What’s changing in Pokesdown

House prices in Pokesdown

Over the last six months, 50 homes sold within 0.6 miles of Pokesdown. Half sold for more than £366,500 and half for less. The cheapest was £85,000 and the dearest £1,400,000.

• 23 Scotter Road, BournemouthDetached house · Fri 14 Aug£400,000
• 22 Arnewood Road, BournemouthDetached house · Thu 13 Aug£515,000
• 3 Ravine Road, BournemouthDetached house · Thu 13 Aug£800,000
• Flat 31, Avon LodgeFlat · Fri 7 Aug£85,000
• 10 Somerset Road, BournemouthSemi-detached house · Fri 7 Aug£369,000
• 26 Paisley Road, BournemouthDetached house · Fri 7 Aug£515,000
• 144 Seabourne Road, PokesdownFlat · Tue 4 Aug£145,000
• 46 York Place, BournemouthTerraced house · Fri 31 Jul£325,000

All 50 sales

Businesses in Pokesdown

• Clean and Press CoffeeRestaurant or café · 50m
• Tesco ExpressConvenience store · 20m Open now5
• Clarences HairdressingHair salon · 80m
• MH ChiropracticChiropractic · 140m
• Shiva Shakti - Well BeingGym · 80m
• Reptiles PlusPet store · 0.2 miles Open now
• BerringtonsUsed auto dealer · 40m
• Am PM GlazingContractor · 30m

All 681 businesses in Pokesdown

Planning applications in Pokesdown

• Planning decisionFri 2 Oct0.4 miles

  Approved: Rear extension at 25 Woodside Road Bournemouth

  Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension

  25 Woodside Road Bournemouth BH5 2AZ
• Planning applicationFri 25 Sept0.15 miles

  Planning application at 910A Christchurch Road Bournemouth

  Retrospective application for erection of a first floor balcony and reinstatement of blocked up door

  910A Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6DL
• Planning decisionThu 17 Sept0.15 miles

  Approved: New signs at 915 Christchurch Road Bournemouth

  Advertisement Consent for internally illuminated post sign, externally illuminated entrance lettering, externally illuminated sign written advert on building and externally illuminated post mounted sign

  915 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6AX
• Planning applicationThu 10 Septon your doorstep

  Loft conversion at 14 Spurgeon Road Bournemouth

  Alterations, formation of 2 dormer windows and conversion of roof to form second floor level to dwellinghouse

  14 Spurgeon Road Bournemouth BH7 6LZ
• Planning applicationThu 10 Sept0.4 miles

  Rear extension at 16 Castlemain Avenue Bournemouth

  Rear single storey extension

  16 Castlemain Avenue Bournemouth BH6 5EH

All planning in Pokesdown

Roadworks and road closures in Pokesdown

• RoadworksFrom 15 Oct0.55 miles

  Temporary lights on Warnford Road (Wessex Water)

  15 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables in the road. Multi-way temporary traffic lights.

  Warnford Road, Bournemouth
• RoadworksFrom 26 Oct0.2 miles

  Temporary lights on Harewood Avenue (Southern Gas Networks)

  26 Oct to 30 Oct. Disconnecting or changing a supply in the road and on the pavement. Two-way temporary traffic lights.

  Harewood Avenue, Bournemouth

All roadworks

New food places and hygiene scores in Pokesdown

• Hygiene scoreTue 15 Sept0.15 miles

  Mokobo Burger scored 5 out of 5 for hygiene

  Inspected 15 Sept. 5 means "very good". A restaurant or café.

  926-928 Christchurch Road, Bournemouth, BH7 6DL

All food & drink

Schools in Pokesdown

• St James' Church of England Primary Academy Primary · 404 pupils · on your doorstep School remains Good (2023)
• Pokesdown Community Primary School Primary · 417 pupils · 0.3 miles Good (2024)
• Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary · 459 pupils · 0.4 miles Standards maintained (2025)
• Avonwood Primary School Primary · 456 pupils · 0.5 miles Outstanding (2024)
• Avonbourne Girls Academy Secondary · 1160 pupils · 0.5 miles Outstanding in every area (2024)
• Tregonwell Academy Special · 136 pupils · 0.6 miles School remains Outstanding (2023)

All 6 schools and their Ofsted results

GPs, dentists and care in Pokesdown

• Sk:n - Bournemouth GP surgery · 0.25 miles Good (2021)
• Willow Lodge Care home · 0.35 miles Good (2023)
• Ismail Qazi Ltd Dentist · 0.35 miles Dentists aren’t rated by the CQC
• Wallfield Care home · 0.4 miles Good (2025)
• Beaufort Road Surgery GP surgery · 0.45 miles Good (2016)
• Beaufort View Care home · 0.45 miles Good (2019): outstanding in 1, good in 4
• Southbourne Surgery GP surgery · 0.45 miles Good (2017)
• Wentworth Clinic GP surgery · 0.5 miles Good (2023): good in 4, requires improvement in 1

All 14 health and care services

Charities in Pokesdown

• Amphibian And Reptile Conservation Trust To further the conservation of the UKs native amphibians and reptiles via conservation management, advocacy, research and education… £2.3m a year · Christchurch Road · 0.5 miles
• Mytime MYTIME Young Carers provides young carers with the support, opportunity and friendships that every child deserves. The charity operates in… £1.1m a year · Harewood Avenue · 0.55 miles
• The Dorset Children'S Foundation Jan 2022 We support disabled children by funding disability equipment, medical expenses & therapies & offer Accessible For All, a large… £427k a year · Christchurch Road · 0.6 miles
• The Herpetological Conservation Trust To further the conservation of the UKs native amphibians and reptiles via conservation management, advocacy, research and education… £383k a year · Christchurch Road · 0.5 miles
• Safe And Sound Dorset We work with women for social inclusion, who are isolated, marginalised, at risk of exploitation or homeless, vulnerably housed or in… £352k a year · Browning Avenue · 0.5 miles

All 33 charities

Crime in Pokesdown

117 crimes were reported within 0.6 miles of Pokesdown in August 2026. The most common were anti-social behaviour (38), violence (37), vehicle crime (8).

Crime by type

Pokesdown ranks 28th of 53 areas for crime, where 1st is the highest rate, at 80.7 per 1,000 residents a year. More on crime in Pokesdown