Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Your neighbourhood
Finding your neighbourhood… then we’ll gather the planning register, the map, air quality, flooding and police data.
Your neighbourhood
Newtown & Heatherlands ward · BCP Council · Poole constituency
See what’s changing, available and important within 1km of BH12 2HW.
1km is about a 12-minute walk; 5km reaches across the wider town.
Gathering your neighbourhood, 0%
0 of 11 sources in. Still waiting on the planning register, police data, air quality, flood warnings, your MP, road collisions, defibrillators, bus routes, schools, care inspections and the local map. Each section below fills in the moment its own source answers. You don’t need to wait for the rest.
Pulling in live information from official sources…
Checking flood warnings, planning deadlines, air quality and nearby services. This usually takes a few seconds, please don’t refresh, it’s loading.
One board, like the one in the village hall: everything happening nearby, whatever the topic, soonest first. Each is tagged with its strand, and the same events appear under their topic further down.
Tuesday 22 September 2026, 7.00pm–8.00pm
CommUNIty Discovery Series - Introduction
Learning & Skills· Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University· 2.3km away· Added by a resident
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7.00pm–8.00pm
CommUNIty Discovery Series - Living Well Active
Learning & Skills· Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University· 2.3km away· Added by a resident
Counting what's around this postcode…
Each topic opens with its three most relevant records; the rest are one tap away. Every figure counts what is within 1km of your postcode.
What matters to you?
Tell us what you care about, children, sport, health, community, nature, and we’ll bring that to the front and tuck the rest away. It stays on your device and is never linked to you.
Strand 1
Pulling in nature from live sources… this takes a few seconds, it isn’t stuck.
Strand 2
Pulling in place from live sources… this takes a few seconds, it isn’t stuck.
Strand 3
Pulling in community from live sources… this takes a few seconds, it isn’t stuck.
Strand 4
Pulling in health from live sources… this takes a few seconds, it isn’t stuck.
Strand 5
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Strand 6
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Strand 7
Pulling in future from live sources… this takes a few seconds, it isn’t stuck.
Information is drawn from public and community sources. Some information is fetched live, while other sources are updated periodically. An empty list means nothing was recorded, not that nothing exists, and anything marked “didn’t load” means we couldn’t ask, which is different again. Nothing here replaces the original publisher.
| Source | Used for | How current |
|---|---|---|
| Environment Agency | Flood alerts and warnings | Live |
| Open-Meteo / Copernicus CAMS | Air quality | Modelled estimate, hourly |
| PlanIt | Planning applications from council portals | Updated periodically, on a delay |
| data.police.uk | Recorded crime | Updated monthly, about two months behind |
Tue 20 Oct · October 20th 2026 7pm-8.15pm
CommUNIty Discovery Series - You Are When You Eat
Learning & Skills· Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University· 2.3km away· Added by a resident
Fri 25 Dec · all day
Christmas Day
Community & Connection· 4.7km away· UK bank holidays (GOV.UK)
Mon 28 Dec · all day
Boxing Day
Community & Connection· 4.7km away· UK bank holidays (GOV.UK)
Fri 1 Jan · all day
New Year’s Day
Community & Connection· 4.7km away· UK bank holidays (GOV.UK)
Plotting nearby places…
| OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) | Green space, venues, defibrillators, schools, heritage | Updated periodically, volunteer-maintained |
| UK Parliament Members API | Your MP | Updated periodically |
| postcodes.io / ONS | Location, ward, council, constituency | Updated periodically |
| Residents of this area | Events, groups and initiatives | Added by residents, moderated |
Development shapes travel; travel shapes the air; the air shapes health; and today’s decisions shape what the next generation inherits. 6 links measured from this postcode’s own figures — each ends in a question, not a forecast.
DevelopmentaffectsTransport
8
building applications, of 14 in all
1
involve homes
4
tree works, counted apart
8 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 1 of them involving homes. A further 4 concern trees and are counted separately. They change the canopy, not the traffic.
How might that development affect travel demand on the existing network, and is anyone assessing it cumulatively, or one application at a time?
DevelopmentaffectsNature
950m
to Turners Nursery
1
named green spaces
8
applications in the same radius
Turners Nursery is 950m away, one of 1 named green spaces within 2km. 8 development applications sit inside the same radius.
How are the cumulative effects on that green space and its habitats being considered, and which of these places is actually protected, rather than simply undeveloped for now?
