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MERRIEFIELD CLOSE, BH18 8DG

Census 2021 — Full Demographic Breakdown

The Census 2021 data below shows the full population breakdown for BH18 8DG. Figures are sourced from the Office for National Statistics and cover ethnicity, age, religion, education, occupation, housing tenure, and more.

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verified Published by PostcodeInfo.uk·ONS Census 2021·Data: 2021 (published March 2023) — updated at each Census cycle

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Ethnicity

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

1/10

District

1/10

City

8/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

White: English

96.7%92.9%82.4%74.4%

White: Irish

1.5%0.7%0.7%0.9%

White: Other White

1.1%2.2%8.0%6.2%

Indian

0.7%0.8%1.2%3.1%

Main Ethnicity

White: English

96.7% of the population (UK avg: 74.4%)

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White: English+14.3pp

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White: Other White-6.9pp

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Religion

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Christian

56.1%53.4%46.8%46.2%

No religion

34.3%37.6%42.2%37.2%

Not answered

7.4%6.6%6.9%6.0%

Jewish

1.1%0.2%0.4%0.5%

Sikh

0.7%0.1%0.1%0.9%

Other religion

0.4%0.4%0.7%0.6%

Main Religion

Christian

56.1% of the population (UK avg: 46.2%)

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Christian+9.3pp

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No religion-7.9pp

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Education

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

10/10

District

9/10

City

7/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Level 4 and above

41.7%36.4%32.1%33.8%

Level 3

14.4%17.3%19.0%16.9%

Level 2

11.1%14.9%14.1%13.4%

No qualifications

8.1%13.0%15.9%18.2%

Level 1 and entry level

6.6%9.2%9.9%9.6%

Apprenticeship

3.7%6.6%6.0%5.3%

Other

3.3%2.6%2.9%2.8%

Main Education

Level 4 and above

41.7% of the population (UK avg: 33.8%)

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Level 4 and above+9.6pp

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Level 3-4.6pp

Level 2-3.0pp

No qualifications-7.8pp

Level 1 and entry level-3.3pp

Apprenticeship-2.3pp

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Age

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

9/10

District

10/10

City

3/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

70-74

12.0%8.0%5.6%5.0%

50-54

11.6%7.7%6.7%6.9%

60-64

8.7%7.5%5.9%5.8%

55-59

8.0%8.7%6.6%6.8%

15-19

7.6%5.3%5.6%5.7%

65-69

7.6%7.0%5.2%4.9%

85+

7.6%6.2%3.4%2.4%

75-79

5.8%6.0%4.3%3.6%

10-14

5.5%5.5%5.3%6.0%

45-49

5.1%6.2%6.2%6.4%

80-84

4.7%4.9%3.1%2.5%

40-44

3.6%5.1%6.3%6.3%

20-24

3.3%4.0%6.7%6.0%

5-9

2.9%4.3%5.3%5.9%

35-39

2.5%3.8%6.6%6.7%

30-34

1.5%3.5%6.5%7.0%

25-29

1.1%3.3%6.0%6.5%

0-4

0.7%3.0%4.7%5.4%

Main Age

70-74

12.0% of the population (UK avg: 5.0%)

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70-74+6.4pp

50-54+4.9pp

60-64+2.8pp

65-69+2.4pp

85++4.2pp

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40-44-2.7pp

20-24-3.4pp

5-9-2.4pp

35-39-4.1pp

30-34-5.0pp

25-29-4.9pp

0-4-4.0pp

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Occupation

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

10/10

District

9/10

City

7/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Managers and directors

15.1%18.9%13.0%12.8%

Professional

10.0%23.2%19.6%20.2%

Associate professional

5.9%15.1%12.9%13.2%

Administrative and secretarial

5.5%11.6%8.9%9.3%

Skilled trades

3.0%9.2%10.8%10.3%

Sales and customer service

2.6%5.9%8.6%7.5%

Caring and leisure

2.2%7.4%10.7%9.4%

Main Occupation

Managers and directors

15.1% of the population (UK avg: 12.8%)

