Sea View Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 3LP

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BH12 3LP has a slightly higher male population, with 50.1% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	54.9%	49.9%	-5.0%	51.0%	-1.1%
Male	45.1%	50.1%	5.0%	49.0%	1.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38.2%	39.1%	0.9%	37.9%	1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	39%	43.5%	4.5%	44.2%	-0.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	2.8%	1.4%	-1.4%	2.2%	-0.8%
Divorced	13.7%	12.2%	-1.5%	9.1%	3.1%
Widowed	6.4%	3.1%	-3.3%	6.1%	-3.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	47.3%	47.4%	0.1%	48.4%	-1.0%
Good health	39.4%	36.3%	-3.1%	33.6%	2.7%
Fair health	10.2%	11.8%	1.6%	12.7%	-0.9%
Bad health	2.2%	3.9%	1.7%	4.0%	-0.1%
Very bad health	1%	0.5%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.1%	13.2%	-2.9%	18.2%	-5.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.5%	16.3%	1.8%	9.6%	6.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.3%	14.6%	-4.7%	13.4%	1.2%
Apprenticeship	3.2%	2.7%	-0.5%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.1%	20.3%	6.2%	16.9%	3.4%
Degree or Similar	27.7%	31.2%	3.5%	33.8%	-2.6%
Other	5.2%	1.7%	-3.5%	2.8%	-1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 91.8% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.6%	1.6%	1.0%	3.1%	-1.5%
Other Asian	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%
Black African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
White	95.6%	91.8%	-3.8%	81.4%	10.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	0%	2.4%	2.4%	1.6%	0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.1%	83.8%	-8.3%	83.2%	0.6%
European Union	2.2%	7.6%	5.4%	6.1%	1.5%
Rest of Europe	1%	1.8%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	1.6%	2.6%	1.0%	2.7%	-0.1%
Middle East and Asia	1%	3.4%	2.4%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%	1.3%	-0.5%
Oceania	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	91.7%	84.3%	-7.4%	83.2%	1.1%
10+ Years	0.3%	7.6%	7.3%	9.8%	-2.2%
5-10 Years	2.2%	2.9%	0.7%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	2.2%	4.5%	2.3%	2.2%	2.3%
Less than 2 years	3.5%	0.8%	-2.7%	1.9%	-1.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75%	76.7%	-1.7%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
North Africa	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	17.6%	13.5%	4.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.6%	37.2%	7.4%
Christian	40.9%	46.2%	-5.3%
Buddhist	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Hindu	1%	1.7%	-0.7%
Muslim	2.9%	6.5%	-3.6%
Other religion	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Not answered	8.1%	6.0%	2.1%

Safety

Is Sea View Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Sea View Road was 51.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 36.0% lower than the Canford Heath average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Sea View Road has the 47th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Canford Heath and the 591st highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 37.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,700

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BH12 3LP, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 5/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Sea View Road are based on 196 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Poole.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Sea View Road, Parkstone, Poole, BH12 3LP

Estimated Average Property Prices for BH12 3LP

Average Price
£253,424

Semi-Detached
£282,679

Terraced
£277,788

Detached
£380,266

Flats/Maisonettes
£180,297

Other
£175,146

Estimated Average Property Prices for Sea View Road

Average Price
£248,908

Semi-Detached
£287,715

Terraced
£254,454

Detached
£369,233

Flats/Maisonettes
£191,269

Other
£17,437

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Sea View Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 1 35 Sea View Road, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£110,000	2025-10-03	£110,000
23 Sea View Road, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Terraced, an established residential building	£309,000	2025-08-15	£307,703
Flat 2 35 Sea View Road, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2024-10-25	£136,281
Flat 4 Huxley Court, 33 Sea View Road, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£197,500	2024-06-03	£191,642
Flat 6 View Point Court Sea View Road, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£173,000	2024-04-22	£167,691

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BH12 3LP

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	134
Retired	41
Self-Employed	32
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	17
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	11
Long-Term Sick or disabled	8
Other	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	4

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Education	22
Human health and social work activities	22
Manufacturing	19
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Construction	10
Other	8
Information and communication	8
Transport and storage	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	3
Mining and quarrying	1
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Livingstone Road Infant School Livingstone Road , Parkstone BH12 3DT	3out of 4	785 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Livingstone Road Junior School Livingstone Road , Parkstone BH12 3DX	2out of 4	821 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ocean Academy Poole , Constitution Hill Road BH14 0PZ	3out of 4	917 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Poole Devon Road , BH15 3QQ	3out of 4	1,249 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School Mill Lane , Parkstone BH14 8UL	3out of 4	1,504 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Dale Valley Road , Oakdale BH15 3HY	3out of 4	805 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aldhelm's Academy Herbert Avenue , BH12 4HS	3out of 4	1,991 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Magna Academy Ashdown Close , Adastral Road BH17 8RE	4out of 4	2,151 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Poole High School Wimborne Road , BH15 2BW	3out of 4	2,484 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkstone Grammar School Sopers Lane , BH17 7EP	4out of 4	2,968 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Broadstone Middle School Dunyeats Road , BH18 8AE	2out of 4	4,485 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bournemouth and Poole College North Road , BH14 0LS	- not rated	1,142 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Longspee School Learoyd Road , Canford Heath BH17 8PJ	4out of 4	1,814 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Quay School 160 Herbert Avenue , BH12 4HU	4out of 4	1,947 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School St Osmund's Road , Parkstone BH14 9JY	- not rated	2,006 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Winchelsea School Guernsey Road , Parkstone BH12 4LL	3out of 4	2,506 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Education Centre 12 Lindsay Road , Branksome Park BH13 6AS	3out of 4	2,908 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cafe Nosh	66 Sea View Road	161 yd
Cookies and Coffee	Unit 1A, Beta Centre, 262-268 Ringwood Road	283 yd
Skate	206 Ringwood Road	395 yd
Ramp Rats	Prevail Skathouse, 65-67 Ringwood Road	572 yd
Caballero Cafe	Prevail Skatehouse, 65-67 Ringwood Road	573 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pottery Hotel	The Pottery Hotel, 260 Ringwood Road	395 yd
Newtown Conservative Club	374 Ringwood Road	600 yd
Parkstone Trades & Labour Hall	485 Ashley Road	602 yd
Victoria	The Victoria Cross, 377 Ashley Road	872 yd
Sweet Home Inn	25 Ringwood Road	894 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mohaan Indian Takeaway	16 Sea View Road	54 yd
Full House	48 Sea View Road	161 yd
Pintoh Thong	636 Ashley Road	175 yd
Mightie Bites	378 Ringwood Road	638 yd
The Home	380 Ringwood Road	638 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	638 Ashley Road	115 yd
Snack Stop	486 Ashley Road	810 yd
The Southern Co-op	25 Ringwood Road	894 yd
Co-op	101-107 Commercial Road	1,072 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Haskells Recreation Ground Ringwood Road	grass pitches	555 yd
Branksome Heath Junior School LIVINGSTONE ROAD	grass pitches	752 yd
Ocean Academy Poole CONSTITUTION HILL ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	945 yd
St Edwards School DALE VALLEY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	1,014 yd
Images Health And Fitness Club (Closed) 8A 8A Parr Street	health and fitness suite	1,034 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.6%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	88.6%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	88.6%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	99.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.