Merley

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 6,181 · 4 LSOAs

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

96Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Merley is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #293 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (99) but weak on Housing & access (36). Typical homes here sold for about £451,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 83 sales), 34% above the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 96 · #286
Employment 95 · #368
Education 81 · #1,301
Health 88 · #855
Crime 99 · #39
Housing & access 36 · #4,378
Living environment 99 · #87

House prices ?

£451,000median (12m) · +0.2% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£451,00083+0.2%+7.4%
Detached£510,00059-1.0%+17.3%
Semi-detached£365,00015-11.5%+18.5%
Terraced£390,0007+20.0%+45.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£451,000
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£337,750
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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