Emma Close Bournemouth
10 addresses across 1 postcode (BH10), about 140 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3700021.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £349,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 9).
- 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 Bournemouth, about 5.1 km (3.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, and Pelhams Park (3.4 hectares) is about 590 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 12 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Kinson Road Medical Centre, about 790 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 320 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 16% of households owned their home and 13% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 90 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £349,000 | £349,000 | £349,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £345,000 | £345,000 | £345,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2013 | 3 | £204,000 | £204,000 | £215,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £192,500 | £192,500 | £192,500 |
| 2008 | 4 | £249,950 | £175,000 | £249,950 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2024 | 7 BH10 7AB | Detached | £349,000 | |
| 16 May 2023 | 1 BH10 7AB | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2017 | 7 BH10 7AB | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2016 | 6 BH10 7AB | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2016 | 3 BH10 7AB | Detached | £220,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Feb 2014 | 1 BH10 7AB | Detached | £205,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2013 | 4 BH10 7AB | Detached | £204,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2013 | 9 BH10 7AB | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2013 | 8 BH10 7AB | Detached | £204,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2012 | 9 BH10 7AB | Detached | £192,500 | |
| 28 May 2008 | 5 BH10 7AB | Detached | £175,000 | New build. |
| 15 Apr 2008 | 7 BH10 7AB | Detached | £249,950 | New build. |
| 5 Mar 2008 | 6 BH10 7AB | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 28 Feb 2008 | 2 BH10 7AB | Detached | £249,950 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 55 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (9). Built: 2007-2011 (4); 2007 onwards (4); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (1).
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 (57% of about 720 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)
- Kinson Manor Farm, Manor Farm Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Kinson Manor Farm, Manor Farm Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Templeman House, Leedam Road, Bournemouth, BH10 6HP, permissioned (930 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 30 September 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 12 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH10 7AB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Pokesdown 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Emma Close Ensbury | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth University Talbot Heath | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 89.3 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kinson Road Medical Centre | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kinson Pharmacy | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Northborne Dental Practice | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ssd Alderney Community Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Winton Police Station | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Pelhams Park 3.4 ha | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,580 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,350 m² | 140 m |
| Allotments | Brook Road Allotments 1.3 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 8.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints and St Mark, a listed building (Grade II*), 880 m (0.5 miles) east. 13 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints and St Mark | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Dudsbury camp | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Bell barrow known as Belle Vue Barrow, and a bowl barrow 250m north east of Hillamsland | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Mag's Barrow | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Duke's Coppice | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Vernold's Coppice | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Dudsbury Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Fernheath Valley | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Longham Lakes | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| The Bog | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
None of the street's 10 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinson Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
| Hill View Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| The Bourne Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Nov 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Elm Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suttoners Sports and Social Club BH10 7JA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jan 2018 |
| Golden Dragon Palace BH10 7AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 340 m | 4 Good | 9 Dec 2025 |
| Oaklands Guest House BH10 7DP | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 340 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2019 |
| Stafford News BH10 7AJ | Retailers - other | 360 m | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2026 |
| Blue Jade Chinese Takeaway BH10 7BD | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Aug 2023 |
| Kinson Conservative Club BH10 7AR | Pub/bar/nightclub | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 2 Apr 2026 |
| Ko Sing House BH10 7AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Li's Chinese Takeaway BH10 7AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Jun 2025 |
| Ferncroft Masonic Club AKA C&G Catering BH10 6BY | Other catering premises | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 May 2026 |
| Toby Carvery Northbourne BH10 7BJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Oct 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Keeble Crescent (27); On or near Vernalls Gardens (21); On or near Keeble Close (16); On or near Pearson Gardens (5); On or near Vernalls Close (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 16% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 78% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 17% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 86% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 13% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 31% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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
- BH10 7AB: 10 addresses
Nearby streets
Keeble Crescent · Keeble Road · Keeble Close · Russel Road · Vernalls Close · Pearson Gardens · Vernalls Gardens · Northbourne Mews · Markham Avenue · The Broadway · Cedar Avenue · Austen Avenue
All the streets in BH10 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.