Branksome West

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 7,636 · 5 LSOAs

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

63Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,528 of 6,856 in England
  • #281 of 710 in South West
  • #21 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,604
Median age (est.)41
Density5,753per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 30%45–64 27%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 40%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 40%Social rent 6%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 16%
One person 28%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

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 West is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,528 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #21 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (82) and lowest on Crime (46). Typical homes here sold for about £333,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 111 sales), in line with the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £39,324 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 55 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 52 · #3,309
Employment 64 · #2,466
Education 52 · #3,309
Health 53 · #3,247
Crime 46 · #3,693
Housing & access 82 · #1,232
Living environment 47 · #3,604

House prices ?

£333,000median (12m) · +5.0% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£333,000111+5.0%+23.1%
Detached£345,00045-7.8%+10.4%
Semi-detached£331,50036+2.4%+21.7%
Terraced£310,00021+8.2%+15.2%
Flat£190,0009+8.6%+15.2%
This area£333,000
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)£39,324±£5,558 · #3,626 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,798
Price-to-income ?8.5×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 ?

68Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

55 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 420 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #2,483 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences139
Theft150
Burglary27
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons23
Drugs6
Robbery7
Other1

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 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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