Talbot & Branksome Woods
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 7,333 · 4 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,239 of 6,856 in England
- #118 of 710 in South West
- #11 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Least deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Managers & directors 19% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Managers & directors | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Skilled trades | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 18%
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
Talbot & Branksome Woods is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,239 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (89) and lowest on Living environment (48). Typical homes here, about £655,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 78 sales) — roughly 1.9× the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. It pairs low deprivation with well-above-average prices, so on our affordability-adjusted measure it lands at #5,979 of 6,851 — you pay for the postcode here. Typical household take-home income is around £46,000 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 34 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £655,000 | 78 | +9.2% | +31.0% |
| Detached | £785,000 | 48 | -0.6% | +22.7% |
| Semi-detached | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
| Flat | £190,000 | 28 | -21.5% | -13.2% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #5,979 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #766 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 111 |
| Theft | 29 |
| Burglary | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 44 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 24 |
| Public order & weapons | 15 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 49 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
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