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Guide Price£2,500,000

Branksea Avenue, Poole

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
5

Key Features

  • Exceptional Waterfront Setting with Water Access
  • Waterfront Development Plot
  • Set within the prestigious Branksea Avenue
  • Private Location and Setting
  • Planning Permission for over 13,000 sq ft of accommodation
  • Magnificent views across Poole Harbour from Brownsea Island, Long Island to Arne with the Purbeck Hills beyond
  • Indoor & Outdoor Pool Complex
  • Dual Entrance, Underground Garages and Driveway Parking
  • 5 En-suite Bedrooms
  • South West Facing Garden

Description

Proposed Build - A magnificent opportunity to build your own architect-designed home.

The plot is set in an enviable position on the waters edge, with Panoramic views across Poole Harbour from Brownsea Island to Arn.

Positioned within Branksea Avenue in the most peaceful location, the site extends to approximately 266 x 96 ft and benefits from full planning consent for a magnificent new residence of over 13,666 square feet.The approved plans envision a home of outstanding architectural merit and luxurious proportions.

The proposed residence will combine elegant classical styling with contemporary living, offering a seamless blend of spacious grandeur, comfort, and cutting edge amenities. The designs further incorporate lift access to all floors, providing flat level access to all elevations.

The upper ground floor is designed for both family life and entertaining on a grand scale, featuring a spectacular open-plan kitchen and family room, a formal drawing room, dining room, and a private study. Large windows will flood the interiors with natural light while offering views over the harbour and island views.

Upstairs, the first floor will accommodate five generously proportioned en-suite bedrooms, including a stunning principal suite with dressing areas and a private terrace. Each bedroom is designed to offer privacy, comfort, and refined finishes.

The lower ground floor is dedicated to leisure and wellness, with a state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor swimming pool, snooker/games room, a boat store, and access to the twin integral double garages.

The plot is accessed via an in-and-out driveway, offering an abundance of parking through the underground garages and additional driveway parking.

Tenure - Freehold

Council Tax Band: New Build Rate not yet available

Broadband Speeds available:
Standard 4 Mbps 0.5 Mbps Good
Superfast 72 Mbps18 Mbps Good
Ultrafast1800 Mbps 220 Mbps Good
Networks in your area - Openreach

Environment Agency Flood Risk:
Very low risk of surface level flooding
Very low risk of sea flooding

Planning Consent - The site benefits from full planning consent, granted in April 2023 under planning application number APP/22/01457/F.
Full details can be seen on BCP Council's planning portal at: planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/planning/display/APP/22/01467/F
As part of the planning consent, a Community Infrastructure Levy of £162,999 will be due.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-06-22

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Electric Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Off-Street Parking
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

1.8 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Twin Sails Infant and Nursery School721 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    320
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hamworthy Park Junior School796 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    458
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bayside Academy1.1 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    180
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Old Town Infant School and Nursery1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    178
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oakdale Junior School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    376
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • The Cornerstone Academy954 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    645
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Poole High School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,891
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Parkstone Grammar School2.7 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,241
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Lytchett Minster School2.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,624
    Type
    Foundation school
  • St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,093
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Church of England/Roman Catholic

* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Hamworthy New, Poole781 metres
Tesco Poole Blandford Express, Poole0.6 miles
Spar Turlin Road, Poole1.1 miles

GP surgery

The Adam Practice0.7 miles

Pharmacy

Crest Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

St Mary'S Hospital1.9 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden222 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Hamworthy Rail Station0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Purbeck Avenue238 metres

Typical drive times

Poole6 min · 2.2 miles
Wareham17 min · 8.4 miles
Bournemouth19 min · 7.3 miles
Wimborne Minster19 min · 11 miles
Southampton (city)56 min · 38 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 30 or greater chance each yearHigher risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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