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On Hengistbury Road, in East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head
What it's like at BH6 4DQ: every home that has sold on Hengistbury 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 Hengistbury Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 63 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 11a, Hengistbury RoadFlat | Feb 2021 | £282,500 | 89 m² | £3,174/m² | 3 |
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| 19, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Apr 2016 | £462,500 | 203 m² | £2,278/m² | 3 |
| 21, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Sept 2021 | £725,000 | 188 m² | £3,856/m² | 3 |
| 22, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Jun 2026 | £735,000 | 109 m² | £6,743/m² | 2 |
| 23, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Sept 2021 | £1,125,000 | 144 m² | £7,813/m² | 2 |
| 24, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Sept 2018 | £585,000 | 121 m² | £4,835/m² | 3 |
| 26, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Feb 2003 | £260,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 27, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Feb 2021 | £905,000 | 156 m² | £5,801/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 29, Hengistbury RoadFlat | Jul 1999 | £74,950 | 74 m² | £1,013/m² | 1 |
| Flat 2, 29, Hengistbury RoadFlat | Jul 1999 | £85,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 30, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Oct 2002 | £280,000 | 102 m² | £2,745/m² | 2 |
| Flat 2, 31, Hengistbury RoadFlat | Mar 2003 | £104,000 | 45 m² | £2,311/m² | 3 |
| Flat 3, 31, Hengistbury RoadFlat | Aug 2021 | £290,000 | 75 m² | £3,867/m² | 5 |
| 32, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Jan 2005 | £320,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 33, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Mar 2017 | £525,000 | 148 m² | £3,547/m² | 2 |
| 34, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Dec 2010 | £350,000 | 204 m² | £1,716/m² | 2 |
| 36, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Nov 1998 | £182,000 | 271 m² | £672/m² | 3 |
| Ground Floor Flat, 37, Hengistbury RoadFlat | May 2024 | £170,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 37, Hengistbury RoadOther | May 2025 | £12,500 | 82 m² | £152/m² | 1 |
| 38, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Aug 2019 | £825,000 | 225 m² | £3,667/m² | 1 |
| 39, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Oct 2016 | £560,000 | 163 m² | £3,436/m² | 2 |
| 41, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Feb 2012 | £320,000 | 123 m² | £2,602/m² | 1 |
| 43, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Apr 2006 | £407,500 | 156 m² | £2,612/m² | 2 |
| 43a, Hengistbury RoadSemi-detached | Oct 1995 | £136,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Apr 2017 | £482,000 | 107 m² | £4,505/m² | 2 |
| 45, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Dec 2023 | £935,000 | 140 m² | £6,679/m² | 3 |
| 46, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Nov 2016 | £480,000 | 120 m² | £4,000/m² | 1 |
| 49, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Sept 2009 | £380,000 | 153 m² | £2,484/m² | 2 |
| 50, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Jul 2006 | £389,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 51, Hengistbury RoadDetached | Dec 2013 | £442,500 | 148 m² | £2,990/m² | 1 |
| 52, Hengistbury RoadDetached | May 2002 | £243,500 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Christchurch, a short drive or bike ride (2.0 km), with 484k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Cellars Farm Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 20, 755); 11 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 68% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is St Katharine's Church of England Primary School (0.9 km).
The nearest secondary is St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School, 550 m away; Attainment 8: 47 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Avonbourne Boys' Academy (3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (5.2 km) and Bournemouth School (5.5 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express [4413], 950 m away, with Hengistbury Local closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Marine & Oakridge Partnership (1.5 km), with Healthpoint Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.0 km).
For a haircut, Mint is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 3.3 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: 17 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Almo's is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Ludo Lounge Cafe/Bar the nearest pub (750 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 16 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 54% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 28% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Wick Green, 900 m away; for exercise, Shore Pilates Studio (800 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Southbourne, 700 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.6 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Bournemouth is 7.1 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 98 km.
14 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%.
13 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 4DQ →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is AECC University College, 3.1 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Hengistbury Road in the last 12 months.
Nearest: Hythe Pier · about 43 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 42 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 2 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Mains gas | 87.6% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.9% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 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.