ChildrenaffectsAir quality
6
schools & learning sites
27
air index · fair
1.1
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
6 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is fair today at 27 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 1.1 µg/m³.
How might future traffic and development change the air on the roads those children use twice a day, every day?
Air qualityaffectsHealth
Fair
air quality today
27
European air index
1.1
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
Today's reading is fair (27), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 1.1 µg/m³. Air quality is a long-run exposure, not a daily event: what matters for health is the average someone breathes over years, not one good or bad day.
Over years rather than days, what would sustained exposure at this level mean for residents with asthma, COPD or heart conditions, and for children whose lungs are still developing?
Green spaceaffectsWellbeing
1
green spaces
7
places to be active
9
indoor places to gather
1 named green space and 7 places to be active within 2km, against 9 indoor places to gather.
How accessible are these spaces to people of different ages and abilities, and are there barriers that prevent some residents from enjoying them?
Places to gatheraffectsConnection
9
halls, centres & churches
380m
to Rossmore Gospel Church
9 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Rossmore Gospel Church at 380m.
If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move?
This is what Harmony means in practice: people, place and the natural world as one system rather than seven separate files. Pull on any one of these and the others move.
A few seconds’ read for BH12 2HW. Everything in full is in the seven strands below.
Closes tomorrowPlace & Development
Place & Development
Side and rear extension to existing dwelling and loft conversion including rear dormer and juliet balcony. — 9 Alby Road Poole BH12 1NY · 870m away · comments close 18 September 2026.
Closes in 8 daysPlace & Development
Place & Development
Single storey rear extension. — 5 Sunnyhill Road Poole BH12 2DH · 800m away · comments close 25 September 2026.
Closes in 13 daysPlace & Development
Place & Development
Demolition of existing building (comprising 3no. units) and erection of replacement industrial / commercial units, together with the creation of a new vehicular access, associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure — Units A to C Sharp Road Poole BH12 4BG · 900m away · comments close 30 September 2026.
Open to commentPlace & Development
Place & Development
T1 - Fir Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T2 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T3 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property - This is in most need of the Crown Reduction T4 - Apple Tree - Crown Reduction to provide sufficient clearance to property and improve tree health - lower branches are starting to bend with the weight of the apple crop each year — 14 Cedar Way Poole BH12 2AF · 380m away · lodged 10 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
EventLearning & Skills
Learning & Skills
October 20th 2026 7pm-8.15pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 2.3km
PublicHealth & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
110m away · 24/7 Access · The Quay School
The people elected to speak for this area, from national to neighbourhood.
Your MP
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Labour · Poole
Contact Neil Duncan-Jordan(opens in a new tab)How this area voted · 2024 General Election
Pollen and UV from the Open-Meteo forecast; heat is the forecast temperature, not the official alert. The Heat-Health Alerts are issued by UKHSA: check the current alert.
Low
grass 0 grains/m³
Source: Open-Meteo pollen model (CAMS). The band applies to grass pollen, using the Met Office's published thresholds; other species are shown as counts because their banding is not consistently published.
The Department for Education's own register: every state and independent school, not just the mapped ones. Each links to its latest Ofsted report (Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade).
4 schools within 1km, from the Department for Education’s register.
Buildings with statutory protection, from the national register rather than the map.
No listed building falls within 1km. The national register is definitive, so this is a real absence rather than a gap in the data.
Updated periodicallyHistoric England, National Heritage List for England; conservation areas via planning.data.gov.uk
How this place has changed: former buildings, previous land uses, monuments, memorials, archaeological sites and museums. The kind of thing residents can add to over time.
No heritage features are mapped within 1km. Local history rarely reaches a map without someone putting it there. One of the easiest gaps for a community to fill.
Stories, memories, photographs and history shared by local people. Read by a moderator before it appeared. Open data can say where a building is; only people can say what happened in it.
Know a story, place or photograph we’ve missed? It’s lost the moment nobody writes it down.
No local stories have been added here yet. How a street got its name, what stood on a corner, a photograph in a drawer. Be the first to add one.
Every figure here is measured from the six strands above. Every forward-looking line is a question, not a forecast.
A snapshot of the place we're passing on: the measures that say what sort of place this is to hand over, drawn together from the strands above.
Development pressure
8 applications
Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 0 classed as major, 8 of all types still undecided. 4 further applications concern trees and are not counted here.
