Undercliff Drive Bournemouth
290 addresses across 11 postcodes (BH1,BH2,BH5), about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 3770504.
- 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 A; Band D in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole costs £2,436 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 98% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bournemouth, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Boscombe Chine Gardens, is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 0 to 19 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 292 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Panton Practice, about 330 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,940 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 45% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 64 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (26% of about 5,380 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, East Cliff (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Russell-Cotes Museum, grade II*
- GRESHAM COURT HOTEL REAR WING OF NO 4 (GRESHAM COURT HOTEL), grade II
- LETTER BOX AT JUNCTION WITH GROVE ROAD, grade II
- ROYAL BATH HOTEL, grade II
- Tudor Grange, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 75-87 Grove Road and 33-35 East Overcliff Drive: up to 119 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Wingfield Court, Manor Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- 17a Christchurch Road: up to 75 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- 7 East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth, BH1 3AD: up to 7 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- 7 East Overcliff Drive: up to 6 homes, permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Radcliffe Court, 51 Manor Road: up to 26 homes, permissioned (550 m (0.3 miles))
- 40 Gervis Road: up to 12 homes, permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- 1 Lansdowne Place, 17 Holdenhurst Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (640 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BH1 3AD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH5 1BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH1 3AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH2 5AA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| BH1 3AF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH1 3BZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH1 3AL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH1 3ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH1 3AQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH1 3ER | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BH1 2EZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 292 addresses are between 0 m and 19 m above sea level (9 m on average); the ground rises about 19 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH1 2EZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH1 3AA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH1 3AD | 100% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| BH1 3AF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH1 3AL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH1 3AQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH1 3BZ | 100% | 98% | 98% | 0% |
| BH1 3ER | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| BH1 3ET | 100% | 8% | 8% | 0% |
| BH2 5AA | 10% | 10% | 10% | 0% |
| BH5 1BN | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pokesdown 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Suncliff Hotel Lansdowne | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth Station Lansdowne | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Bath Road South - Car Park | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 13 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 7.1 km (4.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 95.1 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Panton Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lansdowne Pharmacy | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ocean Dentalcare Dental Practice | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Bournemouth Nuffield Hospital | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Police station | Boscombe Police Box | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest ATM | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Boscombe Chine Gardens 6.1 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 170 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Dean Park Cricket Ground 2.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 900 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 6.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Russell-Cotes Museum, a listed building (Grade II*), 730 m (0.5 miles) west. 22 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Russell-Cotes Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 730 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Boscombe Pier West | Beach | 850 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Bournemouth Pier East | Beach | 860 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Horseshoe Common | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Bournemouth Pier West | Beach | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Honeycombe Chine | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 291 | 292 | 292 |
1 of the street's 292 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | All-through | 4–19 | 800 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bethany Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 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 |
| St Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Malmesbury Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Needs attention; Leadership and governance: Needs attention; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 2 km (1.2 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 |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile 4 (Toft Steps) | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 100 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jun 2025 |
| Cumberland Hotel BH1 3AF | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 110 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2022 |
| Suncliff Hotel BH1 3AG | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 130 m | 5 Very good | 10 Oct 2025 |
| Ocean Beach Hotel and Spa BH1 3AQ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 140 m | 5 Very good | 13 Dec 2022 |
| East Cliff Cottage Hotel BH1 3AT | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 150 m | 5 Very good | 19 May 2017 |
| Bournemouth East Cliff Hotel, Sure Collection (by Best Western) BH1 3AN | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 210 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jun 2023 |
| St Swithuns Church BH1 3ED | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 5 Very good | 19 Feb 2025 |
| Heathlands Hotel BH1 3AY | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 330 m | 5 Very good | 19 Oct 2022 |
| Ibis Styles Bournemouth BH1 3EQ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 Feb 2025 |
| The Queens Hotel & Spa BH1 3DL | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 370 m | 5 Very good | 27 Aug 2026 |
| Le Petit Prince Patisserie BH1 3LJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 420 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Sands 2 Ltd BH1 3JR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 25 May 2023 |
| East Cliff News BH1 3JP | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| Idahs The Artisan Bakery BH1 3JP | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Feb 2024 |
| Yaawin Global Spicy Supermarket BH1 3JP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 15 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Public order | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Undercliff Drive (41); On or near East Overcliff Drive (23).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 2 to 6 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
- BH1 3AD: 66 addresses of 82 in the postcode
- BH5 1BN: 64 addresses of 117 in the postcode
- BH1 3AA: 49 addresses of 52 in the postcode
- BH2 5AA: 29 addresses of 271 in the postcode
- BH1 3AF: 24 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- BH1 3BZ: 18 addresses of 78 in the postcode
- BH1 3AL: 13 addresses of 14 in the postcode
- BH1 3ET: 12 addresses of 39 in the postcode
- BH1 3AQ: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- BH1 3ER: 5 addresses of 31 in the postcode
- BH1 2EZ: 3 addresses of 6 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in BH1, BH2, 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.