Giddylake Wimborne Minster, Dorset
47 addresses across 4 postcodes (BH21), about 490 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 12201230.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £1,000,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 27 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 9, E: 12, F: 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 E; Band D in Dorset costs £2,765 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 94% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Hamworthy, about 9.5 km (5.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Dogdean, is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 33 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 47 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Walford Mill Medical Centre, about 620 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 80% of households owned their home and 50% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 2 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 | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £497,500 | £305,000 | £690,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £1,500,000 | £1,500,000 | £1,500,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £314,250 | £314,250 | £314,250 |
| 2021 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £1,249,425 | £1,249,425 | £1,249,425 |
| 2019 | 3 | £530,000 | £299,950 | £622,750 |
| 2018 | 3 | £350,000 | £187,500 | £552,500 |
| 2017 | 3 | £294,000 | £270,000 | £412,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2026 | SOUTHWOOD BH21 2QT | Detached | £1,000,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2025 | FLAT 5, BELLS HOUSE BH21 2QU | Flat or maisonette | £305,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2025 | WESTERING BH21 2QU | Detached | £690,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | HIGHLAND COTTAGE BH21 2QT | Detached | £1,500,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2022 | 2 BH21 2QU | Terraced | £314,250 | |
| 28 Jun 2021 | FLAT 1, ONSLOW HOUSE BH21 2QT | Flat or maisonette | £360,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Nov 2020 | HIGHLAND COTTAGE BH21 2QT | Detached | £1,249,425 | |
| 13 Dec 2019 | KINLY BH21 2QT | Detached | £622,750 | |
| 5 Aug 2019 | FAIRHAVEN BH21 2QU | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2019 | FLAT 5, BELLS HOUSE BH21 2QU | Flat or maisonette | £299,950 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Jul 2018 | ORCHARD LODGE BH21 2QT | Detached | £552,500 | |
| 9 May 2018 | 2 BH21 2QU | Terraced | £350,000 | |
| 17 Apr 2018 | FLAT 2, BELLS HOUSE BH21 2QU | Flat or maisonette | £187,500 | Leasehold. |
| 18 Dec 2017 | FLAT 3, BELLS HOUSE BH21 2QU | Flat or maisonette | £270,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Sep 2017 | FLAT 1, BELLS HOUSE BH21 2QU | Flat or maisonette | £294,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Sep 2017 | 1, ALLEN VIEW BH21 2QU | Semi-detached | £412,500 |
Energy performance certificates
27 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 130 m². Most common: Flat (11); Bungalow, detached (7); House, detached (6). Built: before 1900 (8); 1950-1966 (8); 1900-1929 (8). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (19); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (21 addresses)
- 1 Allen View, Giddy Lake
- 2, Giddy Lake
- Coppins, Giddy Lake
- Dolphin Cottage, Giddy Lake
- Fairhaven, Giddy Lake
- Flat 1 Bells House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 1 Onslow House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 2 Bells House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 2 Onslow House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 3 Bells House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 4, Bells House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 5 Bells House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 6 Bells House, Giddy Lake
- Flat 6 Onslow House, Giddy Lake
- Giddylake House, Giddy Lake
- Greenway, Giddy Lake
- Highland Cottage, Giddy Lake
- Kinly, Giddy Lake
- Orchard Lodge, Giddy Lake
- Tanfield, Giddy Lake
- The White Cottage, Giddy Lake
Council tax
What each band costs in Dorset in 2026-27: Band D £2,765 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,843 | £2,151 | £2,458 | £2,765 | £3,379 | £3,994 | £4,608 | £5,530 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (23% of about 1,030 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)
- Stone Lane Industrial Estate: up to 62 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Wimborne First School: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Old Road Car Park and Old Dairy: up to 12 homes, not 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 2 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH21 2QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | possible |
| BH21 2QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
| BH21 2QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH21 2QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 47 addresses are between 33 m and 63 m above sea level (49 m on average); the ground rises about 29 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH21 2QL | 100% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| BH21 2QR | 100% | 50% | 50% | 0% |
| BH21 2QT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH21 2QU | 100% | 4% | 4% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hamworthy 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Onslow Gardens Wimborne Minster | 370 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth University Talbot Heath | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 10.5 km (6.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Allenview North Car Park | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 10.4 km (6.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 82.2 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Walford Mill Medical Centre | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Everyou Pharmacy | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Wimborne Community Hospital | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | ATM | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Dogdean 12 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Redcotts Recreation Ground 4.1 ha | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,060 m² | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Walford Bridge, a listed building (Grade II*), 540 m (0.3 miles) west. 125 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Walford Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m (0.3 miles) west |
| 43, West Borough | Listed building, Grade II* | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Wimborne Conservative Club | Listed building, Grade II* | 840 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Barclays Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| A bell barrow and a bowl barrow at St Michael's Middle School 60m west of the school buildings | Scheduled monument | 930 m (0.6 miles) east |
| The Leaze medieval site | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Mound on The Leaze | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Firs | Wood | 860 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Barrow Firs | Wood | 920 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Merry Field Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Founder Hole | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| The Bog | Wetland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Pillmoor Bottom | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 46 | 47 | 47 |
1 of the street's 47 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 Dorset: see them on the Dorset page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allenbourn Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne | Primary | 5–9 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wimborne First School and Nursery | Primary | 2–9 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen Elizabeth's School Church of England | Secondary | 13–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Requires improvement (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colehill Sports and Social Club BH21 2QR | Other catering premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 5 Oct 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Giddylake (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 80% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 45% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 55% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 50% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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
- BH21 2QU: 29 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- BH21 2QT: 16 addresses
- BH21 2QL: 1 address of 19 in the postcode
- BH21 2QR: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Giddy Lake · Lacy Drive · Burt's Hill · Lacy Close · Venator Place · Allenview Road · Campion Gardens · Cheriton Way · Courtenay Drive · Tennyson Road · Tansy Close · Boundary Drive
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.