Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in numbers

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council area. Every figure carries its own date.

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Homes rented privately

6.9% to 59.7%

Homes rented privately ranged from 6.9% in Broadstone to 59.7% in Boscombe West — a gap of 52.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Broadstone	6.9%	296	4,275
Bearwood & Merley	10.8%	626	5,795
Burton & Grange	10.8%	430	3,969
Highcliffe & Walkford	11.2%	546	4,861
Oakdale	11.7%	534	4,579
Kinson	12.1%	903	7,437
Commons	13.2%	571	4,321
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	13.5%	649	4,820
Creekmoor	14.6%	598	4,095
Redhill & Northbourne	16.4%	681	4,155
Littledown & Iford	16.6%	671	4,037
Alderney & Bourne Valley	16.8%	1,122	6,681
Canford Heath	17.1%	1,014	5,941
Muscliff & Strouden Park	17.6%	1,230	6,990
Canford Cliffs	18.2%	855	4,700
East Southbourne & Tuckton	19.7%	830	4,222
Christchurch Town	20.7%	1,004	4,856
Hamworthy	20.7%	1,238	5,975
Newtown & Heatherlands	21.6%	1,632	7,540
Moordown	21.7%	884	4,077
Penn Hill	23.7%	1,191	5,028
Parkstone	25.7%	1,326	5,165
Wallisdown & Winton West	25.8%	1,106	4,285
West Southbourne	27.9%	1,275	4,577
Poole Town	30.9%	1,880	6,093
Talbot & Branksome Woods	33.4%	2,013	6,028
Queen's Park	33.6%	1,558	4,642
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	38.9%	1,916	4,930
Winton East	46.3%	2,049	4,421
Westbourne & West Cliff	47%	2,689	5,723
East Cliff & Springbourne	49.4%	3,789	7,675
Bournemouth Central	58.3%	3,667	6,287
Boscombe West	59.7%	3,375	5,656

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4% to 8.8%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 3.4% in Penn Hill to 8.8% in Kinson — a gap of 5.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Penn Hill	3.4%	392	11,544
Broadstone	3.5%	364	10,289
Winton East	3.6%	421	11,829
Bournemouth Central	3.6%	581	16,219
Moordown	3.6%	384	10,526
Littledown & Iford	3.9%	391	9,904
Queen's Park	4%	456	11,392
Parkstone	4.4%	487	11,006
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	4.4%	451	10,186
Bearwood & Merley	4.5%	630	14,026
Talbot & Branksome Woods	4.5%	616	13,678
East Southbourne & Tuckton	4.8%	424	8,814
Canford Heath	4.8%	693	14,387
Canford Cliffs	5%	466	9,369
Creekmoor	5.1%	482	9,471
Oakdale	5.2%	583	11,192
Commons	5.3%	547	10,335
West Southbourne	5.4%	559	10,446
Redhill & Northbourne	5.4%	538	9,872
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	5.5%	619	11,189
Wallisdown & Winton West	5.6%	606	10,830
Newtown & Heatherlands	5.7%	1,002	17,733
Highcliffe & Walkford	5.7%	568	10,007
Hamworthy	5.7%	808	14,213
Christchurch Town	5.7%	585	10,289
East Cliff & Springbourne	5.7%	979	17,207
Westbourne & West Cliff	5.7%	589	10,318
Alderney & Bourne Valley	5.8%	961	16,682
Muscliff & Strouden Park	5.9%	995	16,873
Poole Town	6.3%	795	12,667
Burton & Grange	6.7%	624	9,321
Boscombe West	7.6%	808	10,589
Kinson	8.8%	1,567	17,795

