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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 400,196 residents in 173,842 households (Census 2021); 18% are aged 15–29 and 36% of households rent their home. Over the past two years homes sold for a median of £339,250, from £184,650 in Boscombe West to £542,500 in Canford Cliffs.

Local authority · 33 wards · 9,437 postcodes · Updated 24 October 2026
400,196residentsCensus 2021
£339kmedian sale price10,714 sales, 24 months
14%green within 500 mpostcode average
89services in 15 minutesmedian postcode

Six maps of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Every dot is a residential postcode. Each map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest.

Sale pricesPostcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
Map of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Postcode sector median sale price, % of the local authority median
<80%160%+
Green spaceShare of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
Map of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Share of land within 500 m of each postcode that is green space
0%30%+
Everyday servicesEveryday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
Map of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Everyday services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)
<60240+
Deprivation decileNeighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
Map of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Neighbourhood deprivation decile (IoD 2025 England, WIMD 2025 Wales, SIMD 2020v2 Scotland): 1 = most deprived 10% (context, not a score)
110
Recorded crimeCrimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
Map of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Crimes recorded within 500 m in 12 months, % of the local postcode average
<50%250%+
Gigabit broadbandShare of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
Map of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Share of premises with gigabit-capable broadband (Ofcom, July 2025)
<20%95%+

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, Aug 2026 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · © OpenStreetMap contributors · English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG · data.police.uk · Ofcom Connected Nations 2025

All 33 wards at a glance.

Colour shows where each ward sits among Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's wards for that measure, from lowest to highest. Select a ward for its full report.

WardMedian priceGreen 500 mServices 15 minAged 15–29Owner-occupiedFlatsNearest tram or railGigabitCrime per 1,000
Alderney & Bourne Valley£325k19%6516%68%11%1.5 km95%81
Bearwood & Merley£375k21%3316%82%6%5.1 km84%63
Boscombe East & Pokesdown£315k7%21718%54%27%578 m98%81
Boscombe West£185k8%21019%30%57%1.2 km97%158
Bournemouth Central£201k11%29147%32%75%986 m59%343
Broadstone£495k18%4113%91%8%4.3 km87%30
Burton & Grange£330k27%5515%60%17%2.2 km92%77
Canford Cliffs£543k11%339%80%55%2.0 km66%83
Canford Heath£315k31%8216%69%15%3.2 km97%58
Christchurch Town£360k22%11714%61%26%688 m63%82
Commons£450k29%4214%77%11%1.6 km81%61
Creekmoor£325k16%4715%73%6%2.6 km98%62
East Cliff & Springbourne£229k7%21526%38%55%839 m84%106
East Southbourne & Tuckton£470k13%7211%76%28%1.7 km96%46
Hamworthy£306k13%4316%60%23%919 m88%78
Highcliffe & Walkford£440k19%4911%82%24%1.4 km90%21
Kinson£310k22%6316%57%18%4.4 km93%98
Littledown & Iford£510k19%9214%79%11%1.2 km93%70
Moordown£368k7%11917%73%12%3.0 km99%48
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe£475k11%4010%81%11%2.3 km95%42
Muscliff & Strouden Park£350k19%8414%65%13%2.9 km95%93
Newtown & Heatherlands£310k6%10217%63%19%1.3 km93%81
Oakdale£356k8%7815%78%12%1.6 km99%37
Parkstone£385k12%10614%65%35%623 m93%63
Penn Hill£457k6%11014%72%22%877 m77%45
Poole Town£270k9%14218%47%51%694 m74%194
Queen's Park£305k8%14421%58%26%1.3 km99%63
Redhill & Northbourne£370k11%7415%78%9%3.8 km95%46
Talbot & Branksome Woods£300k15%12721%57%38%1.6 km97%72
Wallisdown & Winton West£335k20%13727%61%15%2.7 km99%96
West Southbourne£365k6%13015%61%25%1.3 km96%54
Westbourne & West Cliff£250k12%16218%47%64%1.9 km85%143
Winton East£310k5%18539%47%16%1.9 km99%135

Sources: Census 2021 · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors · data.police.uk

Prices.

Quarterly median of all standard residential sales in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The latest quarter is still being registered.

£298k£316k£334k£353k2024 Q12024 Q22024 Q32024 Q42025 Q12025 Q22025 Q32025 Q42026 Q12026 Q22026 Q3
£298k£316k£334k£353k2024 Q12025 Q12026 Q12026 Q3

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, sales to 28 Aug 2026

Safety.

Police recorded 35,930 crimes and incidents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the 12 months to Aug 2026, 90 per 1,000 residents.

01,9883,976Sept 2024Nov 2024Jan 2025Mar 2025May 2025Jul 2025Sept 2025Nov 2025Jan 2026Mar 2026May 2026Jul 2026
01,9883,976Sept 2024Mar 2025Sept 2025Mar 2026
Violence and sexual offences11,114
Anti-social behaviour9,474
Shoplifting3,169
Criminal damage and arson2,493
Vehicle crime2,190
Other theft2,136
Public order1,758
Burglary1,293
Drugs841
Bicycle theft410
Robbery358
Other crime300
Possession of weapons215
Theft from the person179

Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, Dorset Police (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Road safety.

Injury collisions reported to the police in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole each year, 2021–2025: 665 of them with a serious or fatal injury.

2021678
2022737
2023725
2024707
2025677

Counts include only collisions involving personal injury that were reported to the police. Most happen on main roads and at junctions, so a count near a postcode reflects the traffic passing through, not the risk of any one journey.

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Food hygiene.

Food businesses in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with a published hygiene rating.

2,497rated food businessesin total
96%rated good or very good (4 or 5)latest inspection
28rated 2 or belowlatest inspection

Council food safety officers rate businesses from 0 (urgent improvement necessary) to 5 (very good) for hygiene, the state of the premises and how food safety is managed. A rating reflects the standards found on the day of inspection, not the quality of the food.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene rating data as of 26 October 2026 (Open Government Licence)

Broadband.

Share of homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole that can get each type of fixed broadband, July 2025.

90.1%gigabit-capablehomes
79.4%full fibrehomes
98.9%superfast (30 Mbit/s+)homes
0.0%below the universal service obligationhomes

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband coverage of residential premises, July 2025. © Ofcom copyright

Deprivation, in context.

12 of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole's 240 neighbourhoods are in the most deprived tenth of England on the 2025 index.

Decile 1 (most deprived)12
Decile 212
Decile 320
Decile 427
Decile 528
Decile 622
Decile 735
Decile 827
Decile 927
Decile 10 (least deprived)30

The English Indices of Deprivation rank 33,755 small areas from 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived). They describe areas relative to each other, not every household in them.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG

Wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Every ward has its own page with all of its postcodes.