Littledown

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 6,649 · 4 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #389 of 6,856 in England
  • #30 of 710 in South West
  • #3 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,575
Median age (est.)44
Density2,073per km²
No qualifications11%
Degree or above41%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 39%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 39%Social rent 3%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 24%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 31%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 24%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 31%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 30% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional30%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional13%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 5%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 89%Asian 5%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Littledown is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #389 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (93) and lowest on Crime (62). Typical homes here, about £570,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 83 sales), 69% above the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £44,369 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 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 87 · #869
Employment 90 · #697
Education 93 · #451
Health 85 · #999
Crime 62 · #2,576
Housing & access 86 · #937
Living environment 71 · #1,972

House prices ?

£570,000median (12m) · +19.6% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£570,00083+19.6%+32.6%
Detached£605,00061+11.0%+26.7%
Semi-detached£385,0009-2.5%+10.0%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Flat£235,00013+5.4%+37.7%
This area£570,000
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)£44,369±£6,814 · #2,232 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,158
Price-to-income ?12.8×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 ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 429 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #3,173 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences188
Theft100
Burglary14
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson35
Public order & weapons34
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other7

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 127 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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