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Throop & Muscliffe
What it's like at BH9 3PE: every home that has sold on the street 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.
Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Bournemouth, a drive away (3.9 km), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Epiphany School, 100 m away, with a bus about every 35 minutes on weekdays (route 12); 9 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is The Epiphany School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 77% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bournemouth School for Girls, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 72.2 · 43.8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (2.8 km) and Avonbourne Boys' Academy (2.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School for Girls (0.7 km) and Bournemouth School (1 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express [5027], 250 m away; Rowlands Pharmacy (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is James Fisher Medical Centre (200 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Mirror Mirror is 1.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 2.6 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 4 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Kingfisher Barn Visitor Centre is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Bournemouth Electric Sports and Social Club the nearest pub (850 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 50 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 22 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 11% flats and 34% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Muscliff Park, 350 m away; for exercise, Sir David English Sport Centre (1.6 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Bournemouth Boscombe Pier, 4.2 km 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 2.7 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 92 km.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
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.
22 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 BH9 3PE →
The nearest university is Bournemouth University, 3.3 km away (TEF Silver).
Nearest: Town Quay · about 40 min
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| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 94.3% | 85.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 5.3% | 11.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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.