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
Swanage ward · Dorset Council · South Dorset constituency
See what’s changing, available and important within 1km of BH19 1HT.
See what’s around you on the map
1km is about a 12-minute walk; 5km reaches across the wider town.
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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, 17 November 2026 · 7.00pm-8.15pm
CommUNIty Discovery Series 3: A Day In The Life Of BCP Council’s Chief Executive
Learning & Skills
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?
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Strand 1
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Strand 2
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Strand 3
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Strand 4
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Strand 5
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Strand 6
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Strand 7
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Plotting nearby places…
A few seconds’ read for BH19 1HT. Everything in full is in the seven strands below.
Closed nowPlace & Development
Place & Development
450m away. Reported by a live traffic feed, not checked by us.
Closed nowPlace & Development
Place & Development
4.5km away. Reported by a live traffic feed, not checked by us.
Closed nowPlace & Development
Place & Development
4.6km away. Reported by a live traffic feed, not checked by us.
Open to commentPlace & Development
Place & Development
Proposed ancillary outbuilding — 196 High Street Swanage BH19 2PQ · 180m away · lodged 6 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
EventLearning & Skills
Learning & Skills
7.00pm-8.15pm · Inspire Theatre, Fusion Building, Bournemouth University, Gillett Road, Talbot Village · 15.6km
PublicHealth & Wellbeing
Health & Wellbeing
140m away · 24/7 Access · Costcutters
Open to commentPlace & Development
Place & Development
Erect side and rear extension — 66 Victoria Avenue Swanage BH19 1AR · 350m away · lodged 21 days ago. The council hasn't published a closing date. Its record will have one.
Your community right now
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
10
building applications, of 12 in all
1
involve homes
1
major scheme
0
tree works, counted apart
10 applications within 2km propose building or changing something, 1 of them involving homes, and 1 is classed as major. A further 0 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
900m
to Northbrook Copse
2
named green spaces
10
applications in the same radius
Northbrook Copse is 900m away, one of 2 named green spaces within 2km. 10 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
5
schools & learning sites
45
air index · moderate
28.6
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
5 schools and learning sites within 2km. Air here is moderate today at 45 on the European index, with nitrogen dioxide. The pollutant most closely tied to vehicles. At 28.6 µg/m³.
How might future traffic and development change the air on the roads those children use twice a day, every day?
Air qualityaffectsHealth
Moderate
air quality today
45
European air index
28.6
NO₂ µg/m³ · the traffic pollutant
Today's reading is moderate (45), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 28.6 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
2
green spaces
5
places to be active
10
indoor places to gather
2 named green spaces and 5 places to be active within 2km, against 10 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
10
halls, centres & churches
330m
to Emmanuel Baptist Church & Centre
10 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Emmanuel Baptist Church & Centre at 330m.
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.
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).
3 schools within 1km, from the Department for Education’s register.
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.
Buildings with statutory protection, from the national register rather than the map.
111 listed buildings within 1km — 1 Grade II*, 110 Grade II
Most notable: Newton Manor · Grade II* · 130m away
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 people elected to speak for this area, from national to neighbourhood.
Your MP
Lloyd Hatton
Labour · South Dorset
Contact Lloyd Hatton(opens in a new tab)The most recent divisions in the House of Commons, newest first, exactly as Parliament records them. Nothing here is grouped by subject or scored.
Voted for27 Oct 2026
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
321 for, 66 against · this side won · the full division
Most local decisions are made in public, on a deadline. These are where they're published.
Local news, notices and one-off happenings added by people who live here, checked by a moderator before they appear.
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.
Community
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.
Help your community in an emergency
Dorset Prepared explains how to become a volunteer responder, and how community groups can get ready to support their area during floods, storms and other emergencies.
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.
The old-school suppliers: butcher, baker, greengrocer, farm shop, deli.
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)
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
10 applications
Proposing to build or change something, within 2km in the last 90 days. 1 classed as major, 9 of all types still undecided. 0 further applications concern trees and are not counted here.
