Wesley Close Bournemouth
19 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH8), about 120 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 3766176.
- Energy: 11 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 7).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Bournemouth, about 870 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Knyveton Gardens, is about 610 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 37 to 38 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Crescent Providence Surgery, about 850 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 460 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 25% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 256 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
11 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 82 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (3); House, semi-detached (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 2012 (4); 1983-1990 (4); 2012-2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (6); owner-occupied (1).
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 (41% of about 1,920 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)
- 318-324 Holdenhurst Road: up to 22 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- 217 Holdenhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH8 8DE: up to 5 homes, permissioned (350 m)
- 21-23 St Clement's Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- 61 Richmond Park Road: up to 5 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- 10 Ascham Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Rear of 27-31 Southcote Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- 18 Knole Road: up to 6 homes, permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- Ambulance Station, 42 Porchester Road: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 29 September 2026 to 30 September 2026: BT, New service connection, some carriageway incursion, on the footway (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 19 addresses are between 37 m and 38 m above sea level (37 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH8 8BU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH8 8PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Bournemouth 2.7 million journeys in 2024–25 | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pokesdown 377,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Springbourne Library | 100 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bournemouth Station Lansdowne | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Tuckton Tea Gardens Ferry Landing | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Car parks | Sovereign Shopping Centre Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 94.2 km (59 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Crescent Providence Surgery | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queens Park Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 14 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Queens Park Dental Team | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Boscombe Community Hospital | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Boscombe Police Box | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 120 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Knyveton Gardens 1.8 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,240 m² | 110 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Cyril Park 3,250 m² | 90 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 900 m² | 210 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Clement, a listed building (Grade I), 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Clement | Listed building, Grade I | 510 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| House of Bethany | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Roman Catholic Church of the Annunciation | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Wimborne Road Cemetery, Bournemouth | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Boscombe Pier West | Beach | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Horseshoe Common | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Honeycombe Chine | Valley | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Boscombe Pier East | Beach | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) west |
| Berry Hill | Hill | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
19 of the street's 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malmesbury Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 510 m (0.3 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 Clement's and St John's Church of England Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Bethany Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 560 m (0.3 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 |
| King's Park Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 930 m (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Livingstone Academy Bournemouth | All-through | 4–19 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Queen's Park Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Queen's Park Infant Academy | Primary | 4–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Bishop of Winchester Academy Church of England | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Bournemouth School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Requires improvement (Jun 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Avonwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Apr 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pamir BBQ Express BH8 8BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 4 Good | 27 Aug 2026 |
| The Taste of China BH8 8BZ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 80 m | 5 Very good | 30 May 2024 |
| The Firkin Shed (Micro pub) BH8 8BZ | Pub/bar/nightclub | 80 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
| The Galley Fish and Chip Shop BH8 8BE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 31 Aug 2024 |
| Paprika BH8 8BE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 14 Aug 2026 |
| Capybara Cafe BH8 8BX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 18 Dec 2025 |
| Bap Go BH8 8BE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 130 m | 5 Very good | 3 Nov 2025 |
| Bournemouth East Conservative Club BH8 8BX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 130 m | 4 Good | 4 Oct 2018 |
| Aldi Stores Limited BH8 8NT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 140 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2020 |
| The Uncle Will BH8 8DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Malmesbury Park PO BH8 8BB | Retailers - other | 190 m | Exempt | |
| Down the Hatch BH8 8BT | Retailers - other | 230 m | Exempt | |
| Park Garage - Shell BH8 8BT | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2020 |
| MY Chinese Take-away BH8 8AY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 240 m | 5 Very good | 16 Feb 2023 |
| SukhoThai Restaurant BH8 8AY | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 4 Good | 21 Feb 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 82 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 68 |
| Shoplifting | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 16 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Bicycle theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Victoria Road (62); On or near Wilkins Gardens (31); On or near Holdenhurst Road (28); On or near Shelbourne Close (25); On or near Henville Road (22).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 25% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 59% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 21% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 1 to 2 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
Malmesbury Park Place · Shelbourne Mews · Chelsea Gardens · Stewart Close · Melbourne Road · Stewart Mews · Henville Road · Shelbourne Close · Cleveland Gardens · Wilkins Gardens · Victoria Place · The Lane
All the streets in BH8 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.