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.
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
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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