Ravine Road Bournemouth
51 addresses across 3 postcodes (BH5), about 360 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3749701.
- Sales: 62 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £655,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 34 homes have an energy certificate (B: 5, C: 12, D: 11, E: 5, G: 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Pokesdown, about 920 m (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 130 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 30 to 35 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 51 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Beaufort Road Surgery, about 810 m (0.5 miles) away, with 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 42% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 22 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £655,000 | £510,000 | £800,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £419,000 | £419,000 | £419,000 |
| 2023 | 5 | £830,000 | £470,000 | £1,050,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £935,000 | £650,000 | £1,220,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £835,000 | £835,000 | £835,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £602,500 | £475,000 | £730,000 |
| 2017 | 2 | £320,000 | £310,000 | £330,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £355,000 | £325,000 | £385,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £532,500 | £320,000 | £745,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £443,000 | £306,000 | £580,000 |
| 2012 | 3 | £222,500 | £185,000 | £475,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £249,995 | £249,995 | £249,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | 3 BH5 2DT | Detached | £800,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2026 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 17 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £510,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Mar 2024 | 10 BH5 2DU | Detached | £419,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2023 | 14 BH5 2DU | Detached | £1,050,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2023 | 32 BH5 2DU | Detached | £830,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | 38 BH5 2DU | Detached | £470,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jun 2023 | 3 BH5 2DT | Detached | £775,000 | |
| 6 Mar 2023 | 22 BH5 2DU | Detached | £920,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2022 | 34 BH5 2DU | Detached | £1,220,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2022 | 13 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £650,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Oct 2021 | 9 BH5 2DT | Detached | £1,300,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Oct 2021 | 9 BH5 2DT | Detached | £1,050,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Dec 2020 | 8 BH5 2DU | Detached | £835,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2018 | 7 BH5 2DT | Detached | £730,000 | |
| 18 Apr 2018 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 17 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £475,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Jan 2018 | 13 BH5 2DT | Other | £340,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Aug 2017 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 1 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £310,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Feb 2017 | COACH HOUSE, 17 BH5 2DT | Detached | £330,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Sep 2016 | UPPER FLOOR FLAT, 17 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £325,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Mar 2016 | FIRST FLOOR FLAT, 17 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £385,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Sep 2015 | 25 BH5 2DT | Detached | £745,000 | |
| 8 Jul 2015 | 29 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £320,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Nov 2013 | 21 BH5 2DT | Detached | £580,000 | |
| 4 Sep 2013 | 17 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £306,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2012 | 17A BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | Leasehold. |
| 6 Sep 2012 | 14 BH5 2DU | Detached | £475,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2012 | 10A BH5 2DU | Detached | £222,500 | |
| 10 May 2011 | 38 BH5 2DU | Detached | £249,995 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Dec 2010 | 38 BH5 2DU | Flat or maisonette | £292,943 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 8 Nov 2010 | 30 BH5 2DU | Detached | £530,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2010 | 38 BH5 2DU | Flat or maisonette | £290,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2008 | 38A BH5 2DU | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2007 | 19A BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £225,000 | Leasehold. |
| 11 Jul 2006 | 13A BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £200,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Dec 2005 | 8 BH5 2DU | Detached | £461,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2005 | 12 BH5 2DU | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2005 | 34 BH5 2DU | Detached | £495,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2005 | 27 BH5 2DT | Semi-detached | £572,500 | |
| 15 Mar 2004 | 27 BH5 2DT | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2004 | 27 BH5 2DT | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2004 | GROUND FLOOR FLAT, 27 BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £190,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Oct 2003 | 16 BH5 2DU | Detached | £413,500 | |
| 22 Apr 2003 | 17A BH5 2DT | Detached | £186,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2002 | 4A BH5 2DU | Flat or maisonette | £150,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2001 | 13A BH5 2DT | Flat or maisonette | £135,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 18 BH5 2DU | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2000 | 10A BH5 2DU | Detached | £113,500 | |
| 14 Jun 2000 | 4A BH5 2DU | Detached | £40,000 | |
| 2 Jul 1999 | 6 BH5 2DU | Detached | £237,500 | |
| 23 Jun 1999 | 28 BH5 2DU | Detached | £195,000 |
Energy performance certificates
34 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 131 m². Most common: Flat (18); House, detached (12); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1930-1949 (13); 1900-1929 (10); 2022 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (21); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 1,790 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)
- 65-67 Southbourne Grove: up to 10 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- 36-40 Southwood Avenue, Bournemouth, BH6 3QB: up to 16 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 46-48 Southbourne Grove: up to 10 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
- 4 Stourcliffe Avenue: up to 5 homes, permissioned (730 m (0.5 miles))
- 30-32 Seabourne Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Gainsborough Court, Cromwell Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (850 m (0.5 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH5 2DT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BH5 2DU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| BH5 2EH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 7 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 51 addresses are between 30 m and 35 m above sea level (32 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH5 2DT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH5 2DU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH5 2EH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Pokesdown 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Christchurch 484,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 21 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ravine Road Boscombe | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Boscombe | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Woodside Road Car Park | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mer | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 96.4 km (60 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Beaufort Road Surgery | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bourne Dental | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Kings Park Hospital | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9.5 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,800 m² | 260 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Lingdale Road Allotments 3.0 ha | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fisherman's Walk | Beach | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Honeycombe Chine | Valley | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Grove Copse | Wood | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Brewhouse Hole | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Grimbury Marsh | Wetland | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) east |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.4 | 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 | 50 | 51 | 51 |
1 of the street's 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pokesdown Community Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 830 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St James' Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| King's Park Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Stourfield Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stourfield Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Avonwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Outstanding (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bethany Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Needs attention; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Collegiate School BH5 2DY | School/college/university | 180 m | 5 Very good | 26 Nov 2025 |
| Boscombe Cliff Bowling Club BH5 2DJ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | Exempt | |
| On The Green BH5 2DJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Cafe Riva BH5 2EL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2022 |
| Seaward Day Nursery BH6 3SJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | 5 Very good | 14 Nov 2024 |
| China Lounge BH5 2AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Sep 2025 |
| Commodore Hotel BH6 3TD | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2023 |
| Alexander Lodge BH6 3SR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Nov 2020 |
| Seawards BH6 3SQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Nov 2017 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Southbourne Promenade (9); On or near Wentworth Close (5); On or near Rotherfield Road (5); On or near Dingle Road (2); On or near Woodland Avenue (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 40% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 32% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 87% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
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
Wentworth Close · Rotherfield Road · Dingle Road · Montague Road · Boscombe Promenade · Woodland Avenue · Portman Crescent · College Road · Beaufort Road · Wentworth Avenue · Boscombe Overcliff Drive · Fishermans Avenue
All the streets in BH5 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.