Cunningham Close Christchurch
22 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH23), about 130 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 7500369.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £415,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 10, E: 3).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 Christchurch, about 2.8 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 6 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 22 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Christchurch Medical Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £415,000 | £415,000 | £415,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £355,000 | £355,000 | £355,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £357,000 | £350,000 | £385,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £383,000 | £330,000 | £436,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £372,500 | £365,000 | £380,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £334,500 | £300,000 | £369,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £317,475 | £305,000 | £329,950 |
| 2014 | 1 | £342,500 | £342,500 | £342,500 |
| 2013 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £245,750 | £244,000 | £247,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2025 | 11 BH23 3EU | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2023 | 6 BH23 3EU | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2021 | 17 BH23 3EU | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2020 | 21 BH23 3EU | Detached | £357,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2020 | 15 BH23 3EU | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2020 | 3 BH23 3EU | Detached | £337,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 May 2020 | 12 BH23 3EU | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 3 Jul 2019 | 2 BH23 3EU | Semi-detached | £436,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2019 | 10 BH23 3EU | Detached | £330,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2018 | 14 BH23 3EU | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2018 | 8 BH23 3EU | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2017 | 1 BH23 3EU | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2017 | 4 BH23 3EU | Semi-detached | £369,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2015 | 2 BH23 3EU | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2015 | 9 BH23 3EU | Detached | £329,950 | |
| 18 Sep 2014 | 25 BH23 3EU | Detached | £342,500 | |
| 5 Apr 2013 | 5 BH23 3EU | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2012 | 4 BH23 3EU | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2011 | 25 BH23 3EU | Detached | £244,000 | |
| 11 Apr 2011 | 29 BH23 3EU | Semi-detached | £247,500 | |
| 26 Apr 2010 | 14 BH23 3EU | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 14 May 2007 | 25 BH23 3EU | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2006 | 12 BH23 3EU | Detached | £219,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2005 | 1 BH23 3EU | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2004 | 8 BH23 3EU | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2004 | 7 BH23 3EU | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2004 | 4 BH23 3EU | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2002 | 10 BH23 3EU | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 28 Jun 2002 | 9 BH23 3EU | Detached | £164,950 | |
| 18 Jan 2001 | 6 BH23 3EU | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 21 Aug 1998 | 27 BH23 3EU | Detached | £97,000 | |
| 4 Apr 1996 | 12 BH23 3EU | Detached | £78,000 | |
| 28 Feb 1995 | 4 BH23 3EU | Detached | £79,500 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 69 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (16); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (11); 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 1 Cunningham Close
- 2, Cunningham Close
- 3 Cunningham Close
- 4, Cunningham Close
- 5, Cunningham Close
- 6 Cunningham Close
- 8, Cunningham Close
- 9, Cunningham Close
- 10, Cunningham Close
- 11 Cunningham Close
- 12, Cunningham Close
- 14, Cunningham Close
- 15, Cunningham Close
- 17, Cunningham Close
- 21 CUNNINGHAM CLOSE, CHRISTCHURCH
- 25, Cunningham Close
- 29, Cunningham 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 (36% of about 760 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): ARTICLE 4 DIRECTION 97/1, Hovercraft in the Solent.
- 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)
- Cookes Furniture Shop 105-107 Somerford Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- 129 Somerford Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (690 m (0.4 miles))
- Hello House 135 Somerford Road: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Former depot Bingham Road: up to 7 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Ambulance Station and community centre Bingham Road: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- The Sandpiper (PH) 97 Bure Lane: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (880 m (0.5 miles))
- 153 Somerford Road Burton & Grange BH23 3PY: up to 27 homes, permissioned (940 m (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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 21 homes the Environment Agency counts, 3 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH23 3EU | zone 2 | 3 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH23 3JF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 6 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH23 3EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH23 3JF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Christchurch 484,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hinton Admiral 134,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Pokesdown 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Peregrine Road Mudeford | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Boscombe | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Mudeford Quay Ferry Landing Stanpit | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Avon Run Road Car Park | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 99.2 km (62 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Christchurch Medical Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mudeford Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest R.p. Bendall | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Christchurch Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Christchurch Police Station | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Cashpoint® 4 Castle Street Lloyds Bank | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,830 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9,080 m² | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 420 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Southey Road Allotments 2,840 m² | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Moorings, a listed building (Grade II*), 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 28 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Moorings | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Round barrow E of Southcliffe Road, Mudeford | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Staple Cross | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Multi-period landscape on Hengistbury Head | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mudeford Wood | Wood | 440 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Avon Beach | Beach | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Stanpit Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Lily Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Roeshot Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| High Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
1 of the street's 22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mudeford Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 330 m | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mudeford Community Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Somerford Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 820 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Apr 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: Needs attention; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Grange School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Fitness Foods BH23 3TQ | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2022 |
| Jellicoe Stores BH23 3SL | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 200 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 30 Oct 2024 |
| Portfield School Sixth Form AKA Autism Unlimited BH23 3TG | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 20 Mar 2025 |
| GodFirst BH23 3TQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 15 Jan 2026 |
| Christchurch Foodbank + Community Supper BH23 3TQ | Other catering premises | 300 m | 4 Good | 14 Jan 2026 |
| Jimmy's Iced Coffee BH23 3TG | Mobile caterer | 320 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| PS Catering BH23 3RD | Mobile caterer | 330 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2023 |
| Medvale Nutrition Limited BH23 3TS | Distributors/Transporters | 400 m (0.2 miles) | Exempt | |
| Masonic Hall AKA Alfresco Catering BH23 3JY | Pub/bar/nightclub | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Mar 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Jellicoe Drive (16); On or near Anson Close (5); On or near Nelson Drive (5); On or near Curlew Road (5); On or near Mountbatten Close (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Drake Close · Keyes Close · Rodney Drive · Frobisher Close · Curlew Road · Howard Close · Grebe Close · De Havilland Way · Jellicoe Drive · Anson Close · Leyside · Mountbatten Close
All the streets in BH23 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.