Kinson West

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 6,910 · 4 LSOAs

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

33Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,591 of 6,856 in England
  • #583 of 710 in South West
  • #39 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,835
Median age (est.)48
Density2,948per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above20%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 8%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 19%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 11%Other: 20%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 11%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Professional 13% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Professional13%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Sales & customer service11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 44% · Other 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

Kinson West is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,591 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #39 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Education (21). Typical homes here sold for about £319,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 75 sales), 5% below the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £32,146 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 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 35 · #4,440
Employment 25 · #5,139
Education 21 · #5,427
Health 35 · #4,454
Crime 39 · #4,207
Housing & access 39 · #4,180
Living environment 82 · #1,218

House prices ?

£319,500median (12m) · -1.7% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£319,50075-1.7%+18.8%
Detached£371,00030+3.1%+26.3%
Semi-detached£319,50023+4.8%+27.8%
Terraced£276,00014-4.2%+6.6%
Flat£190,0008+1.3%+27.7%
This area£319,500
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)£32,146±£4,558 · #5,920 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,303
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 ?

43Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 484 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #3,530 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences194
Theft130
Burglary30
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson45
Public order & weapons30
Drugs4
Robbery6
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 118 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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