Green space
1 space
Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Turners Nursery at 950m.
Places to gather
9
Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in.
Learning on the doorstep
4 schools, 2 libraries
6 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities.
Nearest defibrillator
110m
11 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome.
Heritage features
0
Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km.
Air quality today
Fair (27)
European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 2.6 µg/m³, NO₂ 1.1 µg/m³.
Play spaces, family facilities and things for children nearby. Playgrounds and skate parks come from the map; children's centres, family hubs and toddler groups are best found through your council's family services, or added by residents below. Schools are under Learning & Skills.
Plus 4 other mapped playgrounds without a name, nearest 110m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); services from the council
Places, activities and opportunities for young people — the gap between a playground and adulthood. Open data maps youth centres and skate parks; youth clubs, teenage activities and schemes like Duke of Edinburgh are best added by people who run them.
No youth centres are mapped nearby yet. If you run a youth club, activity or scheme for teenagers here, add it so families can find it.
How today's decisions shape what this area becomes — population, housing, services, environment. Every line is a question, not a forecast. The three strongest are summarised higher up the page.
Air quality → Health
Today's reading is fair (27), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 1.1 µg/m³. Air quality is a long-run exposure, not a daily event: what matters for health is the average someone breathes over years, not one good or bad day.
Over years rather than days, what would sustained exposure at this level mean for residents with asthma, COPD or heart conditions, and for children whose lungs are still developing?
Green space → Wellbeing
1 named green space and 7 places to be active within 2km, against 9 indoor places to gather.
How accessible are these spaces to people of different ages and abilities, and are there barriers that prevent some residents from enjoying them?
Places to gather → Connection
9 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Rossmore Gospel Church at 380m.
If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move?
Every figure on this page counts what is within 1km of your postcode, unless it says otherwise.
EventLearning & Skills
Learning & Skills
Tuesday 6 October 2026, 7.00pm–8.00pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University · 2.3km
Turnout 61% · majority 18 votes. Source: UK Parliament. Vote shares are the record of one election, not a statement about anyone who lives here now.
Worked out from your postcode. If you live very close to a constituency boundary, your address can fall the other side of it — check by address on Parliament’s own site.
Your ward councillors · Newtown & Heatherlands
Councillors are the local end of the chain: planning, bins, roads and the council services on this page all answer to them before anyone else. From the council’s own register.
The most local tier of all, sitting beneath BCP: town councils run things like allotments, halls, events and local green space, and are consulted on planning. Their wards differ from BCP’s, so the whole council is listed here by its own wards.
Alderney and Wallisdown
Bearwood
Bourne Valley and Branksome East
Branksome Park and Canford Cliffs
Branksome West and Penn Hill
Canford Heath
Creekmoor and Waterloo
Hamworthy West and Turlin Moor
Longfleet and Sterte
Merley
Newtown
Oakdale and South-East Creekmoor
Old Town and Baiter
Parkstone Lilliput and Sandbanks
Your Police and Crime Commissioner
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner
Elected, and separate from the police themselves. They set the force’s budget and priorities and handle complaints about how it is run, which makes them the person to write to about the crime figures further up this page.
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner(opens in a new tab)Most local decisions are made in public, on a deadline. These are where they're published.
Petitions people here are signing
Official UK Parliament petitions only, ranked by signatures from this constituency. The Government must respond at 10,000 signatures nationally; at 100,000 Parliament considers a debate. Listing a petition is a count, not an endorsement — read it and decide for yourself. Updated daily.
Petitions to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Open petitions from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole’s own ePetition system, most-signed first. These go to the council, not Parliament, and the council responds under its petition scheme. A count, not an endorsement. Updated daily.
Local news, notices and one-off happenings added by people who live here, checked by a moderator before they appear.
Nothing has been added for this area yet. Open data shows where the village hall is. It can't say the coffee morning is every Thursday at ten.
Add the first one for this areaAdded by residentsSubmitted by residents, moderated before publishing
Pulled automatically from calendars that local groups have connected. They keep their own listings up to date; we just show them.
Christmas DayFri 25 Dec · all day
From UK bank holidays (GOV.UK)
Boxing DayMon 28 Dec · all day
From UK bank holidays (GOV.UK)
New Year’s DayFri 1 Jan · all day
From UK bank holidays (GOV.UK)
Added by residentsLocal groups' own calendars, refreshed hourly
Charities, CICs, food banks, support groups and residents' associations working in your area. A local organisation is worth knowing about whether or not it has anything on this week, so it lives here in its own right.
