Branksome East

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 6,346 · 4 LSOAs

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

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,013 of 6,856 in England
  • #217 of 710 in South West
  • #17 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,112
Median age (est.)42
Density2,445per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 14%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 32%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 90%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 90%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 18%

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

Branksome East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #2,013 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (77) and lowest on Income (52). Typical homes here, about £349,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 29% in five years (from 66 sales), in line with the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £40,355 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 52 · #3,288
Employment 58 · #2,898
Education 67 · #2,260
Health 61 · #2,658
Crime 65 · #2,370
Housing & access 71 · #1,959
Living environment 77 · #1,602

House prices ?

£349,000median (12m) · +22.3% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£349,00066+22.3%+29.4%
Detached£490,00028+5.4%+12.0%
Semi-detached£340,00019-4.9%+17.2%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Flat£205,00015-6.5%+16.1%
This area£349,000
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)£40,355±£5,775 · #3,320 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,788
Price-to-income ?8.6×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than 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 ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

44 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 282 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #1,627 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences127
Theft41
Burglary21
Vehicle crime23
Criminal damage & arson34
Public order & weapons27
Drugs4
Robbery3
Other2

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 106 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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