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River Way, Christchurch

MyStreetCheck free street report: River Way, Christchurch · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/christchurch-bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/river-way/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BH23 2QL, BH23 2QR, BH23 2QJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£710,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£624,806
48 sales
Price range
£125k – £1.2m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Jul 2026
BH23 2QJ

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At a glance

House prices£710k average61% above the Christchurch average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station26 min walkChristchurch station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 48 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

48 property sales on River Way, Christchurch have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £710,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £630,341. Average sale prices rose from £512,167 in 2019 to £710,000 in 2026 (+39%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 61% above the Christchurch average of £441,212 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 96% detached, 4% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on River Way range from £125,000 to £1,200,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 156 streets in Christchurch with at least two sales in the last year, River Way ranks 11th for average price, putting it in the top 10%.

House prices on River Way compared

River Way£710,000
BH23 postcode area£446,309
Christchurch£441,212
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BH23 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £512,167 (6 sales)2019£512k2020: £552,633 (9 sales)2020£553k2021: £626,538 (13 sales)2021£627k2022: £698,250 (4 sales)2022£698k2023: £545,000 (2 sales)2023£545k2024: £717,500 (8 sales)2024£718k2025: £689,000 (4 sales)2025£689k2026: £710,000 (2 sales)2026£710k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 48 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached46£630,3417 Jul 2026
Semi-detached2£497,50024 May 2024

Sold prices on River Way

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
93, River Way BH23 2QJ 7 Jul 2026£770,000 DetachedFreehold
151, River Way BH23 2QL 29 Jan 2026£650,000 DetachedFreehold
38, River Way BH23 2QR 9 Oct 2025£865,000 DetachedFreehold
35A, River Way BH23 2QQ 3 Jul 2025£586,000 DetachedFreehold
115, River Way BH23 2QJ 30 May 2025£530,000 DetachedFreehold
97, River Way BH23 2QJ 22 May 2025£775,000 DetachedFreehold
124, River Way BH23 2QT 28 Oct 2024£765,000 DetachedFreehold
41, River Way BH23 2QQ 24 Oct 2024£1,200,000 DetachedFreehold
84, River Way BH23 2QT 10 Oct 2024£900,000 DetachedFreehold
10, River Way BH23 2QW 30 Sep 2024£620,000 DetachedFreehold
55, River Way BH23 2QQ 8 Aug 2024£632,000 DetachedFreehold
173A, River Way BH23 2QN 24 May 2024£305,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
42, River Way BH23 2QR 20 Mar 2024£600,000 DetachedFreehold
78, River Way BH23 2QR 12 Jan 2024£718,000 DetachedFreehold
149, River Way BH23 2QL 4 Aug 2023£500,000 DetachedFreehold
22, River Way BH23 2QW 26 Jun 2023£590,000 DetachedFreehold
85, River Way BH23 2QJ 2 Dec 2022£833,000 DetachedFreehold
46, River Way BH23 2QR 4 Nov 2022£720,000 DetachedFreehold
110, River Way BH23 2QT 10 Aug 2022£780,000 DetachedFreehold
189A, River Way BH23 2QN 22 Jul 2022£460,000 DetachedFreehold
157, River Way BH23 2QL 17 Dec 2021£785,000 DetachedFreehold
55A, River Way BH23 2QH 17 Sep 2021£450,000 DetachedFreehold
85, River Way BH23 2QJ 8 Jul 2021£742,000 DetachedFreehold
145, River Way BH23 2QL 30 Jun 2021£772,500 DetachedFreehold
181, River Way BH23 2QN 28 Jun 2021£625,000 DetachedFreehold
20, River Way BH23 2QW 28 Jun 2021£561,000 DetachedFreehold
129A, River Way BH23 2QL 25 Jun 2021£640,000 DetachedFreehold
167, River Way BH23 2QL 12 Apr 2021£550,000 DetachedFreehold
191, River Way BH23 2QN 1 Apr 2021£412,500 DetachedFreehold
144, River Way BH23 2QU 22 Mar 2021£650,000 DetachedFreehold
84, River Way BH23 2QT 19 Mar 2021£735,000 DetachedFreehold
38A, River Way BH23 2QR 27 Jan 2021£722,000 DetachedFreehold
175, River Way BH23 2QN 14 Jan 2021£500,000 DetachedFreehold
32A, River Way BH23 2QP 8 Oct 2020£588,000 DetachedFreehold
142, River Way BH23 2QU 30 Sep 2020£720,000 DetachedFreehold
118, River Way BH23 2QT 11 Sep 2020£690,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, River Way BH23 2QQ 4 Aug 2020£710,000 DetachedFreehold
25, River Way BH23 2QQ 10 Jul 2020£125,000 DetachedFreehold
40, River Way BH23 2QR 3 Jul 2020£530,000 DetachedFreehold
132A, River Way BH23 2QU 4 Jun 2020£580,700 DetachedFreehold
129A, River Way BH23 2QL 13 Mar 2020£560,000 DetachedFreehold
169, River Way BH23 2QL 28 Feb 2020£470,000 DetachedFreehold
6, River Way BH23 2QW 31 Oct 2019£388,000 DetachedFreehold
121, River Way BH23 2QJ 23 Jul 2019£365,000 DetachedFreehold
95, River Way BH23 2QJ 27 Jun 2019£610,000 DetachedFreehold
10, River Way BH23 2QW 20 Jun 2019£480,000 DetachedFreehold
38, River Way BH23 2QR 21 May 2019£830,000 DetachedFreehold
19, River Way BH23 2QG 24 Apr 2019£400,000 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
38, River Way £830,000 (May 2019) → £865,000 (Oct 2025) +4%
over 6 yrs
84, River Way £735,000 (Mar 2021) → £900,000 (Oct 2024) +22%
over 4 yrs
10, River Way £480,000 (Jun 2019) → £620,000 (Sep 2024) +29%
over 5 yrs
85, River Way £742,000 (Jul 2021) → £833,000 (Dec 2022) +12%
over 1 yr
129A, River Way £560,000 (Mar 2020) → £640,000 (Jun 2021) +14%
over 1 yr

