Johns Road Wareham, Dorset
21 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH20), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30800030.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £365,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4).
- Flood: 2 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 Dorset costs £2,765 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Wareham (Dorset), about 60 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Northmoor Park, is about 280 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 5 to 7 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 21 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wareham Surgery, about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 21% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | £365,000 | £355,000 | £375,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £306,500 | £278,000 | £335,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £215,000 | £172,000 | £220,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £132,500 | £132,500 | £132,500 |
| 2000 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2021 | 4 BH20 4BG | Detached | £355,000 | |
| 9 Apr 2021 | 6 BH20 4BG | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 7 BH20 4BG | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2019 | 5 BH20 4BG | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2019 | 4 BH20 4BG | Detached | £278,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2015 | 6 BH20 4BG | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2007 | 6 BH20 4BG | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 6 BH20 4BG | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 11 Dec 2003 | 2 BH20 4BG | Semi-detached | £172,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2003 | 5 BH20 4BG | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2002 | 2 BH20 4BG | Detached | £132,500 | |
| 22 May 2000 | 6 BH20 4BG | Detached | £120,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 85 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 C (56% of about 700 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
- WAREHAM RAILWAY STATION, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Gas Works: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH20 4BG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH20 4BA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 21 addresses are between 5 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH20 4BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH20 4BG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wareham (Dorset) 302,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 60 m |
| Holton Heath 42,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Wool 209,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Wareham Station | 90 m |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Ferry Terminal Lower Hamworthy | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 21.8 km (14 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 87.4 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Wareham Surgery | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Medsclinic Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Purbeck Dental Care | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Wareham Community Hospital | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Purbeck Police | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Shell Bere Regis, A 35 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Northmoor Park 2.1 ha | 280 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 430 m² | 150 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,810 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Martin's Church, a scheduled monument, 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 135 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Martin's Church | Scheduled monument | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Church of St Martin | Listed building, Grade I | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Part of the defences of the Anglo-Saxon fortified centre of Wareham and part of the motte and bailey castle with shell keep | Scheduled monument | 770 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Four bowl barrows 70m east of Seven Barrows Farm | Scheduled monument | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| 12, West Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| No 22 (St Michaels House) | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) south |
| 41, West Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 920 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| North Bestwall Wood | Wood | 840 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Great Ovens Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Buck's Cove Saltmarsh | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Rushy Bottom | Valley | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Turner's Cove | Bay | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) east |
| The Decoy | Lake or reservoir | 3.2 km (2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 21 |
5 of the street's 21 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| The Purbeck School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stoborough Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tops Day Nursery BH20 4AX | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 110 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Monsoon BH20 4AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 7 Aug 2024 |
| DrinkCreate BH20 4DX | Manufacturers/packers | 180 m | Exempt | |
| Spar Wareham BH20 4AY | Retailers - other | 210 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Carey Road Convenience Store BH20 4AY | Retailers - other | 220 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| N0.9 Bed and Breakfast BH20 4DG | Other catering premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2017 |
| Twiga House BH20 4DH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 May 2018 |
| Spurwing Guest House BH20 4DH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2019 |
| Allstars @ Wareham Golf Club BH20 4DH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Jan 2026 |
| Brewow BH20 4SP | Retailers - other | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Dec 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near North Causeway (15); On or near Hibbs Close (12); On or near Parking Area (7); On or near Mellstock Crescent (4); On or near Walls View Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 19% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
Carey Road · Northport · Northport · North Causeway · Causeway Close · Woodbury Gardens · Carey Close · Hibbs Close · Mellstock Crescent · Saxon Court · Daniel Drive · Tantinoby Lane
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.