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Managers and directors+2.1pp

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Professional-9.6pp

Associate professional-7.0pp

Administrative and secretarial-3.4pp

Skilled trades-7.8pp

Sales and customer service-6.0pp

Caring and leisure-8.5pp

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Socio-economic

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

10/10

District

9/10

City

7/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Higher managerial and professional

25.8%18.8%12.8%13.1%

Lower managerial and professional

19.2%25.3%20.4%19.9%

Small employers and own account

15.9%11.1%11.6%10.6%

Intermediate

14.4%14.9%12.0%11.4%

Full-time students

5.9%4.9%8.6%7.7%

Semi-routine

4.8%9.8%12.5%11.4%

Routine

1.5%6.2%10.2%12.1%

Lower supervisory and technical

0.7%3.8%5.2%5.4%

Never worked / long-term unemployed

0.7%5.2%6.5%8.5%

Main Socio-economic

Higher managerial and professional

25.8% of the population (UK avg: 13.1%)

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Higher managerial and professional+13.0pp

Small employers and own account+4.3pp

Intermediate+2.4pp

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Full-time students-2.7pp

Semi-routine-7.7pp

Routine-8.7pp

Lower supervisory and technical-4.5pp

Never worked / long-term unemployed-5.8pp

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Industry

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

10/10

District

9/10

City

7/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Wholesale and retail

13.2%13.5%15.1%15.0%

Professional and scientific

12.4%8.2%5.2%6.6%

Health and social work

12.4%15.5%17.6%14.7%

Information and communication

9.9%4.3%4.1%4.6%

Education

9.1%10.4%8.9%9.8%

Construction

8.3%9.9%8.8%8.7%

Public administration

7.4%5.9%4.1%5.9%

Manufacturing

6.6%7.5%6.8%7.3%

Other

6.6%4.7%4.7%4.6%

Financial and insurance

5.0%6.4%6.5%3.8%

Administrative and support

3.3%4.0%5.1%5.2%

Accommodation and food

2.5%3.1%6.0%4.9%

Real estate

1.7%2.0%1.8%1.5%

Agriculture

0.8%0.3%0.2%0.9%

Electricity and gas

0.8%0.5%0.4%0.6%

Main Industry

Wholesale and retail

13.2% of the population (UK avg: 15.0%)

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Professional and scientific+7.2pp

Information and communication+5.8pp

Public administration+3.3pp

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Health and social work-5.2pp

Accommodation and food-3.5pp

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Economic Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

6/10

District

4/10

City

4/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Retired

35.6%37.5%24.8%21.6%

Employee: Full-time

19.6%27.4%31.7%34.1%

Employee: Part-time

9.3%13.2%12.4%11.9%

Self-employed w/o employees: FT

5.2%3.9%4.4%4.5%

Self-employed w/o employees: PT

4.4%3.7%3.7%3.5%

Student

3.3%3.1%6.1%5.6%

Self-employed w/employees: FT

3.0%1.5%1.1%1.2%

Looking after home

2.6%2.9%3.7%4.8%

Self-employed w/employees: PT

1.5%0.5%0.3%0.4%

Student+Employee: PT

1.5%1.3%1.5%1.2%

Student+Unemployed

1.5%0.4%0.8%0.6%

Other

1.1%1.4%2.6%3.1%

Unemployed

0.4%1.6%2.5%2.8%

Main Economic Status

Retired

35.6% of the population (UK avg: 21.6%)

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Retired+10.8pp

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Employee: Full-time-12.1pp

Employee: Part-time-3.1pp

Student-2.8pp

Unemployed-2.1pp

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Housing Tenure

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

10/10

District

10/10

City

4/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Owned: Outright

69.6%56.5%34.4%32.8%

Owned: Mortgage

24.3%33.8%28.5%28.7%

Private rented: Landlord

4.3%6.1%23.3%18.0%

Private rented: Other

1.7%1.4%2.1%2.2%

Main Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright

69.6% of the population (UK avg: 32.8%)

