Ballard Road
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England
Reality check: Recorded indicators: area-safety proxy 40/100; transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 30/100; flood mapping 20/100; green-space proximity 38/100. These indicators do not establish personal suitability or future property returns.
Compare Profile Scores
Each profile applies different weights to the available indicators; it does not determine personal suitability.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 30/100; market proxy 55/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
Available components: area-safety proxy 40/100; family indicators 60/100; green-space proximity 38/100; daily amenities 30/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Safety 30%, Family indicators 30%, Environment 20%, Amenities 10%, Energy 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; amenity proximity 60/100; daily amenities 30/100; market proxy 55/100. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Transport 35%, Walkability 30%, Amenities 25%, Market 10%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: liquidity proxy 50/100; market proxy 55/100. Recorded median sale price: £444,000 from 8 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Transaction activity 50%, Market 50%; no return forecast. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: area-safety proxy 40/100; green-space proximity 38/100; daily amenities 30/100; amenity proximity 60/100. Data unavailable: energy. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Safety 25%, Environment 25%, Amenities 20%, Energy 15%, Walkability 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Available components: transport-stop proximity 100/100; daily amenities 30/100; area-safety proxy 40/100. Recorded median sale price: £444,000 from 8 transactions. Compare the available inputs with your own requirements.
How this is calculated
Affordability 40%, Transport 25%, Amenities 20%, Safety 15%. Missing components are excluded and the remaining weights are rescaled.
Flood mapping
The mapped street point is classified as Flood Zone 3 in the Environment Agency planning dataset. This covers river and sea flooding; it does not assess every property or surface-water risk.
Dataset revision: 2026-05-20. This is the dataset revision date, not a property inspection date.
Check the official flood map for your propertyThings You Should Know
Mapped location intersects Flood Zone 3. Check the official map for the specific property; this does not determine insurance requirements.
Score 40/100. This is an LSOA incident-count proxy, not a population-adjusted crime rate.
Score 20/100. Consult the official flood map for the specific property and relevant flood types.
Score 38/100. This measures mapped green-space proximity, not noise or air quality.
How Life Works Here
Ballard Road is located in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, near Poole. The associated LSOA area has 276 recorded incidents from 2025-08 to 2026-07. Incident rows were observed in 12 of the 12 selected months. These are area counts, not street-level incidents or population-adjusted rates; they do not establish a comparison with local or national averages. No nearby amenity records are available in this extract. Recorded nearby transport modes: rail and bus. The nearest mapped stop (Ballard Close) is 69m away. Check current routes and service frequency with the operator. The median property price is £444,000. Based on 8 transactions recorded since 2014. LSOA source indicators: recorded population 1,345; owner-occupied homes 26.2%; social housing 2.4%; retired population 29.4%; average household size 1.9. There are 3 schools within 2 km, 3 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. Both primary and secondary options are available locally. The nearest school is just 331m away. Proximity does not establish admissions eligibility, catchment or personal suitability. This street falls within Flood Zone 3 — a high-risk area for flooding from sea sources. Check the official map for the specific property; this intersection does not determine insurance requirements. The highest available weighted profile is young professionals at 66/100. This is a comparison of recorded inputs, not a recommendation or a forecast of returns. The available indicators produce a composite score of 51/100. Its recorded district percentile is 56. Missing dimensions are excluded; scores are proxies rather than measurements of personal liveability.
Score Breakdown
Scores are heuristic proxies from open datasets. Missing dimensions are excluded from the overall score. Source and scope are listed below.
police.uk recorded incident counts in the source extract; LSOA area, not street-level or population-adjusted
OpenStreetMap amenities within 2km
DfT NaPTAN + TfL stops
OpenStreetMap green-space proximity; distance-decay proxy, not noise or air quality
HM Land Registry price paid data
GIAS/Ofsted school records, mapped amenities, household and area-score indicators
Amenity and transport proximity proxy; no pedestrian network or route assessment
EPC Register — awaiting public API access
English Environment Agency planning zones; Welsh NRW categories are shown separately
Property Market
Terraced | Freehold | Transactions: Some recorded transactions
Source release: 2026-08-28; registrations received through 2026-07-31. Earlier periods can be revised by late registrations. Standard and additional transactions are included, so property mix can affect the median.
Based on 8 transactions. Moderate sample — prices may not fully represent current market value.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Open Government Licence v3.0). Median comparisons use two full calendar years five years apart, with at least five sales in each. Different properties may have sold; this is not a house-price index or a prediction of returns.
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Public Services Nearby
Public facilities within walking distance from Ballard Road, with detailed information for each.
hospitals (1)
- Poole General Hospital 1107m · 14 min walk
libraries (2)
- Poole Central Library 724m · 9 min walk
- Hamworthy Library 1535m · 19 min walk
parks & green spaces (5)
- Harbourside Park 648m · 8 min walk
- Poole Park 1165m · 15 min walk
- Sterte Green 1218m · 15 min walk
- Whitecliff Park 1654m · 21 min walk
- Hamworthy Park 1740m · 22 min walk
schools (5)
- Old Town Infant School and Nursery 331m · 4 min walk
- Poole High School 1390m · 17 min walk
- Longfleet Church of England Primary School 1530m · 19 min walk
- The Cornerstone Academy 1637m · 20 min walk
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole 1945m · 24 min walk
Transport Links
Similar Streets
Compared within this district using at least four shared score dimensions. Missing indicators are excluded.
- Baiter Gardens — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole51
- Perry Gardens — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole51
- Whatleigh Close — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole53
- Ballard Close — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole53
- Foreland Road — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole54
Data Transparency
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- OS Open Roads — Crown copyright and database right
- HM Land Registry Price Paid Data — Crown copyright
- police.uk crime data — Open Government Licence v3.0
- OpenStreetMap — ODbL licence
- DfT NaPTAN — Open Government Licence v3.0
- GIAS schools data — Crown copyright
- Environment Agency flood data — OGL v3.0
- ONS Census 2021 — Open Government Licence v3.0
All scores are computed from publicly available government and open data. No proprietary data is used. Scores reflect statistical patterns, not guarantees. Limited data available for this street — interpret scores with caution.
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