Herbert Road Bournemouth
65 addresses across 1 postcode (BH4), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3730251.
- Sales: 101 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £237,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 49 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 16, D: 24, E: 4, F: 1).
- 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 Branksome, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 190 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 36 to 39 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 65 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westbourne Medical Centre, about 810 m (0.5 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 49% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 56 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 | £237,500 | £237,500 | £237,500 |
| 2024 | 2 | £277,500 | £250,000 | £305,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | £302,500 | £208,500 | £810,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £286,000 | £254,000 | £1,085,000 |
| 2021 | 6 | £315,000 | £225,000 | £1,010,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £726,500 | £630,000 | £823,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £239,950 | £239,950 | £239,950 |
| 2018 | 1 | £225,000 | £225,000 | £225,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £287,975 | £208,950 | £367,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £486,428 | £292,855 | £680,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £213,750 | £173,000 | £599,950 |
| 2013 | 4 | £172,000 | £140,000 | £174,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2026 | FLAT 4, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £237,500 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2024 | FLAT 1, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jul 2024 | FLAT 3, 2 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £305,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Dec 2023 | FLAT 3, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Nov 2023 | FLAT 2, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £208,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Aug 2023 | 22A BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £380,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jul 2023 | 6A BH4 8HD | Detached | £810,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2022 | 4 BH4 8HD | Detached | £1,085,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2022 | FLAT 5, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £254,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Feb 2022 | FLAT 3, 2 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £286,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Dec 2021 | FLAT 1, 24 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £234,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2021 | FLAT 3, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Jul 2021 | FLAT 5, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £235,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 2021 | 15A BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £1,010,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Jun 2021 | 15B BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £1,010,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Feb 2021 | 15B BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £395,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Feb 2021 | 15A BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £400,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Oct 2020 | 4 BH4 8HD | Detached | £630,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2020 | 20 BH4 8HD | Detached | £823,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2019 | FLAT 3, 2 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £239,950 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2018 | FLAT 1, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Jun 2017 | FLAT 4, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £208,950 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Apr 2017 | FLAT 2, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £264,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jan 2017 | 15A BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £367,000 | Leasehold. |
| 24 Aug 2015 | FLAT 1, 8 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £292,855 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2015 | 9 BH4 8HD | Detached | £680,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2014 | 15B BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £217,500 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Nov 2014 | FLAT 1, OCEAN BREEZE, 1 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £173,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Sep 2014 | FLAT 2, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £210,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Jul 2014 | FLAT 4, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £205,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Apr 2014 | 12 BH4 8HD | Detached | £599,950 | |
| 11 Dec 2013 | FLAT 3, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £172,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Aug 2013 | FLAT 4, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £172,000 | Leasehold. |
| 25 Feb 2013 | FLAT 5, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £174,000 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Feb 2013 | FLAT 5, 7 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | Leasehold. |
| 28 Jun 2012 | FLAT 3, 24 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £230,000 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2011 | FLAT 1, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £280,000 | Leasehold. |
| 22 Aug 2011 | FLAT 2, OCEAN BREEZE, 1 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £155,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 17 Aug 2011 | FLAT 7, OCEAN BREEZE, 1 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £170,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 21 Apr 2011 | 5 BH4 8HD | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2011 | FLAT 1, OCEAN BREEZE, 1 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £160,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 28 Feb 2011 | 17 BH4 8HD | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 20 Oct 2010 | 3, OCEAN BREEZE, 1 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £176,000 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 3 Sep 2010 | 8, OCEAN BREEZE, 1 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £199,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 23 Mar 2010 | 9 BH4 8HD | Detached | £426,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2009 | 1 BH4 8HD | Detached | £535,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2008 | FLAT 1, 8 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £187,500 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2007 | 15A BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £321,500 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Mar 2007 | FLAT 3, 24 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2007 | FLAT 3, 18 BH4 8HD | Flat or maisonette | £159,950 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
49 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (37); House, detached (8); Maisonette, semi-detached (3). Built: 1930-1949 (22); 1900-1929 (12); 2007-2011 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (22); owner-occupied (21).
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 (23% of about 1,040 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- NO 49 (LODGE TO HERBERT HOSPITAL), grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 42-44 Tower Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (170 m)
- 18, 18a, 20, 20a & 20b Balcombe Road Canford Cliffs BH13 6DY: up to 30 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Land adj. Princess Road/Wessex Way: up to 97 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- 19 Wilderton Road, Poole, BH13 6ED: up to 1 home, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 2 November 2026 to 27 November 2026: SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
- 2 November 2026 to 27 November 2026: SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC, Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (major 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 65 addresses are between 36 m and 39 m above sea level (38 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH4 8HD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Herbert Road Westbourne | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth University Talbot Heath | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Brownsea Island Ferry Landing Sandbanks | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alum Chine Car Park | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 16 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 93.3 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Medical Centre | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Vantage Pharmacy | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Dental Practice | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Herbert Hospital | 100 m |
| Police station | Winton Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 12 ha | 190 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,320 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8.8 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Alder Farm Allotments 1.5 ha | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 25 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Ambrose, a listed building (Grade II*), 410 m (0.3 miles) east. 16 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 St Ambrose | Listed building, Grade II* | 410 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Compton Acres | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Alum Chine | Valley | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Branksome Dene Chine | Beach | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Branksome Park Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Blake Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Blue Lagoon | Wetland | 3.3 km (2 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
1 of the street's 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 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: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annabel's Nursery BH4 8HD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 30 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2025 |
| Aranlaw House Care Home BH13 6HZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 11 May 2026 |
| Pebble Lodge BH4 8EP | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2025 |
| WA cafe BH4 8EN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Lyndale Residential Care Home BH4 8HX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2019 |
| Chalgrove BH13 6JF | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Long Close Retirement Home BH13 6DQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Canford Chase Care Home & Nursing BH13 6EU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Nemo's Nursery & Pre-School BH13 6DQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Argyll Gardens Bowling Club BH4 8AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2025 |
| Southernhay Hotel BH4 8DX | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Feb 2020 |
| Westbourne Conservative Club BH4 8DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Kings House BH4 8JQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| The Libertine BH4 8EL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Alumhurst Road (16); On or near Pembroke Road (11); On or near Herbert Road (8); On or near Drury Road (6); On or near Westbourne Park Road (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 47% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 71% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 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 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
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
- BH4 8HD: 65 addresses
Nearby streets
Pembroke Road · Herbert Road · Drury Road · Groveley Road · Warren Road · Rosemount Road · Branksome Dene Road · Branksome Dene Road · Alumhurst Road · Alumdale Road · Westbourne Park Road · Tower Road
All the streets in BH4 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.