Woking Road Poole
38 addresses across 2 postcodes (BH14), about 200 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 30300336.
- Sales: 66 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £500,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 29 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 8, D: 17, E: 2, 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 B; 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 Parkstone (Dorset), about 670 m (0.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Alexandra Park, is about 520 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 50 to 56 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 38 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Shore Medical, about 140 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 740 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 68% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 156 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 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £309,000 | £309,000 | £309,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £295,000 | £285,000 | £305,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £337,500 | £325,000 | £350,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £325,000 | £315,000 | £335,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £338,000 | £338,000 | £338,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £227,000 | £227,000 | £227,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £220,000 | £212,000 | £302,500 |
| 2015 | 2 | £217,000 | £214,000 | £220,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £222,500 | £195,000 | £250,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £177,500 | £177,500 | £177,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2024 | 38 BH14 0BZ | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2023 | 16 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £309,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2022 | 17 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £305,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | 8 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 14 Sep 2021 | 36 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £350,000 | |
| 4 Jun 2021 | 7 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £325,000 | |
| 9 Oct 2020 | 40 BH14 0BZ | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2020 | 36 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £315,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2020 | 16A BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £258,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 25 BH14 0BZ | Detached | £338,000 | |
| 29 Nov 2018 | 42 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £290,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 May 2018 | 1 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2017 | 18 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £227,000 | |
| 9 Dec 2016 | 2 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £212,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2016 | 25 BH14 0BZ | Detached | £302,500 | |
| 19 Feb 2016 | 1 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2015 | 14 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £214,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2015 | 28 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2014 | 36 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £250,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2014 | 20 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £195,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2013 | 10 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £177,500 | |
| 26 Nov 2012 | 14 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £188,000 | |
| 27 Jun 2011 | 28 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £185,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2011 | 8 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £168,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2010 | 20 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £184,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2009 | 44 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 20 Dec 2007 | 19 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £236,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2007 | 28 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £213,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2007 | 34 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £207,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 9 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £245,000 | New build. |
| 31 Aug 2007 | 1 BH14 0BZ | Detached | £245,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2007 | 7 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £247,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2007 | 17 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £165,000 | New build. |
| 14 May 2007 | 30 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £194,950 | |
| 27 Apr 2007 | 15 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £158,000 | New build. |
| 4 Apr 2007 | 25 BH14 0BZ | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 10 Feb 2006 | 46 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 27 Jan 2006 | 5 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2004 | 18 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £158,500 | |
| 2 Jul 2004 | 26 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £188,500 | |
| 30 Jun 2004 | 28 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £161,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2004 | 26 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £153,000 | |
| 7 May 2004 | 34 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2003 | 36 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £176,000 | |
| 5 Dec 2003 | 2 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £141,500 | |
| 3 Dec 2003 | 34 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 7 Aug 2003 | 20 BH14 0BZ | Terraced | £147,000 | |
| 16 Aug 2002 | 11 BH14 0BZ | Detached | £173,000 | |
| 4 Mar 2002 | 36 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £143,000 | |
| 21 Dec 2001 | 13 BH14 0BZ | Semi-detached | £120,000 |
Energy performance certificates
29 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (12); House, mid-terrace (7); House, end-terrace (6). Built: 1930-1949 (14); 1900-1929 (9); 2012-2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (private) (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 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 B (32% of about 1,810 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)
- Mansfield Road Water Tower, Mansfield Road, Poole , BH14 0DJ: up to 17 homes, permissioned (110 m)
- Land rear of 394-408 Ashley Road Newtown & Heatherlands BH14 0AA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Land r/o 394-408 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0AA: up to 16 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Marlborough Court Nursing Home, 91-93 Bournemouth Road, BH14 0ER: up to 36 homes, permissioned (290 m)
- 370-372 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DQ: up to 5 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Rear of 382 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DQ: up to 8 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- 107-117 Bournemouth Road, Poole, BH14 9HR: up to 9 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Albert Road Car Park: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (500 m (0.3 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
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 38 addresses are between 50 m and 56 m above sea level (52 m on average); the ground rises about 7 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BH14 0BZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BH14 0DF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Parkstone (Dorset) 229,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Branksome 280,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | |
| Poole 965,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Salisbury Road Parkstone | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Seldown Coach Station Poole | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Poole Quay Ferry Landing | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on Bournemouth Road, BH14 | 270 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shell Recharge Charging Station | 210 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Bournemouth Airport BOH | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 90.9 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shore Medical | 140 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shore Pharmacy | 140 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Madeira Dental Centre | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Poole Hospital | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Dorset Police | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Alexandra Park 2.7 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,620 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.6 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,020 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 3.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church, a listed building (Grade II*), 390 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Dunstan of Canterbury Orthodox Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-east |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Poole Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Poole Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Constitution Hill | Hill | 920 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Branksome Park Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Blue Lagoon | Wetland | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Parkstone Bay | Bay | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Bourne Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Coy Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 37 | 38 | 38 |
1 of the street's 38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courthill Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Livingstone Road Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Livingstone Road Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 880 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Heatherlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| The Bournemouth and Poole College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Ocean Academy Poole | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Aldhelm's Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Church of England/Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomoko Ramen BH14 0AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 26 Oct 2023 |
| Alghero Ristorante BH14 0AS | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 17 Mar 2026 |
| Waitrose BH14 0AP | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 160 m | 5 Very good | 20 Aug 2024 |
| Sushi Daily BH14 0AP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 160 m | 5 Very good | 20 Jan 2025 |
| Bamboo Leaf BH14 0AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 2 Mar 2023 |
| Ashley Vegas BH14 0AA | Retailers - other | 180 m | 4 Good | 15 Jan 2024 |
| Gurkha Spice BH14 0AT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Victoria BH14 0AT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Grillix BH14 0AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Sam's Burgers BH14 0AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Domino's Pizza BH14 0AA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jul 2023 |
| Bryant Pharmacy BH14 0AD | Retailers - other | 210 m | Exempt | |
| Ashley News Food & Wine BH14 0AX | Retailers - other | 210 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2020 |
| KFC BH14 0AX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2025 |
| Regency Manor BH14 0DA | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 220 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 54 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 32 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 17 |
| Other theft | 10 |
| Drugs | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Robbery | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (37); On or near Weymouth Road (22); On or near Consort Close (21); On or near Randolph Road (18); On or near Parking Area (11).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 7 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
Katie Close · Mansfield Close · Wilson Road · Blair Avenue · Salisbury Road · Mansfield Avenue · Randolph Road · Rozelle Road · Weymouth Road · Mansfield Road · Belmont Road · Earlham Drive
All the streets in BH14 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.