No local organisations have been added here yet. The national ones are easy to find online; it’s the small local groups doing brilliant work that are hardest to discover, so this fills up when someone who knows one adds it.
Added by residentsAdded by residents and organisations, moderated before publishing
Places within 1km where you may be able to volunteer, because they are usually run by volunteers, alongside current opportunities added by residents and local organisations. Contact a place directly to ask what help it needs.
Nothing is listed here yet. Charity shops, food banks and litter picks are rarely in any register, so this part only fills up if somebody who knows about one adds it.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap, plus residents
Simple, current requests from local organisations — donations, drivers, raffle prizes, a spare pair of hands. Small things that are easy to help with if you happen to see them.
Nothing is being asked for right now. If you run a local group and need a hand with something, this is the place to say so.
Added by residentsAdded by local organisations, moderated before publishing
Clubs, societies, activities and groups you can join locally — the things that meet regularly and welcome new people, added by residents.
No groups have been added for this area yet. A choir, a running club, a book group, a chess night — if you know one that meets nearby and welcomes newcomers, this is where it goes.
Added by residentsAdded by residents, moderated before publishing
Halls, centres, social facilities and places of worship within 1km.
Rossmore Gospel Church · Place of worship
The Good Shepherd · Place of worship
anglican
Gateway Church · Place of worship
Rossmore Childrens center · Community centre
Calvary Pentecostal Curch · Place of worship
pentecostal
Branksome Cemetery Chapel · Place of worship
The Salvation Army - Branksome · Place of worship
salvation army
The Factory · Community centre
Plus 1 other mapped community centre without a name, nearest 470m away.
The old-school suppliers: butcher, baker, greengrocer, farm shop, deli.
No butcher, bakery, greengrocer or farm shop is mapped within 1km. If you know one, add it to OpenStreetMap and it will appear here.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Theatres, cinemas, arts centres and music venues within 1km.
No theatre, cinema or music venue is mapped within 1km.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
GPs, pharmacies, dentists, hospitals and other health services nearby, grouped by type.
Updated periodicallyNHS/CQC register and OpenStreetMap; inspection ratings are in Care services below
In a cardiac arrest, survival falls with every minute. Worth knowing before you need it, and worth telling a neighbour.
The Quay SchoolReport a problem with The Quay School110m
Public24/7 Access
The Quay School, BH12 4HU
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Precision Units Dorset LimitedReport a problem with Precision Units Dorset Limited670m
PublicVaried Access
2a Gloucester Road, BH12 2AP
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Bcha - The FactoryReport a problem with Bcha - The Factory970m
Public24/7 Access
The Factory, 14 Alder Hills, BH12 4AS
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)The Fty LabReport a problem with The Fty Lab970m
PublicVaried Access
Unit C1 B, BH12 1DN
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Branksome Masonic HallReport a problem with Branksome Masonic Hall1.0km
Public24/7 Access
Branksome Masonic Hall, BH14 9BT
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)6 more within 1km, 6 of them behind restricted access.
Source: British Heart Foundation. From The Circuit, the national defibrillator network, as published on 3 August 2026. It is a monthly snapshot, not a live feed, and a device can be moved or go out of service between releases. Community Connect is not endorsed by or affiliated with the British Heart Foundation.
Always call 999 first. The call handler will tell you where the nearest accessible unit is and give you its access code.
Updated periodicallyThe Circuit via the British Heart Foundation, refreshed monthly; supplemented by OpenStreetMap
Care homes, homecare providers and CQC ratings. Every one must register with the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them.
3 CQC-registered care services within 1km · 3 with a published rating
Source: Care Quality Commission. Ratings are the Care Quality Commission's own, from its most recent inspection of each service; each link opens the full CQC report. Many registered services, including most dental practices, are not given a rating at all.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyCare Quality Commission, refreshed monthly
Leisure centres, swimming pools, gyms, sports pitches and courts, running tracks, skate parks and outdoor gyms within 1km. Walking and cycling groups are usually resident-run — add one below if you know it.
Cricket Batting nets · Sports pitch
Everyone Active Rossmore Leisure Centre · Swimming pool
Everlast Gyms · Gym
MatSpace · Gym
Plus 3 other mapped outdoor gyms without a name, nearest 360m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Local and national support, advice and services for your wellbeing.
