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Recreation Road, Poole

MyStreetCheck free street report: Recreation Road, Poole · 1 November 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/poole-bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/recreation-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BH12 2EB, BH12 2EA, BH12 2AL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£437,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2019)
£309,950
20 sales
Price range
£145k – £450k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
13 May 2026
BH12 2EB

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At a glance

House prices£438k average4% above the Poole average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkBranksome station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold95% freeholdAcross 21 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

20 property sales on Recreation Road, Poole have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2019. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £437,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £326,182. That is 4% above the Poole average of £419,539 over the same period. 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 55% detached, 40% semi-detached, 5% flat. Recorded sale prices on Recreation Road range from £145,000 to £450,000. 95% of homes sold here were freehold and 5% leasehold. Of 353 streets in Poole with at least two sales in the last year, Recreation Road ranks 82nd for average price.

House prices on Recreation Road compared

Recreation Road£437,500
BH12 postcode area£315,598
Poole£419,539
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all BH12 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2019: £299,667 (3 sales)2019£300k2020: £286,750 (4 sales)2020£287k2021: £298,600 (5 sales)2021£299k2022: £365,000 (1 sales)2022£365k2023: £275,000 (1 sales)2023£275k2024: £145,000 (1 sales)2024£145k2025: £362,500 (4 sales)2025£363k2026: £425,000 (1 sales)2026£425k

Tenure: 95% freehold and 5% leasehold across 21 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached11£326,1823 Nov 2025
Semi-detached8£308,25013 May 2026
Flat1£145,00028 Mar 2024

Sold prices on Recreation Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
18, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 13 May 2026£425,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Recreation Road BH12 2EA 3 Nov 2025£450,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Recreation Road BH12 2EA 8 Oct 2025£320,000 DetachedFreehold
19, Recreation Road BH12 2EA 26 Aug 2025£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
100, Recreation Road BH12 2AL 24 Feb 2025£320,000 DetachedFreehold
4A, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 28 Mar 2024£145,000 FlatLeasehold
96, Recreation Road BH12 2AL 28 Jul 2023£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
102, Recreation Road BH12 2AL 10 Mar 2023£300,000 DetachedFreehold
78A, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 4 Mar 2022£365,000 DetachedFreehold
52, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 29 Sep 2021£325,000 DetachedFreehold
33, Recreation Road BH12 2EA 27 Aug 2021£250,000 DetachedFreehold
27, Recreation Road BH12 2EA 11 Aug 2021£260,000 DetachedFreehold
76, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 14 Jun 2021£303,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
88, Recreation Road BH12 2AL 30 Apr 2021£355,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Recreation Road BH12 2EA 20 Nov 2020£322,000 DetachedFreehold
78, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 25 Aug 2020£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 12 Jun 2020£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
68, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 10 Jun 2020£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
60, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 21 Aug 2019£278,000 DetachedFreehold
11, Recreation Road BH12 2EA 5 Aug 2019£343,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Recreation Road BH12 2EB 30 May 2019£278,000 Semi-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
27, Recreation Road £260,000 (Aug 2021) → £320,000 (Oct 2025) +23%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Recreation Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Heatherlands Primary School 616 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole 370 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.4 mi
The Quay School 69 pupils Academy alternative provision converter 5–18 Report 0.4 mi
Livingstone Road Infant School 199 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.6 mi
Courthill Infant School 354 pupils Primary 4–7 Good Report 0.6 mi
Livingstone Road Junior School 204 pupils Primary 7–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Victoria Education Centre 133 pupils Non-maintained special school 3–19 Report 0.7 mi
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School 603 pupils Primary Church of England 3–11 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 1.0 mi · 21 min walk
  • Poole station 2.5 mi · 50 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Alcester Road (N-bound, Albert Road) 2 min walk
  • Alcester Road (S-bound, Albert Road) 2 min walk
  • Sunnyside Road (S-bound, Albert Road) 3 min walk
  • Sunnyside Road (N-bound, Albert Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Shore Medical
    Mansfield Road, Parkstone, Poole · 0.6 mi
  • The Rosemary Health Ctr
    2 Rosemary Gardens, Poole · 0.9 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Centre
    Milburn Road, Westbourne, Bournemouth · 1.3 mi
  • Evergreen Oak Surgery
    43 Commercial Road, Parkstone, Poole · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Parkstone Poole · 0.4 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Parkstone · 0.5 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Parkstone Herbert Ave Express · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Parkstone Poole · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.5 mi
  • Bryant Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Shore Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Madeira Dental Centre · 0.4 mi
  • Parkstone Dental Practice · 0.8 mi
  • The Endodontic Clinic · 0.8 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 7 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned73.0%62.5%
Private rented24.5%20.3%
Social rented2.5%17.1%
Households677

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.3%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.9%64.1%
Aged 65+18.8%18.6%
Residents1,477

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 Recreation Road

Ethnic group

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
White92.5%91.3%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%3.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%2.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%1.1%
Other ethnic group0.7%1.5%

Religion

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Christian50.2%46.8%
No religion40.9%42.2%
Not answered6.2%6.9%
Muslim1.3%1.7%
Buddhist0.4%0.5%
Other religion0.4%0.7%
Jewish0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.7%

Country of birth

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Born in the UK85.8%84.5%
Born outside the UK14.2%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Level 4 qualifications and above32.8%32.1%
Level 3 qualifications16.7%19%
No qualifications15.9%15.9%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%14.1%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%9.9%
Apprenticeship8%6%
Other qualifications2.5%2.9%

General health

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Very good health48.2%47.5%
Good health36.3%34.1%
Fair health11.1%13.1%
Bad health3.5%4.1%
Very bad health0.8%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
1 car or van in household44.6%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household28.1%27.5%
No cars or vans in household19.1%19.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.3%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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