Moordown
vs Muscliff & Strouden Park
Moordown has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Muscliff & Strouden Park. Homes in Moordown sold for a median of £368,000, 5% above Muscliff & Strouden Park. Muscliff & Strouden Park has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 7%).
People
Moordown has 10,525 residents in 4,080 households; Muscliff & Strouden Park has 17,176 in 7,110. Muscliff & Strouden Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 3.8 percentage points more than Moordown (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 22%). Muscliff & Strouden Park has the higher share of people living alone: 29%, 5.7 percentage points more than Moordown (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 61% of homes in Moordown and 37% in Muscliff & Strouden Park. Moordown has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 7.8 percentage points more than Muscliff & Strouden Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 63%). Moordown has the higher share of private renting: 22%, 4.2 percentage points more than Muscliff & Strouden Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £368,000 in Moordown and £350,000 in Muscliff & Strouden Park, against £339,250 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Surroundings
Muscliff & Strouden Park has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 11.7 percentage points more than Moordown (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 14%). A typical postcode has 119 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Moordown, and 84 in Muscliff & Strouden Park. The typical postcode is 467 m from the nearest school in Moordown and 418 m in Muscliff & Strouden Park. The typical postcode is 2,955 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Moordown and 2,947 m in Muscliff & Strouden Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 99% of premises in Moordown and 95% in Muscliff & Strouden Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 48 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Moordown 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.
Moordown is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 10,525 people in 4,080 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £368,000 over the past two years, 8% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 7% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 52% below 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.
Moordown and Muscliff & Strouden Park next to other wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.