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Schools near River Way

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
The Stable School 52 pupils Other independent special school 6–16 Report 0.8 mi
Twynham Primary School 215 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.9 mi
Jewell Academy Bournemouth 324 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.0 mi
Tregonwell Academy 136 pupils Academy special converter 5–16 Report 1.1 mi
Stourfield Junior School 445 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.2 mi
Stourfield Infant School 200 pupils Primary 5–7 Good Report 1.2 mi
Christchurch Infant School 285 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 1.2 mi
Christchurch Junior School 479 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.3 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 1.3 mi · 26 min walk
  • Pokesdown station 1.6 mi · 33 min walk
  • Bournemouth station 3.1 mi · 1 hr 1 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Stour Way (N-bound, River Way) 1 min walk
  • Old Barn Road (S-bound, River Way) 2 min walk
  • Old Barn Road (N-bound, River Way) 3 min walk
  • Stour Way (opp, River Way) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Grove Surgery
    Fairmile Road, Fairmile, Christchurch · 0.8 mi
  • Littledown Surgery
    Harewood Crescent, Littledown, Bournemouth · 1.4 mi
  • Stour Surgery
    49 Barrack Road, Christchurch · 1.5 mi
  • Woodlea House Surgery
    2A Bradpole Road, Strouden Park, Bournemouth · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Extra Tesco Bournemouth Extra · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Christchurch - Fairmile Road · 0.6 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Christchurch Esso Express · 0.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Bournemouth Hospital · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Grove Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • Pharmacycare Travel And Health Clinic · 1.2 mi
  • Boots · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Avon Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • Thornhill Dental Practice · 1.2 mi
  • Christchurch Dental Centre · 1.3 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 10 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.

Income10 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability10 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment9 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned90.7%62.5%
Private rented8.6%20.3%
Social rented0.7%17.1%
Households959

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1512.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6454.1%64.1%
Aged 65+33.2%18.6%
Residents2,274

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 River Way

Ethnic group

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
White97.1%91.3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.5%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.8%3.4%
Other ethnic group0.6%1.5%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%1.1%

Religion

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Christian55.2%46.8%
No religion37.1%42.2%
Not answered6.5%6.9%
Buddhist0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.7%
Jewish0.3%0.4%
Muslim0.2%1.7%
Hindu0%0.7%

Country of birth

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Born in the UK94.6%84.5%
Born outside the UK5.4%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Level 4 qualifications and above34.6%32.1%
Level 3 qualifications16.5%19%
Level 2 qualifications15.9%14.1%
No qualifications13.2%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.7%9.9%
Apprenticeship7.2%6%
Other qualifications3%2.9%

General health

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Very good health50.6%47.5%
Good health34.2%34.1%
Fair health11.8%13.1%
Bad health2.6%4.1%
Very bad health0.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
2 cars or vans in household37%27.5%
1 car or van in household33.6%43.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household20.6%9.8%
No cars or vans in household8.9%19.4%

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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