Bearwood

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 6,139 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

48Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,549 of 6,856 in England
  • #450 of 710 in South West
  • #29 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,926
Median age (est.)40
Density1,909per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above26%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 13%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 22%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Bearwood sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,549 of 6,856 in England, and #29 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (94) but weak on Education (33). Typical homes here sold for about £322,500 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 76 sales), in line with the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £42,514 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 54 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 48 · #3,597
Employment 39 · #4,186
Education 33 · #4,611
Health 42 · #3,947
Crime 58 · #2,857
Housing & access 34 · #4,536
Living environment 94 · #375

House prices ?

£322,500median (12m) · +3.2% yr · n=76
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£322,50076+3.2%+15.2%
Detached£451,25024+2.6%+21.1%
Semi-detached£325,00021+4.4%+12.1%
Terraced£274,00026-3.0%+18.4%
Flat£120,0005-20.0%-30.7%
This area£322,500
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£337,750
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£42,514±£6,006 · #2,703 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,699
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

58Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

54 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 333 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #2,423 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences135
Theft79
Burglary12
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson48
Public order & weapons22
Drugs7
Robbery1
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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