The Parade Waterloo, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
26 addresses across 1 postcode (BH17), about 50 m long. USRN 30302491.
- Sales: 33 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £177,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 5, E: 1).
- Flood: 14 addresses on its postcodes are 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 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 3.3 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 20 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 10 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Birchwood Practice, about 1.2 km (0.7 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 22% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 82 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 | £177,000 | £177,000 | £177,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £164,500 | £164,500 | £164,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £139,950 | £139,950 | £139,950 |
| 2012 | 1 | £124,950 | £124,950 | £124,950 |
| 2011 | 2 | £107,500 | £90,000 | £125,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £132,850 | £129,950 | £135,750 |
| 2007 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £74,500 | £50,000 | £99,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £53,500 | £53,500 | £53,500 |
| 2000 | 3 | £46,950 | £43,500 | £50,000 |
| 1998 | 4 | £39,500 | £38,000 | £41,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2024 | GARAGE, 5 BH17 7EZ | Other | £10,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Jun 2024 | 8A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £177,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 May 2024 | 5 BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Mar 2024 | 10 BH17 7EZ | Other | £76,800 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Mar 2021 | 4A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £140,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Mar 2021 | 6 - 8 BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £140,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Nov 2020 | 9 BH17 7EZ | Other | £75,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jul 2019 | GARAGE, 6 BH17 7EZ | Other | £42,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 May 2019 | 1A BH17 7EZ | Other | £225,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 18 Apr 2019 | 11 BH17 7EZ | Other | £38,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Oct 2018 | 5A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £164,500 | Leasehold. |
| 10 May 2018 | 6 - 8 BH17 7EZ | Other | £139,950 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Oct 2017 | 4A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £139,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Jun 2016 | 11 BH17 7EZ | Other | £50,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Oct 2015 | 5 BH17 7EZ | Other | £51,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 Jan 2014 | 8A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £139,950 | Leasehold. |
| 9 Aug 2012 | 11A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £124,950 | Leasehold. |
| 13 Jul 2011 | 8A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 21 Jan 2011 | 8A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £90,000 | Leasehold. |
| 2 Jul 2008 | 2 BH17 7EZ | Terraced | £135,750 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Feb 2008 | 5A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £129,950 | Leasehold. |
| 18 May 2007 | 3 BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £115,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Nov 2004 | 11A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £105,000 | Leasehold. |
| 17 Sep 2003 | 5A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £99,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Aug 2003 | 3 BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 15 Aug 2001 | 8A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £53,500 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Jul 2000 | 11A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £46,950 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 20 Apr 2000 | 5A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jan 2000 | 4A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £43,500 | New build. Leasehold. |
| 11 Dec 1998 | 5A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £41,000 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Nov 1998 | 9 BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £39,000 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Oct 1998 | 8A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £40,000 | Leasehold. |
| 16 Oct 1998 | 3A BH17 7EZ | Flat or maisonette | £38,000 | Leasehold. |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 98 m². Most common: Maisonette, mid-terrace (4); Maisonette, end-terrace (3); Flat (2). Built: 1950-1966 (4); 1967-1975 (3); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 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 D (35% of about 820 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)
- Hillbourne: up to 90 homes, not permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Sopers Lane: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 14 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 5 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 10 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH17 7EZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Hamworthy 145,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) | |
| Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Milne Road Shops Waterloo Estate | 50 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Poole | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Premier Inn Poole Centre (Holes Bay) Car Park | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 86.9 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Birchwood Practice | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Moonlight Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Creekmoor, Upton | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,040 m² | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 4.4 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 280 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Broadstone Allotments 1.1 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 6.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow cemetery and four other bowl barrows on Canford Heath | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Poole Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hillbourne Copse | Wood | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Pergins Island | Island | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) east |
| Merley Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north |
| Pit Bottom | Valley | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) west |
| Weston's Point | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
2 of the street's 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbourne Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 250 m | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Parkstone Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 400 m (0.2 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 |
| Poole Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 920 m (0.6 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 |
| Haymoor Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Broadstone First School | Primary | 4–9 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Canford Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Magna Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Canford Heath Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Outstanding (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ad Astra Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 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 |
| Broadstone Middle School | Middle deemed secondary | 9–13 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Dec 2019, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Stanley Green Infant Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Springdale First School | Primary | 5–9 | 1.9 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhan Xung Chinese Takeaway BH17 7EZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 10 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2025 |
| Happy Palace BH17 7EZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 10 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Champion of Poole Kebab Pizza House BH17 7EZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 10 m | 5 Very good | 16 Sep 2025 |
| Nisa BH17 7EZ | Retailers - other | 20 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Premier Lotus Convenience Store BH17 7EZ | Retailers - other | 40 m | 4 Good | 23 Aug 2024 |
| Hillbourne Primary School BH17 7HX | School/college/university | 240 m | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2025 |
| Parkstone Grammar School BH17 7EP | School/college/university | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Shell Darbys Corner BH17 7JX | Retailers - other | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 53 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Public order | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cavan Crescent (20); On or near Gough Crescent (17); On or near Milne Road (12); On or near Marshal Road (10); On or near French Road (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 8% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 22% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 22% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 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
- BH17 7EZ: 26 addresses of 27 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Milne Road · Cavan Crescent · Allenby Road · Marshal Road · French Road · Allenby Close · Denison Road · Underwood Close · Lambs Close · Apsley Crescent · Roberts Road · Methuen Road
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.