Green space
2 spaces
Named parks, commons, woodland, heath and allotments within 2km. Nearest is Northbrook Copse at 900m.
Places to gather
10
Community centres, halls, social facilities and places of worship within 2km. The rooms a neighbourhood actually meets in.
Learning on the doorstep
5 schools, 0 libraries
5 education sites within 2km in total, including colleges and universities.
Nearest defibrillator
140m
21 nearby on the national register. In a cardiac arrest, minutes decide the outcome.
Heritage features
3
Monuments, historic buildings, memorials and museums recorded within 2km.
Air quality today
Moderate (45)
European Air Quality Index, modelled for this location. PM2.5 24.5 µg/m³, NO₂ 28.6 µg/m³.
Events, clubs and activities for the next generation, added by local people and read by a moderator before they appear.
Nothing has been added here yet. Running something for children, young people or the future of the area? Add it so people can find it.
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 2 other mapped playgrounds without a name, nearest 510m 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 moderate (45), with nitrogen dioxide, the pollutant most tied to traffic, at 28.6 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
2 named green spaces and 5 places to be active within 2km, against 10 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
10 halls, centres and places of worship within 2km, nearest Emmanuel Baptist Church & Centre at 330m.
If one of these closed, where would the groups that use it go, and would they survive the move?
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.
The Bournemouth and Poole College · College
Shaftsbury Millie College · College
Bournemouth University (Lansdowne Campus) · University
Arts University Bournemouth · University
Bournemouth University · University
Bournemouth University (Talbot Campus) · University
Cambian Wing College · College
Health Services University · University
South West Regional Assessment Centre · 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.
What is it really like to lead one of the country’s largest unitary councils? Join us for a fascinating evening with Aidan Dunn, Chief Executive of BCP Council, as he takes us behind the scenes and shares an insight into a typical day in his role. From overseeing vital public services and managing major challenges to working with councillors, communities and partner organisations, Aidan will explain what it takes to lead a council serving more than 400,000 residents. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions and learn more about how BCP Council operates and the responsibilities of its most senior officer. Please note that this is not a political meeting. The Q&A session will be kept respectful and focused on Aidan’s role, the work of the council and how the organisation operates.
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Libraries, learning centres and other places to learn nearby. Schools, colleges and universities have their own blocks above.
No libraries or other learning places are mapped within 1km.
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.
Source: Historic England, National Heritage List for England. Listing protects a building's special interest in law; the register records what is protected, not what is merely old or well loved.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
This postcode isn’t in a conservation area, but there are some nearby.
Conservation areas near you
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.
Church Hill Cross · Memorial
Swanage Lockup · Building
Swanage War Memorial · Memorial
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap; statutory listings are held by Historic England
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.
Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers
57 for, 279 against · this side won · the full division
Voted for21 Oct 2026
Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
345 for, 108 against · this side won · the full division
Voted for21 Oct 2026
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
295 for, 111 against · this side won · the full division
Voted for21 Oct 2026
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
345 for, 108 against · this side won · the full division
Voted against14 Oct 2026
Opposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax
99 for, 291 against · this side won · the full division
Voted against14 Oct 2026
Opposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
113 for, 309 against · this side won · the full division
Voted for14 Oct 2026
Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
319 for, 115 against · this side won · the full division
These are the last 8 divisions Lloyd Hatton voted in. Votes where an MP was absent, paired or abstained are not recorded in this feed at all, so this is not a complete account of every question put to the House.
Source: Commons Votes, UK Parliament. The record of how one MP voted in the divisions they took part in, as Parliament publishes it. Nothing here is summarised, scored or grouped by subject.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Decided here, voted on there
What Dorset has decided recently, next to what Lloyd Hatton has voted on in the Commons. Type a subject to narrow both lists at once.
The word is matched against the wording each body used. Nothing is paired up for you, and a word missing from one side does not mean the subject was ignored there.