Someone to talk to whatever you're going through, day or night, free to call.
Where to get NHS help, including self-referral to talking therapies without seeing a GP first.
Information and support for anyone facing a mental health problem.
Free, confidential 24/7 support by text: text SHOUT to 85258.
The Campaign Against Living Miserably, for anyone who is struggling or in crisis.
Advice and support if you look after a family member or friend.
Help after someone dies, for however long grief takes.
Honest information about drugs, and confidential help to stop.
Free, confidential support with alcohol, drugs or mental health, in person and online.
Practical advice and emotional support on any issue disabled people face.
Befriending and a friendly ear for older people who feel isolated.
Ask your GP surgery about a link worker who can connect you to local activities and support.
Free, 24-hour helpline run by Refuge. You do not have to be in crisis to call.
Confidential help for men experiencing domestic abuse.
Free advice on money, benefits, debt, work, housing and consumer problems.
The Trussell Trust's national finder. Most food banks need a referral, explained on the page.
Emergency help and advice if you are homeless or at risk of losing your home.
Free NHS checks, screening programmes and vaccinations, and who is eligible for each.
A free mid-life check-up for adults aged 40 to 74, spotting early signs of stroke, heart disease, diabetes and more.
Who is invited, how often, and how to book. Offered to women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64.
Routine mammograms, offered to women aged 50 up to their 71st birthday.
A home test kit sent automatically to everyone aged 50 to 74.
The full NHS schedule, from childhood jabs to flu, COVID, shingles and travel vaccines.
Information about NHS 111, emergency care and when to call 999. In a life-threatening emergency, always call 999. These official routes work wherever you are and never depend on this page being up to date.
A life is at risk, a crime is in progress, or there is a fire. Call, don't look it up.
Urgent medical help when it isn't life-threatening — day or night, they tell you where to go.
A&E, urgent treatment centres and minor injuries units, and when to use each.
Nearest open pharmacy, including late and weekend opening, by postcode.
Report online, or call 101 when it isn't an emergency. Always 999 if it is.
Report a crime anonymously. They never trace calls or take your name.
Fire safety, a free home safety visit, and what to do about a hazard.
Nearest stations, for reference
Police: Winton Police Station, 3.7km away. Fire: Westbourne Fire Station, 2.4km away. Stations are not for emergencies, always dial 999.
Everything the open registers record within 1km. Switch a layer off to clear the view, or tap a pin to see what it is.
Loading the street map…
Rings mark 500m, 1km and 2km. Pins are what the open registers record, not everything that is there. A hall nobody has added to OpenStreetMap does not appear.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); plus residents and the council
Today's decisions → Future generations
4 schools, 2 libraries and 0 heritage features within 2km, alongside 8 planning applications still undecided.
The children in those schools will inherit whatever is settled this year. What would they thank us for in 2046, and what would they wish we had asked about?
Branksome Recreation playground · Playground
Your community right now
Source: Get Information About Schools (DfE); reports from Ofsted. Ofsted stopped giving schools single-word ratings in September 2024, and the official register no longer carries one. Each school's link opens its Ofsted reports page, where the full inspection reports live.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyGet Information About Schools (DfE), refreshed monthly
Further and higher education across the whole of BCP, not just your immediate area — BU, AUB and Bournemouth & Poole College serve the entire conurbation.
Arts University Bournemouth · University
Bournemouth University · University
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus) · University
The Bournemouth and Poole College · College
Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus) · University
Cambian Wing College · College
South West Regional Assessment Centre · College
Health Services University · University
Shaftsbury Millie College · College
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), across BCP
Find local courses, adult education and ways to learn something new. These are national services you search for your own area, so they cover the whole of BCP.
Search thousands of courses across the country, from adult education to professional qualifications.
Free level-3 qualifications for eligible adults, funded by the government.
Free online courses in numeracy, digital and workplace skills.
Flexible distance learning, from free short courses on OpenLearn to full degrees.
Free talks, first aid training, digital skills, environmental education. Added by whoever runs them, and shown right across BCP.
