Alder Road, Poole
House prices, sold prices and local information for BH12 2AA, BH12 5BH, BH12 4AB.
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At a glance
63 property sales on Alder Road, Poole have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 4 homes sold here for an average of £349,000. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £332,481. Average sale prices rose from £262,154 in 2019 to £370,000 in 2026 (+41%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 17% below the Poole average of £419,539 over the same period. 8 homes here have sold more than once since 2019; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 68% detached, 13% flat, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Alder Road range from £132,500 to £580,000. 88% of homes sold here were freehold and 13% leasehold. Of 353 streets in Poole with at least two sales in the last year, Alder Road ranks 148th for average price.
House prices on Alder Road compared
Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BH12 house prices.
Average sale price by year
Tenure: 88% freehold and 13% leasehold across 72 recorded sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Average price | Last sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 43 | £332,481 | 12 Jun 2026 |
| Flat | 8 | £179,063 | 9 Apr 2025 |
| Semi-detached | 7 | £344,136 | 17 Dec 2025 |
| Terraced | 5 | £288,000 | 11 Dec 2025 |
Sold prices on Alder Road
| Address | Date | Price | Type | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 12 Jun 2026 | £405,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 291, Alder Road BH12 5BH | 23 Jan 2026 | £335,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 5, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 17 Dec 2025 | £306,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 43, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 11 Dec 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 120, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 27 Oct 2025 | £365,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 146, Alder Road BH12 4AX | 1 Sep 2025 | £400,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 313, Alder Road BH12 5BH | 25 Jul 2025 | £259,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 149B, Alder Road BH12 4AA | 9 Apr 2025 | £132,500 | Flat | Leasehold |
| 107, Alder Road BH12 2AD | 20 Mar 2025 | £340,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 75, Alder Road BH12 2AB | 3 Mar 2025 | £340,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 85, Alder Road BH12 2AB | 14 Feb 2025 | £328,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 31, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 6 Dec 2024 | £300,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 92, Alder Road BH12 2AH | 27 Nov 2024 | £330,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 124, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 30 Oct 2024 | £580,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 163, Alder Road BH12 4AN | 2 Oct 2024 | £850,000 | Other | Freehold |
| 69, Alder Road BH12 2AB | 22 Mar 2024 | £266,500 | Detached | Freehold |
| 73, Alder Road BH12 2AB | 22 Mar 2024 | £350,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 119, Alder Road BH12 2AD | 7 Dec 2023 | £400,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 297, Alder Road BH12 5BH | 5 Dec 2023 | £270,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 60, Alder Road BH12 2AE | 1 Dec 2023 | £365,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 44, Alder Road BH12 2AE | 3 Nov 2023 | £435,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 134, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 31 Oct 2023 | £346,187 | Detached | Freehold |
| 3, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 11 Aug 2023 | £445,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 149, Alder Road BH12 4AA | 31 Jan 2023 | £80,000 | Other | Leasehold |
| 15, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 8 Nov 2022 | £365,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 48, Alder Road BH12 2AE | 28 Oct 2022 | £258,000 | Flat | Leasehold |
| 63, Alder Road BH12 2AB | 20 Oct 2022 | £305,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| Flat 4, Logan Court, 154, Alder Road BH12 4AX | 18 Aug 2022 | £180,000 | Flat | Leasehold |
| 126, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 12 Aug 2022 | £330,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 49, Alder Road BH12 2AB | 12 Aug 2022 | £407,500 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 106, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 18 Jul 2022 | £535,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 149, Alder Road BH12 4AA | 6 Jun 2022 | £215,000 | Other | Freehold |
| 41, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 27 May 2022 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 104, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 26 May 2022 | £380,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| Flat 2, Logan Court, 154, Alder Road BH12 4AX | 29 Apr 2022 | £190,000 | Flat | Leasehold |
| 138, Alder Road BH12 4AB | 22 Apr 2022 | £405,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 158, Alder Road BH12 4AX | 17 Dec 2021 | £310,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 201, Alder Road BH12 4AW | 19 Nov 2021 | £315,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 315, Alder Road BH12 5BH | 29 Sep 2021 | £281,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 153A, Alder Road BH12 4AA | 4 Sep 2021 | £210,000 | Flat | Leasehold |
| 41, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 6 Aug 2021 | £279,950 | Semi-detached | Freehold |
| 25, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 30 Jun 2021 | £250,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 76, Alder Road BH12 2AE | 25 Jun 2021 | £450,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 301, Alder Road BH12 5BH | 11 Jun 2021 | £266,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 199, Alder Road BH12 4AW | 12 May 2021 | £315,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 146, Alder Road BH12 4AX | 26 Mar 2021 | £318,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 305, Alder Road BH12 5BH | 24 Mar 2021 | £245,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 331, Alder Road BH12 5BH | 16 Mar 2021 | £245,000 | Detached | Freehold |
| 27, Alder Road BH12 2AA | 11 Mar 2021 | £250,000 | Terraced | Freehold |
| 94A, Alder Road BH12 2AH | 25 Feb 2021 | £145,000 | Flat | Leasehold |
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
| Address | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 146, Alder Road | £318,000 (Mar 2021) → £400,000 (Sep 2025) | +26% over 4 yrs |
| 313, Alder Road | £224,000 (Aug 2019) → £259,000 (Jul 2025) | +16% over 6 yrs |
| 124, Alder Road | £441,000 (Sep 2020) → £580,000 (Oct 2024) | +32% over 4 yrs |
| 149, Alder Road | £215,000 (Jun 2022) → £80,000 (Jan 2023) | -63% over under a year |
| 49, Alder Road | £275,000 (Mar 2020) → £407,500 (Aug 2022) | +48% over 2 yrs |
| 41, Alder Road | £279,950 (Aug 2021) → £330,000 (May 2022) | +18% over under a year |
| 76, Alder Road | £255,000 (Feb 2020) → £400,000 (Sep 2020) → £450,000 (Jun 2021) | +76% over 1 yr |
| 141, Alder Road | £254,200 (Jan 2020) → £315,000 (Mar 2020) | +24% over under a year |
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Crime and flood risk near Alder Road
Crime
223 crimes were reported within about a mile of Alder Road in August 2026.
Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):
Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).
| Violence & sexual offences | 66 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 |
| Shoplifting | 36 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 16 |
| Public order | 13 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.
Flood risk
Alder Road is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:
- East coast of Dorset Flood alert area
- Lower Stour and tributaries Flood alert area
- Dorset coast at Poole Harbour Flood alert area
- Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset Flood alert area
- Lower Stour from Longham to Christchurch Flood warning area
Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.
Schools near Alder Road
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 370 pupils | Primary Roman Catholic | 4–11 | Good Report | 0.3 mi |
| Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 603 pupils | Primary Church of England | 3–11 | Report | 0.4 mi |
| Heatherlands Primary School 616 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Report | 0.5 mi |
| The Quay School 69 pupils | Academy alternative provision converter | 5–18 | Report | 0.5 mi |
| Langside School 32 pupils | Non-maintained special school | 2–19 | Good Report | 0.7 mi |
| Victoria Education Centre 133 pupils | Non-maintained special school | 3–19 | Report | 0.7 mi |
| Talbot Primary School 547 pupils | Primary | 4–11 | Report | 0.8 mi |
| Talbot Heath School 427 pupils | Other independent school Church of England | 2–19 | 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
- Branksome station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
- Parkstone (Dorset) station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
- Bournemouth station 2.5 mi · 49 min walk
Nearest bus stops
- Alder Parade (opp, Alder Road) 1 min walk
- Gateway Church (NE-bound, Alder Road) 1 min walk
- Gateway Church (SW-bound, Alder Road) 1 min walk
- Alder Parade (E-bound, Winston Avenue) 2 min walk
GP surgeries
- Talbot Medical Centre
63 Kinson Road, Wallisdown, Bournemouth · 1.0 mi - Village Surgery
Gillett Road, Talbot Village, Poole · 1.1 mi - Westbourne Medical Centre
Milburn Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth · 1.1 mi - Shore Medical
Mansfield Road, Parkstone, Poole · 1.1 mi
Supermarkets
- Spar Spar - Alder Road · 0.2 mi
- Sainsburys Sainsburys Talbot Heath · 0.4 mi
- Lidl Lidl Parkstone Poole · 0.6 mi
- Tesco Express Tesco Parkstone Herbert Ave Express · 0.7 mi
Pharmacies
- Boots · 0.5 mi
- Tesco Instore Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
- Wallisdown Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
Dentists
- Alder Road Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
- Madeira Dental Centre · 0.9 mi
- Wallisdown Dental Surgery · 1.0 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
This neighbourhood is in decile 9 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.
| Income | 7 of 10 |
| Employment | 8 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 8 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 8 of 10 |
| Crime | 6 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Homes
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned | 79.1% | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 18.6% | 20.3% |
| Social rented | 2.1% | 17.1% |
| Households | 652 |
People
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.2% | 17.4% |
| Aged 15–64 | 66.1% | 64.1% |
| Aged 65+ | 15.7% | 18.6% |
| Residents | 1,651 |
Broadband
| Here | UK | |
|---|---|---|
| Superfast (30Mbit+) | 100% | 95% |
| Ultrafast (300Mbit+) | 100% | 80% |
| Gigabit-capable | 100% | 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
| Here | Eng & Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 4G indoors, all 4 networks | 94% | 89% |
| 4G indoors, at least 1 network | 100% | 100% |
| 4G outdoors, all 4 networks | 100% | 99% |
| Calls indoors, all 4 networks | 96% | 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 Alder Road
Ethnic group
| Here | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 90.7% | 91.3% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 4.6% | 3.4% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| Other ethnic group | 1.8% | 1.5% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.4% | 1.1% |
Religion
| Here | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 47.5% | 46.8% |
| No religion | 41.4% | 42.2% |
| Not answered | 6.8% | 6.9% |
| Muslim | 2% | 1.7% |
| Other religion | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Hindu | 0.7% | 0.7% |
| Buddhist | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | 0.4% |
Country of birth
| Here | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 86.9% | 84.5% |
| Born outside the UK | 13.1% | 15.5% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 35.2% | 32.1% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18.4% | 19% |
| No qualifications | 14.3% | 15.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.7% | 14.1% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.3% | 9.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6% |
| Other qualifications | 2.9% | 2.9% |
General health
| Here | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 52.6% | 47.5% |
| Good health | 32.9% | 34.1% |
| Fair health | 11% | 13.1% |
| Bad health | 2.5% | 4.1% |
| Very bad health | 1% | 1.2% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 39.9% | 43.3% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 37% | 27.5% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 13.7% | 9.8% |
| No cars or vans in household | 9.5% | 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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