Decided by Dorset
Medium Term Financial Plan (MTFP) Update
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordOur Place and Environment: Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) – Purewell
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordOur Place and Environment: P138 - Highcliffe 2026 Traffic Regulation Order
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordOur Place and Environment: Permanent Traffic Regulation Order – Active Travel Fund Alder Road to Coy Pond - 20mph Zone (S114)
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordLower Gardens Trust Board October 2026
28 Oct 2026
the decision recordFuture Arrangements for Grant Funded Temporary Accommodation
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordBCP Council Suicide Prevention Action Plan
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordBCP Homes Annual Complaints Performance and Service Improvement Report
28 Oct 2026 · Not for call-in
the decision recordVoted on by Lloyd Hatton
Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
27 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side won
the full divisionOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
21 Oct 2026 · Voted against · this side won
the full divisionWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
21 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side won
the full divisionDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
21 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side won
the full divisionDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
21 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side won
the full divisionOpposition Day motion: Inheritance Tax
14 Oct 2026 · Voted against · this side won
the full divisionOpposition Day motion: MoD Bicester and illegal migrants
14 Oct 2026 · Voted against · this side won
the full divisionCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (Calculation of CBAM Rate and Determination of Carbon Price Relief) Regulations 2026
14 Oct 2026 · Voted for · this side won
the full divisionTwo separate records, shown together. A council decision and a Commons division are different kinds of thing and neither is a response to the other, so nothing here is matched up or called a contradiction. Both link to the body’s own account of what happened.
How this area voted · 2024 General Election
Turnout 65% · majority 1,048 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 · Swanage
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.
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)Your town or parish council
Swanage
The most local tier of all — town and parish councils look after things like allotments, halls and local green space, and are consulted on planning. No national register lists their members, so search their own site for who sits on it.
Find Swanage’s council(opens in a new tab)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.
🎨🧶 Calling all makers, crafters, knitters, creators and book lovers! Got a stash of handmade and gently loved treasures looking for a new home? Our charity shops would love them! Whether it's knitted pumpkins, crocheted animals, handmade cards, festive decorations, knitted baby jackets, your creations can help raise life changing funds for your local hospitals. We also accept donations of pre-loved books, puzzles, board games and activity books. 📖 🧩 ✨ A handmade item can make a big difference. 💖 Every sale helps support patients, families and staff across the Royal Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Hospitals. 🏥 Just drop off you donations at one of our Charity Offices in Poole and the Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and we'll take care of the rest!
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Added by residentsSubmitted by residents, moderated before publishing
Dorset Prepared is part of local government and supports multi-agency emergency services, councils, environment agency, health organisations and voluntary organisations to enable people in Dorset to be more resilient and prepared for major incidents.
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Added by residentsAdded by residents and organisations, moderated before publishing
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap, plus residents
Weldmar Hospice · Charity shop
Lewis-Manning Hospice Care · Charity shop
Age UK · Charity shop
Emmanuel Baptist Church & Centre · Place of worship
baptist
Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel · Place of worship
methodist
Saint Mark's Church · Place of worship
anglican
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses · Place of worship
jehovahs witness
St Mary the Virgin · Place of worship
anglican
Swanage United Reformed Church · Place of worship
united reformed
The Focus Centre · Community centre
Swanage Methodist Church · Place of worship
methodist
Swanage Town Hall · Town hall
The Salvation Army - Swanage · Place of worship
salvation army
Williams Bakery · Bakery
McAllisters Pantry & Picnic Bar · Delicatessen
The Old Stables Delicatessen · Delicatessen
Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00, Sa 08:00-16:00, Su closed
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); plus residents and the council
Today's decisions → Future generations
5 schools, 0 libraries and 3 heritage features within 2km, alongside 9 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?
King George's Play Area · Playground
The Chadwick Playground · Playground
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.
