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Sopwith Crescent, Merley, Wimborne

MyStreetCheck free street report: Sopwith Crescent, Merley, Wimborne · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/wimborne-poole/sopwith-crescent/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BH21 1XL, BH21 1UA, BH21 1XG.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£342,853
37 sales
Price range
£205k – £550k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
21 Mar 2019
BH21 1SR

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At a glance

House prices£343k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station1 hr 30 min walkParkstone (Dorset) station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband99% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 39 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

37 property sales on Sopwith Crescent, Merley, Wimborne have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 21 Mar 2019. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £385,970. Average sale prices rose from £322,115 in 2016 to £345,500 in 2019 (+7%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 62% detached, 35% semi-detached, 3% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Sopwith Crescent range from £205,250 to £549,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Sopwith Crescent compared

BH21 postcode area£463,863
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Sopwith Crescent has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BH21 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £322,115 (10 sales)2016£322k2017: £351,750 (8 sales)2017£352k2018: £351,227 (15 sales)2018£351k2019: £345,500 (4 sales)2019£346k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 39 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached23£385,97021 Mar 2019
Semi-detached13£268,94214 Dec 2018
Terraced1£312,00011 Jan 2019

Sold prices on Sopwith Crescent

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
165, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SR 21 Mar 2019£380,000 DetachedFreehold
142, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SP 14 Mar 2019£280,000 DetachedFreehold
202, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1UA 11 Jan 2019£312,000 TerracedFreehold
260, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XL 10 Jan 2019£410,000 DetachedFreehold
268, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XL 14 Dec 2018£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
381, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XJ 29 Nov 2018£328,000 DetachedFreehold
317, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XQ 23 Nov 2018£457,500 DetachedFreehold
334, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XG 15 Nov 2018£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
192, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1UA 11 Oct 2018£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SW 27 Sep 2018£340,000 DetachedFreehold
308, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XG 21 Sep 2018£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
365, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XH 21 Sep 2018£390,000 DetachedFreehold
303, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XQ 7 Sep 2018£425,000 DetachedFreehold
379, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XJ 7 Sep 2018£385,000 DetachedFreehold
32, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SQ 30 Aug 2018£285,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
123, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SW 10 Aug 2018£280,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
369, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XH 6 Jul 2018£380,000 DetachedFreehold
148, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1UA 9 Mar 2018£370,000 DetachedFreehold
248, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XL 19 Feb 2018£323,000 DetachedFreehold
154, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1UA 22 Jan 2018£389,950 DetachedFreehold
309, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XQ 17 Jan 2018£549,950 DetachedFreehold
321, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XQ 24 Nov 2017£385,000 DetachedFreehold
310, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XG 6 Oct 2017£260,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
103, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SW 15 Aug 2017£435,000 DetachedFreehold
332, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XG 14 Jul 2017£230,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SQ 26 May 2017£470,000 DetachedFreehold
126, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SP 24 Apr 2017£388,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SW 21 Apr 2017£335,000 DetachedFreehold
274, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XL 10 Mar 2017£311,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
178, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1UA 16 Dec 2016£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
182, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1UA 9 Dec 2016£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SQ 2 Dec 2016£290,000 DetachedFreehold
143, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SR 11 Nov 2016£436,000 DetachedFreehold
215, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SU 4 Nov 2016£470,000 DetachedFreehold
155, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SR 5 Jul 2016£265,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1SH 24 Jun 2016£324,950 DetachedFreehold
308, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XG 17 Jun 2016£205,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
276, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XL 10 Jun 2016£319,950 DetachedFreehold
244, Sopwith Crescent BH21 1XL 5 May 2016£290,000 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
308, Sopwith Crescent £205,250 (Jun 2016) → £255,000 (Sep 2018) +24%
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Crime and flood risk near Sopwith Crescent

Crime

63 crimes were reported within about a mile of Sopwith Crescent in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Anti-social behaviour26
Violence & sexual offences24
Public order4
Possession of weapons3
Criminal damage & arson2
Shoplifting2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Sopwith Crescent is in or near 6 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area Flood alert area
  • Lower Stour and tributaries Flood alert area
  • Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset Flood alert area
  • Lower Stour from Longham to Christchurch Flood warning area
  • Lower Stour from Sturminster Marshall 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 Sopwith Crescent

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Merley First School 292 pupils Primary 5–9 Good Report 0.3 mi
Canford School 650 pupils Other independent school Anglican/Church of England 13–18 Report 0.6 mi
St John's Church of England First School, Wimborne 148 pupils Primary Church of England 5–9 Good Report 1.1 mi
The White House School 46 pupils Other independent special school 6–14 Report 1.2 mi
Beaucroft Foundation School 241 pupils Foundation special school 4–19 Good Report 1.4 mi
Hayeswood First School 148 pupils Primary 5–9 Good Report 1.5 mi
Allenbourn Middle School 499 pupils Middle deemed secondary 9–13 Report 1.5 mi
St Michael's Church of England Middle School, Colehill 563 pupils Middle deemed secondary Church of England 9–13 Report 1.6 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

  • Parkstone (Dorset) station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk
  • Branksome station 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk
  • Poole station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Chichester Walk (W-bound, Sopwith Crescent) 1 min walk
  • Chichester Walk (E-bound, Sopwith Crescent) 1 min walk
  • De Haviland Close (opp, Sopwith Crescent) 2 min walk
  • De Haviland Close (W-bound, Sopwith Crescent) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Quarter Jack Surgery
    Rodways Corner, Wimborne · 1.1 mi
  • Walford Mill Medical Centre
    Knobcrook Road, Wimborne · 1.6 mi
  • The Hadleigh Practice
    Hadleigh Practice, 20 Kirkway, Broadstone · 2.2 mi
  • The Harvey Practice
    18 Kirkway, Broadstone · 2.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar Gordon Road · 0.8 mi
  • Marks and Spencer BP M&S Minster BP · 0.9 mi
  • Waitrose Waitrose Wimborne · 1.2 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Wimborne · 1.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • The Quarter Jack Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
  • Colehill Pharmacy · 1.6 mi

Dentists

  • South Coast Dental Specialists · 0.8 mi
  • South Coast Dental Specialist · 0.8 mi
  • Wimborne Dental Health Practice · 1.2 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 8 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.

Income7 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime9 of 10
Access to housing and services4 of 10
Living environment10 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned77.3%62.5%
Private rented12.5%20.3%
Social rented10.2%17.1%
Households767

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6453.7%64.1%
Aged 65+29.4%18.6%
Residents1,739

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)99%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)99%80%
Gigabit-capable99%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 Sopwith Crescent

Ethnic group

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
White97.7%91.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.3%1.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.5%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%3.4%
Other ethnic group0.1%1.5%

Religion

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Christian52.5%46.8%
No religion39%42.2%
Not answered7.5%6.9%
Jewish0.5%0.4%
Buddhist0.3%0.5%
Muslim0.1%1.7%
Other religion0.1%0.7%
Hindu0%0.7%

Country of birth

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Born in the UK94.9%84.5%
Born outside the UK5.1%15.5%

Highest qualification

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Level 4 qualifications and above34.7%32.1%
Level 3 qualifications18.2%19%
Level 2 qualifications14.3%14.1%
No qualifications11.8%15.9%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11%9.9%
Apprenticeship7.2%6%
Other qualifications2.7%2.9%

General health

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Very good health48.6%47.5%
Good health34.8%34.1%
Fair health12.8%13.1%
Bad health3.2%4.1%
Very bad health0.7%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
1 car or van in household41%43.3%
2 cars or vans in household37.1%27.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household12.7%9.8%
No cars or vans in household9.2%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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