Canford Heath East
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 7,516 · 5 LSOAs
Part of Canford Heath · Postcode BH12 · BH17
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #2,267 of 6,856 in England
- #243 of 710 in South West
- #20 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Less deprived (top 40%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Caring & leisure 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 50% · Christian 41% · Hindu 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
Canford Heath East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,267 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (93) and lowest on Education (46). Typical homes here sold for about £295,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 117 sales), 13% below the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £41,915 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 30 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £295,000 | 117 | -6.3% | +9.3% |
| Detached | £375,000 | 23 | 0.0% | +15.4% |
| Semi-detached | £320,000 | 31 | -7.2% | +7.7% |
| Terraced | £269,500 | 50 | -2.4% | +14.2% |
| Flat | £180,000 | 13 | -7.9% | +16.1% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,255 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #393 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 125 |
| Theft | 31 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 |
| Public order & weapons | 19 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 100 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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