Lynn Road Poole
34 addresses across 3 postcodes (BH17), about 270 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30301380.
- Sales: 48 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £323,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (C: 8, D: 10, E: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 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 Parkstone (Dorset), about 2.7 km (1.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 360 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 21 to 24 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 34 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Canford Heath Group Pract, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 370 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 89% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £323,000 | £323,000 | £323,000 |
| 2022 | 3 | £350,000 | £315,000 | £350,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £308,000 | £225,000 | £325,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| 2018 | 4 | £292,750 | £280,000 | £296,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £281,000 | £272,000 | £290,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £229,950 | £225,000 | £230,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £192,950 | £192,950 | £192,950 |
| 2011 | 2 | £186,000 | £180,000 | £192,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £182,500 | £182,500 | £182,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2024 | 19 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £323,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2022 | 11 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2022 | 12 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2022 | 43 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 8 Nov 2021 | 11 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £225,000 | |
| 5 May 2021 | 51 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £308,000 | |
| 15 Jan 2021 | 39 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £325,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2020 | 41 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £360,000 | |
| 3 May 2019 | 17 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £300,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2018 | 6 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £296,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2018 | 5 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2018 | 27 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £280,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2018 | 51 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £290,500 | |
| 10 Mar 2017 | 7 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £272,000 | |
| 6 Jan 2017 | 14 BH17 8PH | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 17 Feb 2016 | 1 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2014 | 17 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2014 | 12 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £225,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2014 | 51 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £229,950 | |
| 1 Oct 2012 | 45 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £192,950 | |
| 9 Dec 2011 | 23 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £192,000 | |
| 15 Apr 2011 | 2 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2009 | 51 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £182,500 | |
| 20 Aug 2007 | 4 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £247,000 | |
| 26 Apr 2007 | 37 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 2 Feb 2007 | 19 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £199,950 | |
| 21 Sep 2006 | 47 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £196,950 | |
| 5 Dec 2005 | 51 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2005 | 10 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £186,000 | |
| 28 Oct 2004 | 1 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £187,750 | |
| 30 Jan 2004 | 31 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £202,450 | |
| 19 Dec 2003 | 5 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £168,500 | |
| 15 Nov 2002 | 25 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £149,950 | |
| 23 Sep 2002 | 23 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £152,500 | |
| 14 Dec 2001 | 4 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £131,500 | |
| 22 Jun 2001 | 39 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £113,000 | |
| 29 May 2001 | 43 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £111,000 | |
| 19 May 2000 | 25 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £106,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | 12 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £97,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 39 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £103,000 | |
| 12 Nov 1999 | 12 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £84,500 | |
| 20 Aug 1999 | 10 BH17 8PH | Semi-detached | £81,000 | |
| 11 Jul 1997 | 35 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £69,500 | |
| 3 Jun 1997 | 1 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £68,000 | |
| 11 Oct 1996 | 4 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £74,000 | |
| 19 Jul 1996 | 23 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 26 Jan 1996 | 7 BH17 8PQ | Semi-detached | £61,500 | |
| 3 Feb 1995 | 11 BH17 8PQ | Detached | £58,700 |
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (16); House, detached (3); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1967-1975 (12); 1983-1990 (3); 1950-1966 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 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 (59% of about 540 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)
- Land r/o Adastral Square, Poole, BH17 8SA: up to 6 homes, permissioned (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Downlands Place, Adastral Road, Poole, BH17 8SL: up to 15 homes, not permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- 113-115 Foxholes Road, Poole, BH15 3NE: up to 4 homes, permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- 1 & 3 St Georges Avenue, Poole, BH12 4ND: up to 11 homes, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 20 October 2026: WESSEX WATER, Works for road purposes, some 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, 1 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH17 8PQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| BH17 8PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH17 8TP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 21 m and 24 m above sea level (23 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH17 8PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH17 8PQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH17 8TP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Warburton Road Canford Heath | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Poole | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Parking space on Bournemouth Road, BH14 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 88.4 km (55 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Canford Heath Group Pract | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crestpharmacy - Canford Heath | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Canford Heath Clinic | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Ssd Alderney Community Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 3 km (1.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Morrisons Daily - Canford Heath Adastral Sq Cashzone | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 360 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.3 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | Bushell Mill Allotments 1.8 ha | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Poole Cemetery, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Poole Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Parr's Plantation | Wood | 910 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 3 km (1.9 miles) east |
| Pergins Island | Island | 3.3 km (2 miles) south-west |
| Weston's Point | Wetland | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
1 of the street's 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Haymoor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ad Astra Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Church of England/Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 830 m (0.5 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) |
| Canford Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Livingstone Road Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Livingstone Road Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Poole Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 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 |
| St Aldhelm's Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B&M Retail Ltd BH12 4QY | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Five Guys BH12 4QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 14 Feb 2025 |
| McDonalds BH12 4QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Apr 2026 |
| Costa Coffee BH12 4QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Jun 2025 |
| Home Bargains BH12 4QY | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2020 |
| Food Warehouse BH12 4QY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Dec 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Verity Crescent (10); On or near Kellaway Road (3); On or near Lynn Road (3); On or near Gray Close (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: WESSEX WATER: Works for road purposes, 20 October 2026 to 22 October 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Calder Road · Kellaway Road · Gray Close · Mitchell Road · Patrick Row · Whistler Gardens · Mannock Way
All the streets in BH17 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.