Commons
vs Muscliff & Strouden Park
Muscliff & Strouden Park has the younger population: 14% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Commons. Homes in Commons sold for a median of £450,000, 29% above Muscliff & Strouden Park. Commons has more green space nearby (29% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Commons has 10,335 residents in 4,327 households; Muscliff & Strouden Park has 17,176 in 7,110. Commons has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 28%, 8.9 percentage points more than Muscliff & Strouden Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (28% and 29%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 56% of homes in Commons and 37% in Muscliff & Strouden Park. Commons has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 77%, 12.1 percentage points more than Muscliff & Strouden Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 63%). Muscliff & Strouden Park has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 4.2 percentage points more than Commons (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £450,000 in Commons and £350,000 in Muscliff & Strouden Park, against £339,250 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Surroundings
Commons has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 29%, 10.1 percentage points more than Muscliff & Strouden Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 14%). A typical postcode has 42 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Commons, and 84 in Muscliff & Strouden Park. The typical postcode is 1,127 m from the nearest school in Commons and 418 m in Muscliff & Strouden Park. The typical postcode is 1,650 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Commons and 2,947 m in Muscliff & Strouden Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Commons and 95% in Muscliff & Strouden Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 61 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Commons and 93 in Muscliff & Strouden Park, against 90 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 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.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Commons is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 10,335 people in 4,327 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £450,000 over the past two years, 33% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 29% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 100% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
Muscliff & Strouden Park is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 17,176 people in 7,110 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £350,000 over the past two years, 3% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 29% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
More comparisons.
Commons and Muscliff & Strouden Park next to other wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.