CommUNIty, in partnership with Bournemouth University, brings people together through FREE inspiring community events. Discover expert speakers, learn something new, meet new people and explore a wide range of topics in a relaxed, welcoming environment.Join us for a fascinating and evidence based talk from Dr Sumanto Haldar of Bournemouth University, exploring the growing science of chrononutrition, how the timing of our meals may influence our health. We often think about what we eat but could when we eat be just as important? Dr Haldar will explore: Why the timing of our food intake matters How our body clock interacts with eating and nutrition What research tells us about the relationship between meal timing, diet and health Whether changing when we eat could help support better health
CommUNIty, in partnership with Bournemouth University, brings people together through FREE inspiring community events. Discover expert speakers, learn something new, meet new people and explore a wide range of topics in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Could moving more transform your health without setting foot in a gym? Join health, fitness and wellbeing educator Layne Hamerston as he shares simple, evidence-based ways to become more active, boost your energy, improve your wellbeing and create healthy habits that last. Packed with practical advice and easy-to-follow tips, this inspiring session is suitable for all ages and abilities.
CommUNIty is a partnership between the Talbot Village Residents’ Association and Bournemouth University, bringing people together through free, engaging community learning. Our aim is to make university knowledge accessible to everyone, creating opportunities to learn, discover new interests and build stronger, more connected communities. Thinking about joining one of our events? This introductory evening is the perfect place to start. Discover how CommUNIty was created, hear about the inspiring programme of talks and activities already delivered, and explore what’s planned for the future. Meet the people behind the initiative, learn how you can get involved, and help shape future topics as we continue bringing communities together through learning.
Organising one of these? To change a date or cancel it, use report this on the entry and a moderator will update it. One-off events are removed automatically the day after they take place.
Libraries, learning centres and other places to learn nearby. Schools, colleges and universities have their own blocks above.
Rossmore Library · Library
Mo,We,Fr 09:30-17:00; Tu,Sa 09:30-13:00, Th,Su off · BCP Council
Branksome Library · Library
Mo,Fr,Sa 10:00-13:00; Tu 10:00-13:00, 14:00-18:00; We 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00; Th,Su off
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Finding work, careers advice and support back into employment. National services that cover the whole of BCP; local job fairs and support can be added below.
Free, impartial careers advice, skills assessments and a course finder, for any age.
The government's job search, listing vacancies across the country.
Support finding work, and help if you are claiming benefits while looking.
Your rights, and the help available, if you have been made redundant.
Learning while you earn, and technical routes into work. Particularly worth knowing for young people who don't want the university route.
Search and apply for apprenticeships across England, from intermediate to degree level.
Apprenticeship options explored alongside university choices, with how-to guides.
Two-year technical courses for 16 to 19 year-olds, combining study with a work placement.
27
Air quality index
Fair on the European scale
0
Live flood warnings
In force within 20km
Poole is split between two water suppliers, and the boundary runs street by street, so neighbouring addresses can differ.
Bournemouth Water has no ban. Wessex Water brought in a hosepipe ban on 18 August 2026, covering much of Poole, including Poole Town, Hamworthy, Parkstone, Newtown, Heatherlands, Canford Heath, Creekmoor and Upton.
Enter your full postcode on the Wessex Water checker to see whether your exact address is affected.
Water companies announce hosepipe bans on their own pages; there is no single official feed. Checked 10 September 2026. Always confirm with your supplier before relying on it.
Source: Open-Meteo air quality model (CAMS). The air quality figure is modelled for this area from monitoring and weather data, not measured on your street.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Source: Environment Agency; water companies via the Storm Overflow Hub; The Rivers Trust. Bathing water classifications are the Environment Agency's, from four years of samples. Overflow status is each water company's own live monitor data, published to the national Storm Overflow Hub. The Environment Agency does not routinely sample E. coli on these river points, so the live sewage-discharge status is the honest signal for a river.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Parks, nature reserves, commons, woodland and allotments within 1km. Some green space, like a stretch of woodland, has no name on the map; it still shows in the list below even though it isn't counted above.
Turners Nursery · Park
Plus 2 other mapped places without a name, nearest 600m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest, nature reserves, protected habitats, European wildlife designations and ancient woodland near you. Dorset's heaths make this an unusually rich area.
Updated periodicallyNatural England and others via planning.data.gov.uk
No Environment Agency flood alerts or warnings are in force within 20km right now. That says nothing about long-term risk to this address.
LiveEnvironment Agency flood service
Bottle banks, textile and can points and recycling centres within 1km. For household waste centres, bulky-item collections and what goes in which bin, use your council.