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Owned: Outright+35.2pp

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Owned: Mortgage-4.2pp

Private rented: Landlord-19.0pp

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House Type

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

9/10

District

10/10

City

3/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Detached

96.5%81.0%35.6%23.2%

Terraced

1.8%2.2%9.9%23.2%

Semi-detached

0.9%8.7%17.3%31.5%

Flat

0.9%6.7%26.8%16.6%

Main House Type

Detached

96.5% of the population (UK avg: 23.2%)

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Detached+60.9pp

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Terraced-8.1pp

Semi-detached-16.4pp

Flat-25.9pp

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Household Size

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

9/10

District

10/10

City

3/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

2 people

50.9%41.6%35.5%34.1%

1 person

16.7%24.6%32.5%30.2%

4 people

16.7%14.4%11.9%12.8%

3 people

13.2%14.8%14.9%16.0%

5 people

2.6%3.3%3.6%4.5%

Main Household Size

2 people

50.9% of the population (UK avg: 34.1%)

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2 people+15.4pp

4 people+4.8pp

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1 person-15.8pp

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Marital Status

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

9/10

District

10/10

City

3/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Married

59.8%60.5%42.5%44.2%

Single

15.9%22.1%37.5%37.9%

Widowed

8.9%8.7%6.6%6.1%

Divorced

1.8%7.0%10.7%9.1%

Married: Same sex

1.5%0.3%0.4%0.3%

Separated (married)

1.1%1.3%2.1%2.2%

Main Marital Status

Married

59.8% of the population (UK avg: 44.2%)

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Married+17.3pp

Widowed+2.3pp

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Single-21.6pp

Divorced-8.9pp

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Country of Birth

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

1/10

District

1/10

City

8/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

United Kingdom

94.8%93.1%84.5%83.2%

Middle East and Asia

1.8%1.9%3.3%5.6%

EU-14

1.5%1.6%3.1%2.7%

EU-8

0.7%0.6%3.0%2.1%

Non-EU Europe

0.4%0.3%0.9%0.8%

Africa

0.4%1.2%1.8%2.7%

Antarctica and Oceania

0.4%0.2%0.3%0.3%

Main Country of Birth

United Kingdom

94.8% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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United Kingdom+10.3pp

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EU-8-2.3pp

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Passport Held

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

1/10

District

1/10

City

8/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

94.5%89.1%77.2%76.7%

No passport held

4.1%8.3%12.3%13.5%

Ireland

1.1%0.5%0.5%0.6%

Southern Asia

0.4%0.2%0.6%1.2%

Main Passport Held

94.5% of the population (UK avg: 76.7%)

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UK+17.3pp

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No passport held-8.2pp

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Migration

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

1/10

District

1/10

City

8/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Same address

92.3%91.8%86.1%89.0%

Migrant from within UK

7.7%7.6%12.1%9.5%

Main Migration

Same address

92.3% of the population (UK avg: 89.0%)

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Same address+6.2pp

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Migrant from within UK-4.4pp

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Length of Residence

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Street

1/10

District

1/10

City

8/10

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Born in the UK

94.8%93.1%84.5%83.2%

10 years or more

4.1%5.3%8.4%9.8%

Less than 2 years

0.7%0.3%1.8%1.9%

2 to 5 years

0.4%0.5%2.2%2.2%

Main Length of Residence

Born in the UK

94.8% of the population (UK avg: 83.2%)

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Born in the UK+10.3pp

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10 years or more-4.3pp

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Sex

Census 2021 data — sorted by count

Postcode BH18 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole UK

Female

51.3%51.9%51.2%51.0%

Male

48.7%48.1%48.8%49.0%

Main Sex

Female

51.3% of the population (UK avg: 51.0%)

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