Ormonde Road Poole
28 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH13), about 300 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30300481.
- Sales: 26 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £450,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 14 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 6, E: 5, F: 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 G; 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 Branksome, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Branksome Chine Gardens, is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 28 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 28 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Westbourne Medical Centre, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 63% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £607,500 | £450,000 | £765,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £295,000 | £295,000 | £295,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £487,500 | £275,000 | £700,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £665,000 | £570,000 | £760,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £227,500 | £227,500 | £227,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £485,000 | £480,000 | £490,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £270,000 | £270,000 | £270,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £320,500 | £215,000 | £426,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2025 | 8 BH13 6DF | Detached | £450,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2020 | 8A BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £450,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Jan 2020 | 5 BH13 6DF | Detached | £765,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2017 | 24 BH13 6DF | Other | £419,950 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 23 Nov 2017 | 8A BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £375,000 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Jul 2016 | 24 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £295,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Sep 2014 | 4A BH13 6DF | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 29 Aug 2014 | 5 BH13 6DF | Detached | £700,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Feb 2014 | FIRST FLOOR FLAT, 22A BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £275,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Dec 2011 | 4A BH13 6DF | Detached | £570,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2011 | 3 BH13 6DF | Detached | £760,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2010 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 22 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £227,500 | Leasehold. |
| 26 Aug 2009 | 8A BH13 6DF | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2006 | 12 BH13 6DF | Detached | £490,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2006 | 4A BH13 6DF | Detached | £480,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2005 | 24 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £270,000 | |
| 23 Apr 2004 | 4A BH13 6DF | Detached | £426,000 | |
| 29 Jan 2004 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 22 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £215,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 Mar 2002 | 6A BH13 6DF | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2000 | 24 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £139,000 | |
| 24 Feb 2000 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 22 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Oct 1998 | 3 BH13 6DF | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 31 Jan 1997 | 16 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £95,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Sep 1996 | 14 BH13 6DF | Detached | £130,500 | |
| 30 May 1996 | 6A BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £58,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 May 1995 | 16 BH13 6DF | Flat or maisonette | £69,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
14 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Flat (4); Maisonette, detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (11); 1930-1949 (2); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 G (39% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Chester Road (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- 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)
- 42-44 Tower Road: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- 18, 18a, 20, 20a & 20b Balcombe Road Canford Cliffs BH13 6DY: up to 30 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 19 Wilderton Road, Poole, BH13 6ED: up to 1 home, permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 19 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7AG: up to 1 home, permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- 328 Poole Road, Branksome, Poole, Dorset, BH12 1AR: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH13 6DF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH13 6DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 28 addresses are between 28 m and 38 m above sea level (34 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH13 6DD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH13 6DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) | |
| Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 19 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Western Road Branksome Park | 280 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth University Talbot Heath | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Brownsea Island Ferry Landing Sandbanks | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Milburn Road Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 14 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 8.8 km (5.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 93 km (58 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Medical Centre | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 880 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Westbourne Dental Practice | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Herbert Hospital | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Winton Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Branksome Chine Gardens 8.9 ha | 170 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 12 ha | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 130 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8.8 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Blake Dean Allotments 2,690 m² | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 21 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Ambrose, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m (0.6 miles) east. 12 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Ambrose | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Compton Acres | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Fern Barrow: a bowl barrow on Talbot Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Branksome Park Wood | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Branksome Dene Chine | Valley | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Branksome Chine | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Blake Hill | Hill | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Blue Lagoon | Wetland | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
1 of the street's 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Courthill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Heatherlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canford Chase Care Home & Nursing BH13 6EU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jun 2025 |
| Long Close Retirement Home BH13 6DQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2025 |
| Nemo's Nursery & Pre-School BH13 6DQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 250 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Branksome Park Care Centre BH13 7BY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 310 m | 5 Very good | 20 Nov 2025 |
| Greenhouse Christian Centre BH13 6DT | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 340 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2023 |
| Aranlaw House Care Home BH13 6HZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 May 2026 |
| Annabel's Nursery BH4 8HD | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Oyster Mews (6); On or near Forest Road (3); On or near Chester Road (2); On or near Belgrave Road (1); On or near Ormonde Road (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 58% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 35% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 63% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 10 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
Eaton Road · Forest Road · Western Road · Western Road · Pine Drive East · Belgrave Road · Motcombe Road · Chester Road · Burton Road · Wellwood Close · Dover Road · Herbert Road
All the streets in BH13 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.