No recycling points are mapped within 1km. Your council's page below lists the nearest recycling centre.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council pages for centres and collections
Lodged within 1km in the last 90 days, newest first. Each links to your council's own record, where the comment deadline is stated.
14 planning applications within 1km in the last 90 days.
Undecided · Full
Demolition and removal of existing outbuildings and the erection of a new one bedroom chalet style dwellinghouse fronting Victoria Road (Use Class C3), alongside associated landscaping and…
Demolition and removal of existing outbuildings and the erection of a new one bedroom chalet style dwellinghouse fronting Victoria Road (Use Class C3), alongside associated landscaping and infrastructure
Land Adjacent to 26 Livingstone Road Poole BH12 3AH · 860m away · Lodged 10 Sept 2026 · Ref P/26/04408/FUL
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 - Fir Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T2 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide…
T1 - Fir Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T2 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property T3 - Hornbeam Tree - Crown Reduction to neaten and provide sufficient clearance to property and neighbours' gardens and property - This is in most need of the Crown Reduction T4 - Apple Tree - Crown Reduction to provide sufficient clearance to property and improve tree health - lower branches are starting to bend with the weight of the apple crop each year
14 Cedar Way Poole BH12 2AF · 380m away · Lodged 7 Sept 2026 · Ref P/26/04305/TTPO
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 Silver Birch - 2m Branch reduction back to previous reduction points. Reduce laterals by 1m to balance and shape crown
31 Cooke Road Poole BH12 1QB · 720m away · Lodged 26 Aug 2026 · Ref P/26/04134/TTPO
Undecided · Full
Demolition of existing building (comprising 3no. units) and erection of replacement industrial / commercial units, together with the creation of a new vehicular access, associated parking,…
Demolition of existing building (comprising 3no. units) and erection of replacement industrial / commercial units, together with the creation of a new vehicular access, associated parking, landscaping and infrastructure
Units A to C Sharp Road Poole BH12 4BG · 900m away · Lodged 20 Aug 2026 · Ref P/26/04007/FUL
Undecided · Full
Side and rear extension to existing dwelling and loft conversion including rear dormer and juliet balcony.
9 Alby Road Poole BH12 1NY · 870m away · Lodged 13 Aug 2026 · Ref P/26/03904/HOU
Source: PlanIt, collecting council planning registers on a delay. Counts are of applications lodged, which is a measure of paperwork, not of what will be built: many are refused, withdrawn or never begun.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyPlanIt, collected from council portals on a delay
Large developments within 1km that were granted permission in the last five years, newest decision first. These stay listed long after they drop out of the 90-day view above. A scheme is at its most visible on the ground exactly when it is quietest on the register.
Major schemeApproved January 2023
Construction of a floodlight 3G synthetic pitch with sports fencing, spectator area, access paths, wildlife bund, temporary haul road and additional cycle shelter/hoops.
740m away · APP/22/00970/F
Permission is not the same as building work. No open dataset records whether a scheme has started or finished, so these are listed as consented and dated, nothing more. In England a permission normally lapses if work has not begun within three years, which is why the window stops at five.
Updated periodicallyPlanIt, collected from council portals on a delay
Completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry for this postcode, newest first. These are prices actually paid, not asking prices or estimates.
£291,500 median of the last 12 sales in BH12 2HW (Jan 2016 – Oct 2025).
These are completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry, not asking prices or estimates. Prices reach the register a month or two after completion, so the very latest sales may not appear yet.
Updated periodicallyHM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence)
No open national feed covers every council's roadworks, so this is a link rather than a list.
Bus stops, stations and tram stops within 1km, from the Department for Transport's national register. A stop's two sides (one for each direction) are counted once.
34 bus stops within 1km.
Distances are straight lines, so the walk is always a little further, especially where a railway or main road sits in between. Stops come from NaPTAN, the Department for Transport’s national register, which lists where stops are but not which buses call at them today.
2 buses running within 1km right now, on 2 routes:
Source: Bus Open Data Service, Department for Transport. A snapshot of live bus tracking, taken as this page loaded. Routes with no vehicle in the area at this moment do not appear, so evenings and Sundays show fewer routes than exist.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyNaPTAN, Department for Transport; live tracking from the Bus Open Data Service
Named car parks within 1km, with whether they charge where that's recorded. For live tariffs and permits, check your council.
