Muscliff & Strouden Park
vs Queen's Park
Queen's Park has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Muscliff & Strouden Park. Homes in Muscliff & Strouden Park sold for a median of £350,000, 15% above Queen's Park. Muscliff & Strouden Park has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 8%).
People
Muscliff & Strouden Park has 17,176 residents in 7,110 households; Queen's Park has 11,593 in 4,730. Muscliff & Strouden Park has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 4.2 percentage points more than Queen's Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 22%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (29% and 28%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 37% of homes in Muscliff & Strouden Park and 36% in Queen's Park. Muscliff & Strouden Park has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 65%, 6.7 percentage points more than Queen's Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 63%). Queen's Park has the higher share of private renting: 35%, 17.5 percentage points more than Muscliff & Strouden Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £350,000 in Muscliff & Strouden Park and £305,000 in Queen's 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%, 10.9 percentage points more than Queen's Park (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 14%). A typical postcode has 84 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Muscliff & Strouden Park, and 144 in Queen's Park. The typical postcode is 418 m from the nearest school in Muscliff & Strouden Park and 618 m in Queen's Park. The typical postcode is 2,947 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Muscliff & Strouden Park and 1,256 m in Queen's Park. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Muscliff & Strouden Park and 99% in Queen's Park.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 93 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Muscliff & Strouden Park and 63 in Queen's 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.
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.
Queen's Park is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 11,593 people in 4,730 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £305,000 over the past two years, 10% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 8% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 47% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
More comparisons.
Muscliff & Strouden Park and Queen's Park next to other wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.