City Profile • Local Authority

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is a local authority district comprising 20 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £385k, reflecting a upward trend of 0.9% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 79 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

401,898
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

20 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.4%
White: Other White8.0%
Indian1.2%
Other Asian1.1%
Any other ethnic group1.1%
Other Mixed0.9%

Age Profile

20-24 years6.7%
50-54 years6.7%
55-59 years6.6%
35-39 years6.6%
30-34 years6.5%
40-44 years6.3%

Top Occupations

Professional19.6%
Managers and directors13.0%
Associate professional12.9%
Skilled trades10.8%
Caring and leisure10.7%
Elementary occupations9.5%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright34.4%
Owned: Mortgage28.5%
Private rented: Landlord23.3%
Social rented: Other5.9%
Social rented: Council5.1%
Private rented: Other2.1%

Area DNA

family3/10
health5/10
safety5/10
homeown4/10
transit9/10
affluence7/10
diversity8/10
employment4/10
investment7/10