Albert Road · Car park
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); tariffs from the council
Police-reported injury collisions within 1km over the last five years, from the national record.
105 reported injury collisions within 1km, 2021 to 2025
Counted per person hurt, so one collision can appear in more than one row. The collisions themselves are drawn on the map in “Your neighbourhood at a glance” — switch on the Collisions layer.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19. Figures show police-reported personal-injury collisions and do not by themselves indicate the cause of a collision or the relative safety of different forms of transport.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyDepartment for Transport, STATS19
Police publish these snapped to anonymised map points, never real addresses.
291 incidents were recorded near this postcode in July 2026.
Broadly unchanged
796 recorded across May to July 2026, against 804 in May to July 2025. The same three months a year earlier, so the comparison isn’t measuring the seasons.
Counts are of records, not convictions, snapped to anonymised map points and published about two months in arrears. A change of a few incidents at this scale is noise. The shape over a year is the part worth reading. The feed keeps about three years, so its earliest year will drop off as new months appear; figures already gathered here are kept.
Source: data.police.uk. Figures are police-reported incidents snapped to anonymised map points; they measure what was reported, not everything that happened.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
One month in a small area. Too small a sample to read a trend from, and not a comparison between neighbourhoods.
Updated periodicallydata.police.uk, about two months behind
Population density for this postcode's own census neighbourhood, an area of roughly 1,500 people.
5,474 people per square kilometre.
Denser than 72% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Source: Census 2021. Density says how closely people live, not how it feels to live there — a leafy street of flats can out-score a windswept estate of houses.
Updated periodicallyONS Census 2021, updated each census
What Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole charges for 2026-27, including the police and fire shares. Parish precepts, where they exist, come on top.
| Band | Per year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,624 |
| B | £1,894 |
| C | £2,165 |
| D | £2,436 |
| E | £2,977 |
| F | £3,518 |
| G | £4,059 |
| H | £4,871 |
Of the Band D figure, £2,016.05 goes to the council, £322.58 to the police and £96.95 to fire and rescue. Your own band depends on your property’s 1991 valuation — check your band on GOV.UK.
Updated periodicallyMHCLG, council tax levels 2026-27, published March 2026
Undecided · Full
Single storey rear extension.
5 Sunnyhill Road Poole BH12 2DH · 800m away · Lodged 12 Aug 2026 · Ref P/26/03849/HOU
Undecided · Outline
Construction of 5 new dwellings & self contained bin-store (revised application)
6A Boldre Close Poole BH12 2HP · 180m away · Lodged 21 Jul 2026 · Ref P/26/03431/OUT
TreesUndecided · Trees
T1 Red Cedar - Fell.
5 Norman Avenue Poole BH12 1JH · 780m away · Lodged 13 Jul 2026 · Ref P/26/03240/TTPO
Permitted · Full
Side and rear wraparound single storey extension. Relocation of upper garden stairs.
9 Stacey Close Poole BH12 3HT · 690m away · Lodged 6 Jul 2026 · Ref P/26/03125/HOU
Permitted · Full
Erection of a single-storey rear extension.
18 Cranborne Crescent Poole BH12 4EP · 510m away · Lodged 2 Jul 2026 · Ref P/26/03074/HOU
Rejected · Amendment
Non-material amendment following approval of APP/21/01478/F to provide parapet wall.
10 Sark Road Poole BH12 3PN · 850m away · Lodged 25 Jun 2026 · Ref P/26/02983/NMA
TreesRejected · Trees
T1 in G1 - Sycamore - Remove
40 Beaconsfield Road Poole BH12 2NN · 840m away · Lodged 23 Jun 2026 · Ref P/26/02939/TTPO
Permitted · Conditions
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission P/26/01019/HOU (Demolition of existing rear WC, Pergola, Garage and construction of rear and side extension with associated…
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission P/26/01019/HOU (Demolition of existing rear WC, Pergola, Garage and construction of rear and side extension with associated internal and external changes) to change from sloped roof to pitched roof, add 4x velux windows & changes to fenestration on rear extension elevation
46 Sunnyside Road Poole BH12 2LQ · 440m away · Lodged 22 Jun 2026 · Ref P/26/02901/CONDR
Permitted · Full
Proposed single storey side extension forming 2no additional bedrooms
99 Yarmouth Road Poole BH12 1LY · 770m away · Lodged 19 Jun 2026 · Ref P/26/02890/HOU