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Watcombe Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth

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House prices, sold prices and local information for BH6 3LU, BH6 5LP, BH6 3LX.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£573,481
26 sales
Price range
£160k – £1.15m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
16 Sep 2025
BH6 5LP

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At a glance

House prices£573k averageSince 2019 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station18 min walkChristchurch station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold81% freeholdAcross 27 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Watcombe Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. The most recent sale was on 16 Sep 2025. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £691,222. Average sale prices rose from £453,333 in 2019 to £694,000 in 2025 (+53%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2019; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 69% detached, 19% flat, 12% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Watcombe Road range from £160,000 to £1,150,000. 81% of homes sold here were freehold and 19% leasehold.

House prices on Watcombe Road compared

BH6 postcode area£444,947
Bournemouth£347,477
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Watcombe Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BH6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £453,333 (3 sales)2019£453k2020: £493,750 (4 sales)2020£494k2021: £620,667 (3 sales)2021£621k2022: £698,750 (4 sales)2022£699k2023: £497,000 (4 sales)2023£497k2024: £538,625 (4 sales)2024£539k2025: £694,000 (4 sales)2025£694k

Tenure: 81% freehold and 19% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached18£691,2224 Jul 2025
Flat5£240,50016 Sep 2025
Semi-detached3£422,00027 Oct 2023

Sold prices on Watcombe Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 3, 100A, Watcombe Road BH6 5LP 16 Sep 2025£166,000 FlatLeasehold
50, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 4 Jul 2025£850,000 DetachedFreehold
15A, Watcombe Road BH6 3LT 13 Jun 2025£1,150,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Watcombe Road BH6 3LX 30 May 2025£610,000 DetachedFreehold
30B, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 18 Jul 2024£181,500 FlatLeasehold
33, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 3 Jul 2024£679,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Watcombe Road BH6 3LX 14 Jun 2024£850,000 DetachedFreehold
100, Watcombe Road BH6 5LP 10 May 2024£444,000 DetachedFreehold
32B, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 6 Nov 2023£375,000 FlatLeasehold
114, Watcombe Road BH6 5LP 27 Oct 2023£435,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Watcombe Road BH6 3LX 5 Oct 2023£460,000 DetachedFreehold
87, Watcombe Road BH6 3LX 14 Jun 2023£718,000 DetachedFreehold
31, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 26 Aug 2022£825,000 DetachedFreehold
26B, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 14 Jun 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
39, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 15 Feb 2022£800,000 DetachedFreehold
56, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 14 Jan 2022£850,000 DetachedFreehold
41, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 14 Dec 2021£785,000 DetachedFreehold
99, Watcombe Road BH6 5LP 23 Jul 2021£441,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 23 Mar 2021£636,000 DetachedFreehold
102, Watcombe Road BH6 5LP 16 Dec 2020£560,000 DetachedFreehold
38, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 25 Sep 2020£665,000 DetachedFreehold
30B, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 4 Sep 2020£160,000 FlatLeasehold
57, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 10 Jan 2020£590,000 DetachedFreehold
80B, Watcombe Road BH6 3LX 20 Dec 2019£230,000 OtherFreehold
45, Watcombe Road BH6 3LU 18 Dec 2019£550,000 DetachedFreehold
103, Watcombe Road BH6 5LP 20 Nov 2019£390,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
106, Watcombe Road BH6 5LP 9 Aug 2019£420,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
30B, Watcombe Road £160,000 (Sep 2020) → £181,500 (Jul 2024) +13%
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Schools near Watcombe Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Stourfield Infant School 200 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 0.3 mi
Stourfield Junior School 445 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School 1,967 pupils All-through Roman Catholic 4–18 Good Report 0.8 mi
Christchurch Learning Centre 24 pupils Pupil referral unit 11–16 Report 0.9 mi
Pokesdown Community Primary School 417 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.9 mi
St James' Church of England Primary Academy 404 pupils Primary Church of England 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Christchurch Infant School 285 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 0.9 mi
Twynham School 1,651 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Christchurch station 0.9 mi · 18 min walk
  • Pokesdown station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Bournemouth station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Irving Road (SE-bound, Cranleigh Road) 1 min walk
  • Irving Road (NW-bound, Cranleigh Road) 1 min walk
  • Seafield Road (NW-bound, Cranleigh Road) 2 min walk
  • Seafield Road (SE-bound, Cranleigh Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Southbourne Practice
    17 Beaufort Road, Bournemouth · 0.6 mi
  • Beaufort Road Surgery
    21 Beaufort Road, Southbourne, Bournemouth · 0.6 mi
  • The Marine & Oakridge Partnership
    Marine Surgery, 29 Belle Vue Rd, Boscombe, Bournemouth · 0.7 mi
  • Stour Surgery
    49 Barrack Road, Christchurch · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Tuckton Rd Express · 0.6 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Bailey Dr Christchurch · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Boscombe Waltham Road Local · 0.7 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Bournemouth Southbourne Grove Local · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Tuckton Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Healthpoint Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Pharmacycare Travel And Health Clinic · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Tuckton Dental Practice · 0.5 mi
  • Tuckton Dental Centre · 0.5 mi
  • Southbourne Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned52.5%62.5%
Private rented8.3%20.3%
Social rented39.3%17.1%
Households448

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.5%64.1%
Aged 65+12.1%18.6%
Residents1,173

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Watcombe Road

Ethnic group

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
White96%91.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%3.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.3%1.5%

Religion

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
No religion46.2%42.2%
Christian44.7%46.8%
Not answered6.8%6.9%
Other religion0.8%0.7%
Buddhist0.5%0.5%
Hindu0.5%0.7%
Jewish0.3%0.4%
Muslim0.1%1.7%

Country of birth

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Born in the UK92.1%84.5%
Born outside the UK7.9%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Level 4 qualifications and above29.5%32.1%
Level 3 qualifications17%19%
Level 2 qualifications16%14.1%
No qualifications15.3%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%9.9%
Apprenticeship6.6%6%
Other qualifications2.4%2.9%

General health

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Very good health47.4%47.5%
Good health31.7%34.1%
Fair health14.1%13.1%
Bad health5.2%4.1%
Very bad health1.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
1 car or van in household42.2%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household31.5%27.5%
No cars or vans in household14.1%19.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.3%9.8%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

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