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People aged 65 or over

8.4% to 44.1%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 8.4% in Winton East to 44.1% in Highcliffe & Walkford — a gap of 35.7 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Winton East	8.4%	995	11,832
Bournemouth Central	10.9%	1,768	16,219
Boscombe West	13.3%	1,410	10,588
East Cliff & Springbourne	14.2%	2,438	17,207
Moordown	15%	1,580	10,526
Queen's Park	15.1%	1,720	11,395
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	15.4%	1,724	11,191
Newtown & Heatherlands	17%	3,009	17,733
Wallisdown & Winton West	17.3%	1,878	10,828
Alderney & Bourne Valley	18.7%	3,112	16,682
Muscliff & Strouden Park	18.8%	3,167	16,872
Canford Heath	18.8%	2,705	14,387
Hamworthy	19.6%	2,787	14,214
Kinson	20.1%	3,570	17,795
Penn Hill	20.1%	2,322	11,546
West Southbourne	20.9%	2,184	10,446
Talbot & Branksome Woods	21.3%	2,908	13,678
Littledown & Iford	21.8%	2,162	9,904
Redhill & Northbourne	22.2%	2,188	9,873
Poole Town	22.4%	2,844	12,671
Oakdale	22.6%	2,530	11,194
Burton & Grange	22.9%	2,130	9,321
Creekmoor	23.1%	2,185	9,468
Parkstone	24.1%	2,648	11,006
Westbourne & West Cliff	25.9%	2,669	10,316
Christchurch Town	26.2%	2,697	10,288
Bearwood & Merley	26.9%	3,774	14,024
Commons	27.6%	2,855	10,337
Broadstone	31.4%	3,230	10,292
East Southbourne & Tuckton	32.8%	2,895	8,817
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	37.3%	3,795	10,185
Canford Cliffs	44%	4,126	9,369
Highcliffe & Walkford	44.1%	4,416	10,006

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

9.8% to 24.9%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 9.8% in Winton East to 24.9% in Kinson — a gap of 15.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Winton East	9.8%	975	9,970
Bournemouth Central	10.3%	1,561	15,135
Penn Hill	10.7%	1,012	9,459
Littledown & Iford	12.2%	986	8,098
Parkstone	12.4%	1,140	9,194
Talbot & Branksome Woods	12.4%	1,471	11,858
Broadstone	12.9%	1,138	8,832
Canford Cliffs	13.1%	1,111	8,452
Queen's Park	13.2%	1,225	9,261
Moordown	13.6%	1,126	8,295
West Southbourne	13.8%	1,198	8,699
Westbourne & West Cliff	13.8%	1,295	9,382
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	13.9%	1,274	9,161
East Southbourne & Tuckton	13.9%	1,060	7,599
Bearwood & Merley	15%	1,760	11,701
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	15.1%	1,342	8,869
Wallisdown & Winton West	15.4%	1,397	9,059
Commons	15.8%	1,354	8,557
Canford Heath	16.1%	1,865	11,608
Christchurch Town	16.6%	1,420	8,549
East Cliff & Springbourne	16.7%	2,456	14,677
Redhill & Northbourne	16.9%	1,369	8,114
Muscliff & Strouden Park	17.2%	2,299	13,359
Highcliffe & Walkford	17.4%	1,548	8,904
Oakdale	18%	1,665	9,243
Poole Town	18.7%	2,000	10,669
Boscombe West	18.8%	1,708	9,098
Newtown & Heatherlands	19%	2,732	14,368
Creekmoor	19.8%	1,548	7,832
Hamworthy	20.5%	2,351	11,494
Burton & Grange	20.6%	1,571	7,630
Alderney & Bourne Valley	20.8%	2,795	13,459
Kinson	24.9%	3,565	14,328

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

19.7% to 44.4%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 19.7% in Kinson to 44.4% in Canford Cliffs — a gap of 24.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Kinson	19.7%	2,829	14,328
Burton & Grange	22.4%	1,708	7,630
Hamworthy	23.4%	2,694	11,494
Creekmoor	24.5%	1,920	7,832
Canford Heath	24.7%	2,870	11,608
Alderney & Bourne Valley	24.9%	3,356	13,459
Redhill & Northbourne	25.4%	2,059	8,114
Oakdale	26.2%	2,425	9,243
Newtown & Heatherlands	26.5%	3,810	14,368
Muscliff & Strouden Park	28.1%	3,748	13,359
Wallisdown & Winton West	28.1%	2,547	9,059
Bearwood & Merley	29.8%	3,485	11,701
Commons	30.7%	2,623	8,557
Christchurch Town	31.2%	2,671	8,549
Winton East	31.3%	3,117	9,970
Highcliffe & Walkford	31.9%	2,840	8,904
Moordown	32.3%	2,677	8,295
Poole Town	32.4%	3,457	10,669
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	33%	2,927	8,869
Boscombe West	33.2%	3,024	9,098
East Cliff & Springbourne	34.5%	5,064	14,677
Bournemouth Central	36%	5,451	15,135
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	37.1%	3,399	9,161
Broadstone	37.2%	3,283	8,832
West Southbourne	38%	3,302	8,699
Littledown & Iford	38.6%	3,125	8,098
Queen's Park	38.6%	3,577	9,261
East Southbourne & Tuckton	38.9%	2,956	7,599
Talbot & Branksome Woods	40.1%	4,755	11,858
Parkstone	41.7%	3,834	9,194
Westbourne & West Cliff	42.5%	3,989	9,382
Penn Hill	44%	4,165	9,459
Canford Cliffs	44.4%	3,751	8,452