Costcutters HerstonReport a problem with Costcutters Herston140m
Public24/7 Access
Costcutters, BH19 2PQ
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Swanage Disabled ClubReport a problem with Swanage Disabled Club230m
Public24/7 Access
Swanage Disabled Club, BH19 1JJ
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)The Baptist ChurchReport a problem with The Baptist Church290m
Public24/7 Access
Emmanuel Baptist Church, BH19 1AZ
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Public defibrillatorReport a problem with Public defibrillator400m
Public24/7 Access
The Anvil Centre Prospect Business Park, BH19 1EJ
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)Regency Dental PracticeReport a problem with Regency Dental Practice460m
Public24/7 Access
71a Kings Road West, BH19 1HH
Source: British Heart Foundation.
Show this location on a map(opens in a new tab)16 more within 1km, 4 of them behind restricted access.
Source: British Heart Foundation. From The Circuit, the national defibrillator network, as published on 1 October 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.
9 CQC-registered care services within 1km · 5 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.
Swanage Skatepark · Sports pitch
Ropes Course · Sports pitch
Plus 3 other mapped swimming pools without a name, nearest 350m 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.
Run by the bereaved for the bereaved: finds you the right support, wherever you are and whoever you have lost.
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: Swanage Enquiry Office, 940m away. Fire: Swanage Community Fire Station, 700m away. Stations are not for emergencies, always dial 999.
45
Air quality index
Moderate on the European scale
0
Live flood warnings
In force within 20km
Water supply across this area is split between companies. Bournemouth Water has no hosepipe ban; Wessex Water (much of Poole) and South West Water (parts of Dorset) do have bans in force.
Check which company supplies your address to see whether a ban applies.
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.
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No monitored storm overflow into a river near you has discharged in the last week.
1 monitored storm overflow within 1km. None is discharging right now.
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.
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Modelled tide predictions, good to a few minutes for a beach walk. For navigation or anything safety-critical, use the official tide tables above. Heights are metres above mean sea level.
Updated periodicallyOpen-Meteo marine model
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.
Northbrook Copse · Woodland
Townsend Reserve · Nature reserve
Plus 23 other mapped places without a name, nearest 340m 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.
Swanage Recycling Centre · Recycling centre
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); council pages for centres and collections
Tap a tile to open that group.
What Dorset charges for 2026-27, including the police and fire shares. Parish precepts, where they exist, come on top.
| Band | Per year |
|---|---|
| A | £1,843 |
| B | £2,151 |
| C | £2,458 |
| D | £2,765 |
| E | £3,379 |
| F | £3,994 |
| G | £4,608 |
| H | £5,530 |
Of the Band D figure, £2,345.49 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
What the filling stations near you are charging, and how much the cheapest actually saves you. Prices come from the government register that every forecourt must keep current.
Unleaded
167.9pcheapest near you
St Michaels Garage Ltd (Bp), Swanage, 2.8km away.
Dearest nearby is 169.9p, a gap of 2.0p a litre, or about £1.00 on a 50-litre fill.
Diesel
197.9pcheapest near you
St Michaels Garage Ltd (Bp), Swanage, 2.8km away.
Dearest nearby is 198.9p, a gap of 1.0p a litre, or about £0.50 on a 50-litre fill.
St Michaels Garage Ltd (Bp)2.8km
Unleaded 167.9pDiesel 197.9pSuper unleaded 172.9p
ST. Michaels Garage Ltd, Swanage, BH19 3DX
Air and screenwash · Car wash · LPG
Show this forecourt on a map(opens in a new tab)Murco3.8km
Unleaded 167.9pDiesel 197.9p
Swanage, BH19 3DZ
Air and screenwash · Toilets
Show this forecourt on a map(opens in a new tab)Texaco Swanage
Source: Fuel Finder, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero. These are the prices each forecourt has reported to the government register, not prices we have checked at the pump.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyFuel Finder, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Public toilets mapped within 1km, with step-free access, charges and baby-change facilities where those are recorded. Opening hours vary by season and are not always mapped, so check before relying on one.
Shore Road Public Conveniences · Public toilets (step-free, free)
Plus 4 other mapped places without a name, nearest 520m away.
