Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 8,470 · 5 LSOAs

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

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #786 of 6,856 in England
  • #60 of 710 in South West
  • #8 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,541
Median age (est.)61
Density1,623per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above43%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 9%15–24 6%25–44 15%45–64 26%65+ 44%

Tenure

Own outright: 57%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 57%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 2%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 4%Other: 27%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 4%Other 27%

Work (top occupations)

Managers & directors 27% · Professional 23% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Managers & directors27%
Professional23%
Associate professional15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades6%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 32% · Jewish 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #786 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (97) and lowest on Housing & access (49). Typical homes here sold for about £495,000 over the past year, down 15% across five years (from 175 sales), 47% above the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £49,943 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 58 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 97 · #197
Employment 86 · #951
Education 81 · #1,280
Health 75 · #1,684
Crime 73 · #1,822
Housing & access 49 · #3,487
Living environment 78 · #1,540

House prices ?

£495,000median (12m) · -1.0% yr · n=175
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£495,000175-1.0%-15.4%
Detached£1,660,00039-3.8%+21.6%
Semi-detached£815,0005-23.6%+4.8%
Terraced£585,0007-32.6%-16.4%
Flat£363,750124-5.6%-16.4%
This area£495,000
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)£49,943±£7,777 · #1,073 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£42,743
Price-to-income ?9.9×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 ?

38Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

58 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 491 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #2,713 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences168
Theft156
Burglary49
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage & arson37
Public order & weapons35
Drugs5
Robbery5
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 200 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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