Holt Road Poole
20 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH12), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30302740.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 9, F: 1, G: 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 97% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Branksome, about 730 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 320 m 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: Its addresses are 29 to 42 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 Westbourne Medical Centre, about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 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 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £310,000 | £305,000 | £315,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £372,000 | £360,000 | £384,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £425,000 | £360,000 | £490,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £490,000 | £490,000 | £490,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £257,500 | £257,500 | £257,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £263,000 | £263,000 | £263,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £194,000 | £168,000 | £220,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £187,000 | £187,000 | £187,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £218,000 | £201,000 | £235,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | 18 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 4 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £305,000 | |
| 13 Jun 2025 | 12 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2023 | 1 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2023 | 13 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £384,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2022 | TIMES TWO, 20A BH12 1JQ | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 20 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2021 | 11 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 12 May 2017 | 8 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2016 | 16 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £257,500 | |
| 2 Nov 2015 | 11 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £263,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2012 | 6 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £168,000 | |
| 13 Feb 2012 | 20 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2011 | 8 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £187,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2010 | 9 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £260,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | 1 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2007 | 10 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £201,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2005 | 20 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £189,950 | |
| 23 Nov 2004 | 1 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £176,000 | |
| 22 Jan 2004 | 13 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £60,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2002 | 16 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2001 | TIMES TWO, 20A BH12 1JQ | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2000 | 8 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 27 Sep 1999 | 14 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £91,500 | |
| 18 Dec 1998 | 13 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £45,000 | |
| 27 Jul 1998 | 10 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £68,500 | |
| 10 Dec 1997 | 16 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £74,000 | |
| 25 Jun 1997 | 7 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £61,950 | |
| 16 May 1997 | 3 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £80,000 | |
| 26 Mar 1997 | 12 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £59,000 | |
| 6 Feb 1997 | 14 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £59,500 | |
| 28 Jun 1996 | 2 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £49,500 | |
| 6 Jan 1995 | 8 BH12 1JQ | Detached | £57,500 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (11); House, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (8); 1950-1966 (3); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 C (48% of about 660 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 (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Land to rear of 26-32 Wharfdale Road, Poole, BH12 2ED: up to 6 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- 1-3 Doyne Road, Poole, BH14 9AF: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 5 November 2026 to 9 November 2026: BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL, Statutory Infrastructure Works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026: SOUTH WEST WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (immediate - urgent works)
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 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: 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.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH12 1JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| BH12 1JB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 20 addresses are between 29 m and 42 m above sea level (37 m on average); the ground rises about 13 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH12 1JB | 100% | 97% | 97% | 0% |
| BH12 1JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) | |
| Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holt Road Branksome | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth University Talbot Heath | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Penn Hill Surface Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Source EV Charging Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 91.3 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Medical Centre | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Madeira Dental Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Herbert Hospital | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | Winton Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5.0 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 130 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.8 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alder Farm Allotments 1.5 ha | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 7.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Aldhelm, a listed building (Grade II*), 850 m (0.5 miles) south. 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* | 850 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Branksome Park Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Branksome Dene Chine | Beach | 3 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Blue Lagoon | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
None of the street's 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m (0.4 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 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heatherlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 690 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Talbot Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
| St Aldhelm's Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Courthill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Manorside Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Jul 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Livingstone Road Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
| 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 |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Oct 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilde Fillings BH12 4AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 290 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2025 |
| Pizza Go Go BH12 4AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Hon's Kitchen BH12 4AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 290 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Alder Road Off Licence BH12 4AA | Retailers - other | 310 m | Exempt | |
| C & J Stores Ltd BH12 1PE | Retailers - other | 330 m | 4 Good | 4 Nov 2024 |
| Londis BH12 4AN | Retailers - other | 330 m | 5 Very good | 13 Sep 2022 |
| Sonnys BH12 4AN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 9 Aug 2023 |
| Browns Fish and Chips BH12 4AN | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jul 2023 |
| Cakes by Ana BH12 1PA | Other catering premises | 360 m | Exempt | |
| Lollipops Preschool | School/college/university | 370 m | 5 Very good | 31 Jan 2025 |
| Alder Stores BH12 2AB | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 390 m | 5 Very good | 11 Apr 2025 |
| Lunch'd Limited BH12 4BQ | Other catering premises | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2024 |
| McDonalds BH12 4AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Mar 2024 |
| Spar BH12 4AX | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Apr 2025 |
| Anwen Co LTD BH12 4BQ | Distributors/Transporters | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Oct 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Yarmouth Road (8); On or near Dereham Way (5); On or near Stalham Road (4); On or near Thetford Road (3); On or near Holt Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL: Statutory Infrastructure Works, 5 November 2026 to 9 November 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Pizza Go Go (takeaway/sandwich shop, BH12 4AA) now 5 Very good, was 3 Generally satisfactory (rated 16 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Guest Avenue · Guest Avenue · Guest Avenue · Norman Avenue · Stalham Road · Cooke Road · Yarmouth Road · Dereham Way · Norman Gardens · Thetford Road · Alby Road · Cooke Gardens
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.