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
What is closed, blocked or queueing near here at the moment, refreshed every few minutes. Not the same as the planned roadworks below.
10 things happening on the roads near here now — 4 roads are closed.
Checked 3 minutes ago. Updates every few minutes.
Dangerous conditions600m away
Court Road to Victoria Avenue (A351)
Obstruction on the road
Dangerous conditions600m away
Gilbert Road to Court Road
Obstruction on the road
Road closed450m away
Rabling Lane to Victoria Avenue (A351)
Road closed4.5km away
B3069 to Abbascombe / Newfoundland Close
Road closed4.6km away
Kingston Lane to B3069 · 0.4km affected
Road closed20.9km away· National Highways
A31 both directions Bere Regis to Roundhouse carriageway closure
Roadworks590m away
A351 · High Street to Rempstone Road · 0.5km affected
Roadworks590m away
A351 · Rempstone Road to High Street
Roadworks3.8km away
B3069 · West Street to High Street · 1.7km affected
Roadworks3.9km away
B3069 · High Street to West Street · 1.7km affected
Source: Traffic data © TomTom. Live conditions reported by a traffic feed, not checked by us. An empty list means nothing has been reported, which is not the same as the roads being clear.
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Planned works: permission to dig, which may be for later in the year. No open national feed covers every council's roadworks, so this is a link rather than a list.
Police-reported injury collisions within 1km over the last five years, from the national record.
31 reported injury collisions within 1km, 2021 to 2025
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.
12 bus stops within 1km, and 1 station.
Named car parks within 1km, with whether they charge where that's recorded. For live tariffs and permits, check your council.
Lodged within 1km in the last 90 days, newest first. Each links to your council's own record, where the comment deadline is stated.
12 planning applications within 1km in the last 90 days.
Undecided · Full
Proposed ancillary outbuilding
196 High Street Swanage BH19 2PQ · 180m away · Lodged 27 Oct 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/05869
Undecided · Full
Erect side and rear extension
66 Victoria Avenue Swanage BH19 1AR · 350m away · Lodged 12 Oct 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/05667
Undecided · Full
Erect an agricultural storage building
Cauldron Barn Farm Cauldron Barn Road Swanage BH19 1QG · 610m away · Lodged 1 Oct 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/05443
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.
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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 October 2026
Ground stabilisation with enhanced replacement planting, demolition of WWII gun emplacement on Sandpit Field, stopping up and infilling of Walrond Road to create a continuous green space, creation of a plaza area and a seating area adjacent to Shore Road, a new vehicular emergency access in the south west corner of Sandpit Field, a new pedestrian access on the western edge onto De Moulham Road, accessibility improvements across the site, and 46 new beach huts
970m away · P/FUL/2026/03658
What the development levy has paid for in your ward, the road schemes under way near you, and the highways consultations you can still answer. All from the council's own publications.
Development levy returned to Swanage
The council has not published any neighbourhood portion spending for this ward. That usually means little new development has happened here to generate it, or the ward sits inside a parish or town council that receives the money directly.
Across the whole council area in 2023/24: £8.1m came in from developers, £5.4m was spent, and £29.4m was held unspent at the year end, £19.2m of it already allocated. The statement.
Road and travel schemes
Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) ProgrammeWhole area
The multi-million pound Transforming Cities Fund (TCF) investment is funding a network of new cycle and walking routes and bus and road improvements across the region, connecting major housing, employment, education and retail centres. The Transforming Travel website has full information about the project.
Completed sales recorded by HM Land Registry for this postcode, newest first. These are prices actually paid, not asking prices or estimates.
£408,750 typical of the last 12 sales in BH19 1HT (Feb 2018 – Nov 2025).
Police publish these snapped to anonymised map points, never real addresses.
64 incidents were recorded near this postcode in August 2026.
About 47% higher
187 recorded across June to August 2026, against 127 in June to August 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
Appeals, safety advice and neighbourhood team updates from Dorset Police, via Dorset Alert. Messages that mention your area come first.
