Hamworthy East

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 6,674 · 5 LSOAs

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

47Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,611 of 6,856 in England
  • #460 of 710 in South West
  • #32 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,778
Median age (est.)45
Density3,252per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above25%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 45% · Muslim 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

Hamworthy East sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,611 of 6,856 in England, and #32 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (81) and lowest on Education (26). Typical homes here sold for about £307,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 96 sales), 9% below the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £38,554 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 45 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 40 · #4,097
Employment 39 · #4,173
Education 26 · #5,071
Health 44 · #3,857
Crime 47 · #3,604
Housing & access 73 · #1,856
Living environment 81 · #1,321

House prices ?

£307,500median (12m) · -3.1% yr · n=96
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£307,50096-3.1%+13.9%
Detached£366,50026-12.3%-0.3%
Semi-detached£335,00028-3.6%+22.0%
Terraced£282,50020-2.6%+5.6%
Flat£200,50022-8.9%+15.2%
This area£307,500
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)£38,554±£5,443 · #3,853 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,683
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

45 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 303 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #1,714 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences155
Theft48
Burglary15
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons24
Drugs5
Robbery6
Other1

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 98 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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