Kings Close Poole
2 addresses across 1 postcode (BH15), about 30 m long. USRN 30303159.
- Sales: 2 recorded sales since 1995; in 2013 the median was £192,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (C: 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 D; 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 Poole, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Oakdale Community Park, is about 230 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 9 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 2 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Poole Town Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 67 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | £192,000 | £192,000 | £192,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £188,500 | £188,500 | £188,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2013 | 2 BH15 2HH | Terraced | £192,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2004 | 2 BH15 2HH | Semi-detached | £188,500 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2003-2006 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 D (41% of about 850 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)
- Oakdale Public Buildings: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- 12 Rectory Road: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- St Mary's Maternity Hospital site, St. Mary's Road, Poole, BH15 2BH: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- Pergins, 21 Christopher Crescent, Poole, BH15 3HW: up to 4 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Poole Stadium, Stadium Way, Poole, BH15 2BP: up to 430 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Land adjacent Sweet Home Inn, Parkstone: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Land at Moor View Road, Poole, BH15 3LS: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
- Bournemouth & Poole College site, Constitution Hill Road, Poole, BH14 0QA: up to 55 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 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 9 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH15 2HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Hamworthy 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest New Inn Oakdale | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Poole | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Poole Centre (Holes Bay) Car Park | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 11.2 km (6.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 89.2 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Poole Town Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Denistry @ 68 | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 220 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Oakdale Community Park 7,330 m² | 230 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,160 m² | 320 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 150 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Poole Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poole Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Poole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parr's Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Holes Bay | Bay | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
| Weston's Point | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-east |
| West Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) south |
| Luscombe Valley | Valley | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2 of the street's 2 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: see them on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakdale Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 350 m | 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 |
| Longfleet Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 560 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Poole High School | Secondary | 11–18 | 770 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ocean Academy Poole | Primary | 7–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Canford Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Canford Heath Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| The Bournemouth and Poole College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Church of England/Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Old Town Infant School and Nursery | Primary | 3–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Inn BH15 2EL | Pub/bar/nightclub | 70 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Tesco Express [3058] BH15 2EW | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 220 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Tang Village BH15 3DL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 220 m | 4 Good | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Oakdale Post Office BH15 3DL | Retailers - other | 220 m | Exempt | |
| American Fried Chicken BH15 3DH | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Rowlands Pharmacy BH15 3DH | Retailers - other | 370 m | Exempt | |
| Herbies BH15 3JY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 420 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection | |
| Tatnam News BH15 2HG | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2019 |
| The Royal Tandoori BH15 2HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Delicious Pizza BH15 2HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 28 Aug 2025 |
| Tatnam Codfather BH15 2HG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2024 |
| Tatnam Bakes BH15 2HG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jun 2025 |
| JT Fairmart BH15 2HG | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Longfleet CofE VC Primary School BH15 2HF | School/college/university | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Kings Close (24); On or near Simmonds Close (15); On or near Winterbourne Road (10); On or near Wimborne Road (9); On or near Seliot Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 42 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 32% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 7% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 92% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Tesco Express [3058] (retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets, BH15 2EW) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 16 October 2026) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BH15 2HH: 2 addresses
Nearby streets
Fernside Road · Seliot Close · Wimborne Road · Sherrin Close · Simmonds Close · Winterbourne Road · Wimborne Road · Wimborne Road · Winterbourne Close · Henning's Park Road · Winifred Road · Nansen Avenue
All the streets in BH15 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.