Oakdale West

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 8,546 · 5 LSOAs

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

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,184 of 6,856 in England
  • #109 of 710 in South West
  • #10 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,459
Median age (est.)46
Density3,966per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above27%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 7%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 21%
One person 25%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors12%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 4%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 4%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 West is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,184 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (91) and lowest on Living environment (56). Typical homes here sold for about £365,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 97 sales), 8% above the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £39,717 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 26 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 68 · #2,157
Employment 70 · #2,048
Education 66 · #2,322
Health 75 · #1,684
Crime 74 · #1,767
Housing & access 91 · #608
Living environment 56 · #3,021

House prices ?

£365,000median (12m) · -1.6% yr · n=97
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£365,00097-1.6%+19.9%
Detached£423,00054+1.3%+20.9%
Semi-detached£342,50026+7.0%+16.1%
Terraced£305,0008-4.7%+5.2%
Flat£207,0009+6.2%+16.6%
This area£365,000
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)£39,717±£5,599 · #3,507 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,749
Price-to-income ?9.2×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 ?

74Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

26 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 225 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #217 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences93
Theft63
Burglary8
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order & weapons15
Drugs5
Robbery1
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 70 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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