Oakdale East

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 9,356 · 5 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,733 of 6,856 in England
  • #315 of 710 in South West
  • #25 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Less deprived (top 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,290
Median age (est.)45
Density3,965per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 43% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Oakdale East is in the less-deprived top 40% of England, ranked #2,733 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #25 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (81) and lowest on Crime (46). Typical homes here sold for about £350,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 135 sales), in line with the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £38,838 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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 50 · #3,460
Employment 50 · #3,391
Education 50 · #3,405
Health 53 · #3,199
Crime 46 · #3,686
Housing & access 81 · #1,273
Living environment 63 · #2,514

House prices ?

£350,000median (12m) · +5.3% yr · n=135
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£350,000135+5.3%+20.7%
Detached£386,00067-16.1%-9.7%
Semi-detached£354,75026+1.4%+24.0%
Terraced£315,0008-7.4%+18.4%
Flat£213,00034-4.5%-1.7%
This area£350,000
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)£38,838±£5,485 · #3,760 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,058
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 ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 435 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #1,832 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences216
Theft75
Burglary26
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons26
Drugs17
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 147 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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