133 m² | £4,850/m² | 1 |
| 6, Southwood AvenueDetached | Jul 2026 | £870,000 | 219 m² | £3,973/m² | 2 |
| 7a, Southwood AvenueFlat | Apr 2026 | £425,000 | 109 m² | £3,899/m² | 6 |
| 9, Southwood AvenueFlat | Apr 2003 | £67,500 | 83 m² | £813/m² | 2 |
| 10, Southwood AvenueDetached | Sept 2022 | £850,000 | 313 m² | £2,716/m² | 3 |
| 10a, Southwood AvenueDetached | Apr 2010 | £495,000 | – | – | 5 |
| 12, Southwood AvenueFlat | Feb 2024 | £380,000 | 151 m² | £2,517/m² | 7 |
| 12a, Southwood AvenueFlat | Feb 2024 | £380,000 | 236 m² | £1,610/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3 James Court, 13, Southwood AvenueDetached | Apr 2005 | £377,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 14, Southwood AvenueDetached · company-owned | Nov 2000 | £225,000 | 268 m² | £840/m² | 2 |
| 15, Southwood AvenueDetached | Apr 2004 | £435,000 | 55 m² | £7,909/m² | 2 |
| Flat 4, 15, Southwood AvenueFlat | Jan 2013 | £149,000 | 58 m² | £2,569/m² | 2 |
| Flat 3, 15, Southwood AvenueFlat | Dec 2018 | £255,000 | 52 m² | £4,904/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 15, Southwood AvenueFlat | Mar 2024 | £315,000 | 45 m² | £7,000/m² | 3 |
| Apartment 1, 15, Southwood AvenueFlat | Apr 2018 | £247,000 | 51 m² | £4,843/m² | 2 |
| Flat 5, 15, Southwood AvenueFlat | Aug 2023 | £230,000 | 75 m² | £3,067/m² | 2 |
| 16, Southwood AvenueDetached | Aug 2005 | £185,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Flat 2, 17, Southwood AvenueFlat | May 2014 | £185,000 | 56 m² | £3,304/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 17, Southwood AvenueFlat | May 2007 | £176,500 | 60 m² | £2,942/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, 17, Southwood AvenueFlat | Jul 2004 | £170,000 | 51 m² | £3,333/m² | 1 |
| Flat 4, 17, Southwood AvenueFlat | Feb 2007 | £125,000 | 60 m² | £2,083/m² | 1 |
| 18, Southwood AvenueDetached | Jan 2018 | £540,000 | 143 m² | £3,776/m² | 1 |
| 20, Southwood AvenueDetached | Aug 2006 | £475,000 | 220 m² | £2,159/m² | 3 |
| Flat 2, James Court, 13, Southwood AvenueFlat | Sept 2022 | £325,000 | 47 m² | £6,915/m² | 3 |
| Flat 5, James Court, 13, Southwood AvenueFlat | Jul 2014 | £208,500 | 94 m² | £2,218/m² | 2 |
| Flat 1, James Court, 13, Southwood AvenueFlat | Dec 2005 | £180,000 | 53 m² | £3,396/m² | 1 |
| Flat 3, James Court, 13, Southwood AvenueFlat | Aug 2014 | £164,250 | – | – | 2 |
| Flat 4, James Court, 13, Southwood AvenueFlat | Oct 2013 | £153,000 | 46 m² | £3,326/m² | 2 |
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 Grand Avenue, 200 m away, with a bus about every 4 minutes on weekdays (routes m2, U3, 1B, 1C); 79 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Pokesdown Community Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 58% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Avonwood Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 47 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (1.9 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (4 km) and Bournemouth School (4.2 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 250 m away; TD Fruits (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Southbourne Practice (450 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Southbourne Nails and Spa is 200 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 2.5 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: 23 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Hungry Husky is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Wight Bear Ale House the nearest pub (200 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Homes are mostly flats (65%).
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Fisherman's Walk, 300 m away; for exercise, SoBo Fitness (650 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Fisherman`s Walk, 700 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 6.4 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 97 km.
Most households own their home, 34% rent privately.
53 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%.
24 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 BH6 3QA →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 1.1 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.
On this street: 1 of 68 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 3 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 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 84.9% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 13.7% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.6% | 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 40 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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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 106 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.