Clayford Close Poole
43 addresses across 1 postcode (BH17), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30300788.
- Sales: 62 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £305,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 36 homes have an energy certificate (C: 12, D: 21, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole costs £2,436 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Poole, about 3.5 km (2.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 370 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 13 to 17 m above sea level.
- Noise: 16 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Canford Heath Group Pract, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 47 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £371,250 | £290,000 | £452,500 |
| 2024 | 2 | £435,000 | £340,000 | £530,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £305,000 | £300,000 | £310,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £373,500 | £360,000 | £387,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £390,000 | £325,000 | £408,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £342,500 | £320,000 | £365,000 |
| 2019 | 4 | £350,000 | £317,500 | £375,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £300,000 | £247,000 | £440,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £265,000 | £250,000 | £266,500 |
| 2014 | 2 | £240,000 | £230,000 | £250,000 |
| 2013 | 4 | £242,000 | £220,000 | £295,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2026 | 11 BH17 9BS | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2025 | 42 BH17 9BS | Semi-detached | £452,500 | |
| 14 Feb 2025 | 28 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £290,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2024 | 7 BH17 9BS | Detached | £340,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2024 | 8 BH17 9BS | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 1 Dec 2023 | 11 BH17 9BS | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2023 | 30 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £310,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2022 | 35 BH17 9BS | Detached | £387,000 | |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 25 BH17 9BS | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 40 BH17 9BS | Detached | £408,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | 1 BH17 9BS | Detached | £325,000 | |
| 27 May 2021 | 31 BH17 9BS | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2020 | 14 BH17 9BS | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2020 | 21 BH17 9BS | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2019 | 6 BH17 9BS | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2019 | 23 BH17 9BS | Detached | £317,500 | |
| 12 Jul 2019 | 29 BH17 9BS | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 30 Jan 2019 | 3 BH17 9BS | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2018 | 8 BH17 9BS | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2018 | 5 BH17 9BS | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2018 | 9 BH17 9BS | Detached | £247,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2017 | 35 BH17 9BS | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2017 | 3 BH17 9BS | Detached | £266,500 | |
| 31 Mar 2017 | 37 BH17 9BS | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2014 | 35 BH17 9BS | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2014 | 4 BH17 9BS | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2013 | 15 BH17 9BS | Detached | £234,000 | |
| 1 Aug 2013 | 8 BH17 9BS | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2013 | 10 BH17 9BS | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2013 | 39 BH17 9BS | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2012 | 19 BH17 9BS | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2011 | 2 BH17 9BS | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2011 | 29 BH17 9BS | Detached | £232,500 | |
| 17 Jun 2011 | 17 BH17 9BS | Detached | £214,500 | |
| 13 Oct 2010 | 28 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2010 | 18 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £182,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2009 | 17 BH17 9BS | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2009 | 15 BH17 9BS | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | 28 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £214,500 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 31 BH17 9BS | Detached | £231,500 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | 39 BH17 9BS | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2005 | 28 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2004 | 40 BH17 9BS | Detached | £241,500 | |
| 24 Sep 2004 | 1 BH17 9BS | Detached | £218,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2004 | 14 BH17 9BS | Detached | £244,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2002 | 36 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £131,100 | |
| 24 Jun 2002 | 6 BH17 9BS | Detached | £187,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2002 | 10 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £160,000 | |
| 10 May 2001 | 36 BH17 9BS | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2001 | 40 BH17 9BS | Detached | £144,000 |
Energy performance certificates
36 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (15); House, detached (10); House, mid-terrace (8). Built: 1983-1990 (19); 1976-1982 (13); 1991-1995 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (29); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (25 addresses)
- 1, Clayford Close
- 2, Clayford Close
- 3, Clayford Close
- 4, Clayford Close
- 5, Clayford Close
- 6, Clayford Close
- 9, Clayford Close
- 10, Clayford Close
- 15, Clayford Close
- 16, Clayford Close
- 17, Clayford Close
- 18, Clayford Close
- 19, Clayford Close
- 21, Clayford Close
- 22, Clayford Close
- 23, Clayford Close
- 24, Clayford Close
- 29, Clayford Close
- 32, Clayford Close
- 34, Clayford Close
- 35, Clayford Close
- 36, Clayford Close
- 37, Clayford Close
- 38, Clayford Close
- 39, Clayford Close
Council tax
What each band costs in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in 2026-27: Band D £2,436 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,624 | £1,894 | £2,165 | £2,436 | £2,977 | £3,518 | £4,059 | £4,871 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (35% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 6 October 2026: WESSEX WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
- 11 August 2026: WESSEX WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 43 addresses are between 13 m and 17 m above sea level (15 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH17 9BS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Hamworthy 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 40 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Clayford Close Canford Heath | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Poole | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Poole Centre (Holes Bay) Car Park | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 87.2 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Canford Heath Group Pract | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Arrowedge Pharmacy | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Canford Heath Clinic | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ssd Alderney Community Hospital | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Canford Heath Adastral Sq Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 80 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Broadstone Allotments 1.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath, a scheduled monument, 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow on Canford Heath 730m south east of Alhambra | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow on Dunyeat's Hill 650m south west of Arrowsmith House | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Poole Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Hillbourne Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Pergins Island | Island | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-west |
| Merley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) north |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) east |
| Weston's Point | Wetland | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 43 | 43 |
16 of the street's 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: see them on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poole Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 460 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Haymoor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 790 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Ad Astra Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Hillbourne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Canford Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Canford Heath Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broadstone Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Broadstone First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Church of England/Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montacute School BH17 9NG | School/college/university | 250 m | 5 Very good | 13 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Other theft | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Hasler Road (24); On or near Clayford Close (10); On or near Halstock Crescent (4); On or near Waterston Close (3); On or near Bere Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 64% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: WESSEX WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 6 October 2026 to 8 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BH17 9BS: 43 addresses of 49 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Halstock Crescent · Woodlake Close · Stinsford Road · Wraxall Close · Bere Close · Waterston Close · Chiswell Road · Chilfrome Close · Hasler Road · Holnest Road · Ryall Road · Bredy Close
All the streets in BH17 and across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.