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Thinking of living on Suffolk Road? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 350 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | Primary | 1.3 km | – |
| Malmesbury Park Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | Secondary | 1.3 km | – |
| Winton Academy | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 55.4 · 13.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Glenmoor Academy | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 60.7 · 25.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bournemouth School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 74.2 · 45.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Bishop of Winchester Academy | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 49.6 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Bournemouth | Independent | 900 m | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Talbot Heath School | Independent | 1.5 km | 23.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Martin's School | Independent | 1.7 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swimming | Hallmark Health Club (Bournemouth) | 390 m | 19 |
| Tennis | Bournemouth Gardens Community Tennis Club | 170 m | 18 |
| Bowls | Bournemouth Bowling Club | 660 m | 10 |
| Football | Bounemouth Football Club | 2.8 km | 5 |
| Fitness | the gym | 940 m | 4 |
| Boxing | Lions of Judah Boxing Academy | 3.1 km | 4 |
| Golf | The Club At Meyrick Park | 460 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Dean Park Cricket Ground | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Cycle Track | 2.5 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Sustudio | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Snooker | Spectrum Academy | 3.7 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Bourne Valley Skatepark | 3.8 km | 2 |
| Sailing | East Dorset Sailing Club | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Pickleball | Bournemouth Gardens Tennis Centre | 170 m | 1 |
| Martial arts | Ippon Gym | 480 m | 1 |
| Climbing | RockReef Indoor Climbing Centre & PierZip | 1.2 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 30. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Bournemouth, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 2.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Poole Hill, 200 m away, with a bus about every 3 minutes on weekdays (routes m2, m1, 16, 18); 116 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 9 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Michael's Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Livingstone Academy Bournemouth, 1.3 km away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Winton Academy (2.8 km) and Avonbourne Boys' Academy (3.8 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Bournemouth School (3 km) and Bournemouth School for Girls (3.4 km).
Few families with young children: only 8% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Triangle Mini Market, 250 m away; Variety Supplements (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Poole Road Medical Centre (350 m), with Westcliff Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (400 m).
For a haircut, Billy's is 150 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 4.7 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 146 restaurants and cafés and 27 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Bournemouth Tennis Centre is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Fireball Bar & Club the nearest pub (200 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 278 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 50% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Old Christchurch Road, Meyrick Park and Talbot Woods).
There are 47 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (92%).
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
56 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.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
It's growing: about 218 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Central Gardens, 250 m away; for exercise, Bournemouth Gardens Tennis Centre (150 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Bournemouth Pier, 1.0 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Bournemouth is 6.6 km away, and Bristol, with far more destinations, 94 km.
Many neighbours rent: 55% of households rent privately and 11% socially.
It's young: 40% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 27% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is Arts University Bournemouth, 2.4 km away (TEF Silver).
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.