Fri 23 Oct · mentions Swanage
Mobile Police Station @ Swanage (Main Beach Car Park) : Tue 17 Nov 11:00
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Sun 1 Nov · across Dorset
Another week, and sadly another assault on officers who are simply doing their job to keep our town ...
Sat 31 Oct · across Dorset
Neighbourhood Policing Team Weekly Update
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Ways to report something to Dorset Police, pass on information, or get in touch with the team that covers this neighbourhood.
Find practical advice on preparing for flooding, storms, power cuts, extreme weather and other emergencies, including how to keep yourself, your family and your community safe.
Find advice on preparing for flooding, severe weather, power cuts and other emergencies. Discover how to protect your household and help your community become better prepared.
Worth reading at this time of year
Where to check whether your broadband or mobile is down. There is no open feed of telecoms faults in the UK, so this points you at each provider's own checker rather than pretending to know.
Population density for this postcode's own census neighbourhood, an area of roughly 1,500 people.
1,658 people per square kilometre.
Denser than 30% 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
Unleaded 169.9pDiesel 198.9pSuper unleaded 187.9pPremium diesel 216.9p
106 Victoria Road, Swanage, BH19 1AS
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.
The longer view. 232 injury collisions within 1km since 1999, 34 of them killing or seriously injuring someone. Comparing the first five years of that run with the last five, collisions here are 58% lower.
Bars are whole years, so the last one is complete. Recording practice has changed over this period, most notably how severity is assessed, so read the shape rather than any single year against another.
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
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.
7 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
Updated periodicallyOpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); tariffs from the council
Undecided · Full
Hip to gable loft conversion with front and rear dormers
37B Jubilee Road Swanage BH19 2SE · 510m away · Lodged 25 Sept 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/04508
Major developmentUndecided · Full
Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site with the erection of 47 dwellings, retention and change of use of the existing chapel building to an office use (Use Class…
Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of the site with the erection of 47 dwellings, retention and change of use of the existing chapel building to an office use (Use Class E (g) (i)), formation of a new vehicular access and closure of existing vehicular access, provision of public open space and associated landscaping and infrastructure
23 Northbrook Rd Purbeck View School Swanage BH19 1PR · 740m away · Lodged 24 Sept 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/05301
Undecided · Full
Change of use of artists studio to new dwelling. Erect single storey side extension.
89A The Artists Studio Kings Road West Swanage BH19 1HN · 160m away · Lodged 15 Sept 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/05093
Undecided · Full
Installation of new 2.4m high fencing; including new automated and non-automated gates.
The Swanage School High Street Swanage BH19 2PH · 730m away · Lodged 11 Sept 2026 · Ref P/FUL/2026/04228
Permitted · Heritage
Partial removal of two ground floor internal stud partitions and doors and construction of internal pantry
3 Convent Mews 93 High Street Swanage BH19 2LZ · 880m away · Lodged 24 Aug 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/04636
Rejected · Full
Loft conversion with dormer window and balcony onto existing flat roof. Installation of solar panels, air source heat pump and air conditioning
98 High Street Swanage BH19 2NY · 770m away · Lodged 17 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/04490
Undecided · Full
Convert garage to sauna and gym. Install balcony to garage roof with stairs. Install glazing within the side elevations of the second floor dormers
18 Queens Road Swanage BH19 2ER · 840m away · Lodged 17 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/03750
Undecided · Heritage
Removal of internal walls & internal doors on the ground floor.
41a Swanwick House Kings Road West Swanage BH19 1HF · 700m away · Lodged 17 Aug 2026 · Ref P/LBC/2026/04489
Permitted · Full
Erect single-storey rear extension, partial conversion of existing garage to utility room, erection of summer house and pergola, and associated landscaping alterations.
10A Hillsea Road Swanage BH19 2QN · 260m away · Lodged 14 Aug 2026 · Ref P/HOU/2026/04420
Major schemeApproved October 2026
Ground stabilisation of the area with enhanced replacement planting, demolition of the WWII gun emplacement on Sandpit Field, retention of 6 of the existing beach huts and provision of 33 additional new beach huts.