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9% to 29.4%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 9% in Broadstone to 29.4% in Kinson — a gap of 20.4 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Broadstone	9%	386	4,274
Canford Cliffs	9.6%	450	4,701
Penn Hill	11.1%	558	5,028
Littledown & Iford	11.3%	457	4,034
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	12.2%	589	4,821
East Southbourne & Tuckton	12.3%	521	4,223
Parkstone	13.2%	684	5,165
Bearwood & Merley	13.9%	803	5,796
Moordown	13.9%	568	4,077
Talbot & Branksome Woods	14.3%	865	6,032
Highcliffe & Walkford	14.4%	698	4,864
Queen's Park	15%	696	4,642
Commons	15.3%	662	4,320
West Southbourne	16%	734	4,576
Oakdale	16.2%	740	4,577
Canford Heath	16.3%	968	5,946
Westbourne & West Cliff	17.1%	981	5,726
Winton East	17.2%	762	4,421
Redhill & Northbourne	17.3%	719	4,157
Christchurch Town	18.2%	883	4,856
Bournemouth Central	19%	1,196	6,288
Creekmoor	19.1%	783	4,096
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	19.2%	945	4,930
Newtown & Heatherlands	19.5%	1,472	7,540
Alderney & Bourne Valley	20.2%	1,350	6,678
Hamworthy	20.4%	1,220	5,972
Muscliff & Strouden Park	21%	1,466	6,990
Wallisdown & Winton West	21%	901	4,285
Poole Town	21.4%	1,302	6,093
East Cliff & Springbourne	21.4%	1,643	7,675
Burton & Grange	23.6%	935	3,968
Boscombe West	28%	1,585	5,657
Kinson	29.4%	2,188	7,435

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

1.7% to 30.3%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 1.7% in Canford Cliffs to 30.3% in Kinson — a gap of 28.5 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 33 of 33 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Canford Cliffs	1.7%	82	4,700
Broadstone	2.1%	89	4,275
East Southbourne & Tuckton	4.1%	171	4,222
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe	4.1%	200	4,820
Littledown & Iford	4.3%	172	4,037
Penn Hill	4.3%	218	5,028
Moordown	5%	204	4,077
Redhill & Northbourne	5.4%	225	4,155
Westbourne & West Cliff	5.6%	321	5,723
Highcliffe & Walkford	6%	292	4,861
Queen's Park	6.2%	287	4,642
Winton East	6.4%	284	4,421
Boscombe East & Pokesdown	6.4%	317	4,930
Bearwood & Merley	7.5%	436	5,795
Bournemouth Central	8.8%	554	6,287
Commons	8.8%	381	4,321
Parkstone	9%	465	5,165
Talbot & Branksome Woods	9.3%	561	6,028
Boscombe West	9.7%	548	5,656
Oakdale	9.8%	451	4,579
West Southbourne	10%	456	4,577
East Cliff & Springbourne	11.8%	908	7,675
Creekmoor	11.9%	488	4,095
Newtown & Heatherlands	12.8%	963	7,540
Wallisdown & Winton West	12.8%	550	4,285
Canford Heath	13.4%	797	5,941
Alderney & Bourne Valley	15.2%	1,015	6,681
Muscliff & Strouden Park	16.9%	1,180	6,990
Christchurch Town	17.7%	859	4,856
Hamworthy	18.2%	1,088	5,975
Poole Town	19.3%	1,175	6,093
Burton & Grange	28.1%	1,116	3,969
Kinson	30.3%	2,250	7,437

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