Cromer Gardens Poole
9 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH12), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30303151.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 2).
- 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 B; Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole costs £2,436 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 92% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Branksome, about 120 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Coy Pond Gardens, is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 47 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 9 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westbourne Medical Centre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 61% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 213 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often shoplifting.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 79 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); Flat (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 1983-1990 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (4); rented (private) (2); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
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 B (36% of about 890 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Parrs: up to 32 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- 1-3 Doyne Road, Poole, BH14 9AF: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- 328 Poole Road, Branksome, Poole, Dorset, BH12 1AR: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 19 Wilderton Road, Poole, BH13 6ED: up to 1 home, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 19 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7AG: up to 1 home, permissioned (850 m (0.5 miles))
- 18, 18a, 20, 20a & 20b Balcombe Road Canford Cliffs BH13 6DY: up to 30 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Land to rear of 26-32 Wharfdale Road, Poole, BH12 2ED: up to 6 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- 189 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DL: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 47 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH12 1NB | 100% | 100% | 92% | 0% |
| BH12 1NG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 120 m |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 45 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cromer Road Branksome | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth University Talbot Heath | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Penn Hill Surface Car Park | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 8.1 km (5.1 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 91.7 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 110 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Canford Cliffs Dental | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Herbert Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Winton Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coy Pond Gardens 2.7 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,010 m² | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.8 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Alder Farm Allotments 1.5 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Aldhelm, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m south-east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Aldhelm | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-east |
| Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Compton Acres | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Branksome Park Wood | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Blake Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Branksome Dene Chine | Beach | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Blue Lagoon | Wetland | 3 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
1 of the street's 9 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heatherlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Courthill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Livingstone Road Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Aldhelm's Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Livingstone Road Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Talbot Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veritas Medical Aesthetics Limited BH12 1NB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Next Home BH12 1DN | Retailers - other | 100 m | Exempt | |
| Home Bargains BH12 1DN | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 17 Jan 2020 |
| John Lewis BH12 1DN | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Marks & Spencer BH12 1DN | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 110 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| John Lewis at Home (Nespresso stand) BH12 1DN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Sports Direct BH12 1DN | Retailers - other | 110 m | Exempt | |
| Everlast Gyms (Poole) BH12 1DN | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Platter by Benugo BH12 1DN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Benugo BH12 1DN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Boots the Chemist BH12 1DN | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2022 |
| Hobbycraft Poole | Retailers - other | 120 m | Exempt | |
| Refresh & Revive BH12 1DN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2024 |
| Godfather Pizza BH12 1DF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 140 m | 5 Very good | 21 Oct 2026 |
| The Branksome Railway Hotel BH12 1DQ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 140 m | 5 Very good | 27 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 104 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 30 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Vehicle crime | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Shopping Area (84); On or near Redlands (53); On or near Langley Road (24); On or near Cromer Road (12); On or near Parking Area (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 13% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- Food hygiene ratings Platter by Benugo (restaurant/cafe/canteen, BH12 1DN) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 17 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Godfather Pizza (takeaway/sandwich shop, BH12 1DF) now 5 Very good, was Awaiting inspection (rated 21 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings The Branksome Railway Hotel (pub/bar/nightclub, BH12 1DQ) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 27 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Gorleston Road · Wills Road · Cardigan Road · Redlands · Middleton Place · Wroxham Road · Horning Road · Poole Road · Cromer Road · A35 · Sheringham Road · Ashley Road
All the streets in BH12 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.