970m away · P/FUL/2026/03657
Major schemeApproved December 2023
Demolition of dwelling and erection of four dwellings
980m away · P/FUL/2023/03413
Major schemeApproved March 2022
Request for EIA Screening Opinion under Section 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 for the demolition of existing buildings and erection of around 41 dwellings and 52 apartments.
660m away · P/ESC/2022/01367
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
Highway maintenance programmeWhole area
Overview We are responsible for maintaining 1,250km (780 miles) of roads and pavements of adopted highway (technically known as carriageways and footways respectively). Maintaining the highway network involves assessing its condition, identifying problems and then prioritising and carrying out the most appropriate work
Named schemes within 5km of you, and the programmes that cover the whole area.
Highways consultations open now
Bennion Road and Ibbett Road Experimental Traffic Order consultation
Closes 3 March 2027 · 121 days left · ref E1
Every highways consultation the council lists, across the whole area, soonest to close first.
Source: BCP Council. The ward figures are the neighbourhood portion of the Community Infrastructure Levy, as the council reports it each year. They are not the council's whole spending in your area.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Updated periodicallyBCP Council: Infrastructure Funding Statements, neighbourhood portion spending, roads and travel pages
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)
Sat 31 Oct · across Dorset
Sturminster Newton Neighbourhood Policing Team Weekly Update
Sturminster Newton Neighbourhood Policing Team Update: Burglary Investigation Result Following ...
Sat 31 Oct · across Dorset
Neighbourhood Policing Team Weekly Update
Good morning, On Thursday, at approximately 2.50pm we received a report of a male acting suspiciou...
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Updated periodicallyDorset Police, Dorset Alert (Neighbourhood Alert)
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Your neighbourhood team: Purbeck South
The local officers who cover this area. Get in touch about ongoing local problems, not emergencies or new crimes.
What they are working on
Updated periodicallyDorset Police; neighbourhood team from data.police.uk
Updated periodicallyDorset Local Resilience Forum, Dorset Prepared
Smaller networks run on one of these four, so check whoever carries yours: giffgaff and Sky Mobile on O2, Tesco Mobile on O2, Lebara and Talkmobile on Vodafone, Smarty and iD on Three, 1pMobile on EE.
On any other provider — Plusnet, TalkTalk, Vodafone, Shell, Zen and the rest — report it to them rather than to Openreach. Openreach maintains most of the cable but only takes faults through whoever you pay.
Source: Provider status pages, linked directly. Links to each provider's own status checker. We do not read them, so nothing on this page knows whether your service is working.
Community Connect provides information, not a position. Read the source, weigh it, and reach your own conclusion.
Main Beach Long Stay Car Park · Car park
Paid · 265 spaces
Swanage Central Car Park · Car park
Paid · max stay 2 hours
Visitors · Car park
Restricted access
Mermond Place (Recreation Ground) Short Stay Car Park · Car park
Paid · 80 spaces
Every figure on this page counts what is within 1km of your postcode, unless it says otherwise.
Everything the open registers record within 1km. Switch a layer off to clear the view, or tap a pin to see what it is.
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Fuel: Prices as each forecourt reported them to the government register, not checked at the pump. Loyalty discounts and supermarket vouchers are not included.
Crime: Police data has limits. Each marker is a deliberately anonymised, approximate point that the police move to one of a fixed set of locations on or near a street, so a marker never means a crime happened at a particular house. It covers the 12 months the force has published (September 2025 to August 2026), and only crimes reported to the police. Recorded incidents in this area: ↑ up on a year ago (+47%), comparing June to August 2026 with June to August 2025.
Added by residents: Added by people who live here and checked by a moderator before appearing.
Public toilets: Public toilets as mapped in OpenStreetMap. Opening hours are seasonal and often not recorded, so check before relying on one.
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. 3 nearby records have no published coordinate and so cannot be drawn; they are still counted in the figures above.
