East Howe & Ensbury Park

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 8,886 · 5 LSOAs

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

44Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,830 of 6,856 in England
  • #490 of 710 in South West
  • #34 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,753
Median age (est.)39
Density4,359per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above24%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 15%25–44 24%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 14%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 91%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 91%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 43% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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

East Howe & Ensbury Park is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,830 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (72) and lowest on Crime (33). Typical homes here sold for about £323,750 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 104 sales), in line with the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £35,872 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 59 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 37 · #4,296
Employment 36 · #4,399
Education 47 · #3,645
Health 38 · #4,255
Crime 33 · #4,611
Housing & access 63 · #2,541
Living environment 72 · #1,904

House prices ?

£323,750median (12m) · +0.1% yr · n=104
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£323,750104+0.1%+12.7%
Detached£355,00059-1.4%+18.8%
Semi-detached£328,00020+8.6%+20.9%
Terraced£293,75014+3.1%+27.2%
Flat£169,00011-5.5%+2.4%
This area£323,750
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)£35,872±£5,031 · #4,750 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,465
Price-to-income ?9.0×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 ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

59 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 521 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #2,765 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences220
Theft94
Burglary28
Vehicle crime47
Criminal damage & arson61
Public order & weapons42
Drugs13
Robbery3
Other13

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 166 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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