Talbot & Branksome Woods
vs Westbourne & West Cliff
Talbot & Branksome Woods has the younger population: 21% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Westbourne & West Cliff. Homes in Talbot & Branksome Woods sold for a median of £300,000, 20% above Westbourne & West Cliff. Talbot & Branksome Woods has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 12%).
People
Talbot & Branksome Woods has 13,673 residents in 6,029 households; Westbourne & West Cliff has 10,087 in 5,601. Westbourne & West Cliff has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 5 percentage points more than Talbot & Branksome Woods (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 22%). Westbourne & West Cliff has the higher share of people living alone: 49%, 15.2 percentage points more than Talbot & Branksome Woods (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, flats are the most common type of home: 38% of homes in Talbot & Branksome Woods and 64% in Westbourne & West Cliff. Talbot & Branksome Woods has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 57%, 10.2 percentage points more than Westbourne & West Cliff (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 63%). Westbourne & West Cliff has the higher share of private renting: 47%, 13.5 percentage points more than Talbot & Branksome Woods (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Talbot & Branksome Woods and £250,000 in Westbourne & West Cliff, against £339,250 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Surroundings
Talbot & Branksome Woods has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 3.1 percentage points more than Westbourne & West Cliff (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 14%). A typical postcode has 127 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Talbot & Branksome Woods, and 162 in Westbourne & West Cliff. The typical postcode is 862 m from the nearest school in Talbot & Branksome Woods and 721 m in Westbourne & West Cliff. The typical postcode is 1,618 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Talbot & Branksome Woods and 1,855 m in Westbourne & West Cliff. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 97% of premises in Talbot & Branksome Woods and 85% in Westbourne & West Cliff.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Talbot & Branksome Woods and 143 in Westbourne & West Cliff, 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.
Talbot & Branksome Woods is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 13,673 people in 6,029 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 12% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
Westbourne & West Cliff is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 10,087 people in 5,601 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £250,000 over the past two years, 26% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 12% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
More comparisons.
Talbot & Branksome Woods and Westbourne & West Cliff next to other wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.