Madeira Road Poole
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH14), about 100 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30300332.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £510,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 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 67% to 70% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Branksome, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Alexandra Park, is about 60 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: It is about 60 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shore Medical, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 64% of households owned their home and 33% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 130 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 | £510,000 | £510,000 | £510,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £510,000 | £510,000 | £510,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £275,000 | £275,000 | £275,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2026 | MADEIRA MEDICAL CENTRE, 1 BH14 9ET | Other | £750,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 4 BH14 9ET | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | 3 BH14 9ET | Detached | £510,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | 3 BH14 9ET | Detached | £275,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 170 m². Most common: House, detached (2). Built: 1930-1949 (1); 1900-1929 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
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 (35% of about 750 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)
- 191 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DL: up to 6 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- 189 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DL: up to 6 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Albert Road Car Park: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (200 m)
- 370-372 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (250 m)
- Rear of 382 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- 107-117 Bournemouth Road, Poole, BH14 9HR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (390 m)
- Land r/o 394-408 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0AA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Land rear of 394-408 Ashley Road Newtown & Heatherlands BH14 0AA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 30 September 2026: BOURNEMOUTH, CHRISTCHURCH AND POOLE COUNCIL, Statutory Infrastructure Works, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, verge (minor 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 60 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH14 9DL | 99% | 70% | 70% | 0% |
| BH14 9ET | 100% | 67% | 67% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 41 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Road Parkstone | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth University Talbot Heath | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Bournemouth Road, BH14 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 230 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 91.1 km (57 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shore Medical | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shore Pharmacy | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Madeira Dental Centre | 20 m |
| Hospital | Ssd Alderney Community Hospital | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest *Deposit & Withdrawal* Central Convenience Stores - Poole Cashzone | 260 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alexandra Park 2.7 ha | 60 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,040 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 8.8 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Alder Farm Allotments 1.5 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Poole Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Compton Acres | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Branksome Park Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Blue Lagoon | Wetland | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Parkstone Bay | Bay | 2.6 km (1.6 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) | 9.2 | 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 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courthill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 280 m | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heatherlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Livingstone Road Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 1 km (0.6 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 km (0.6 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 Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Aldhelm's Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 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 |
| The Bournemouth and Poole College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Murrino BH14 9EG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2025 |
| It’s Tea BH14 9DS | Retailers - other | 80 m | Exempt | |
| Romanian and Polish Shop BH14 9BZ | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 13 Aug 2021 |
| Eco Natural Products BH14 9DS | Retailers - other | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Papaya Minimart Ltd BH14 9DF | Retailers - other | 90 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Roosters Piri Piri BH14 9DF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 100 m | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2022 |
| Eco Natural Products BH14 9DF | Retailers - other | 100 m | Exempt | |
| Nazmin's BH14 9DS | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Youngs Butchers BH14 9DF | Retailers - other | 110 m | 5 Very good | 7 Dec 2023 |
| New Kitchen BH14 9BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 28 Nov 2025 |
| Shark Tail Sushi BH14 9BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2025 |
| Pendik Kebab BH14 9BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Li’s Chinese Takeaway BH14 9BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2024 |
| Beegy's Diner BH14 9BZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 110 m | 5 Very good | 15 Aug 2024 |
| Southern Fried Chicken Poole BH14 9BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 110 m | 5 Very good | 17 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 35 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Shoplifting | 15 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Madeira Road (30); On or near Carlton Grove (23); On or near Shelley Road (23); On or near Carnegie Close (17); On or near Khyber Road (15).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 64% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 34% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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
Ashley Road · Ashley Road · Hillman Road · Carlton Grove · Shelley Road · Khyber Road · Langdon Road · Albert Road · Edward Road · Carnegie Close · Palmerston Road · Spring Gardens
All the streets in BH14 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.