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BH11 postcode area · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The BH11 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Area Scores range from 7 to 95 across them. Every full BH11 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The BH11 district contains both ends of the scale: Merley at 96 out of 100 (#293 of 6,856 in England) against West Howe at 8, an 88-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £285,000 in West Howe to £451,000 in Merley.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,503a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)41
Owner-occupied64%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the BH11 district

£306,000median home sold over the past year · +13.3% over 5 years · -4.4% over the year · 231 sales
Detached£381,000
Semi-detached£306,000
Terraced£278,000
Flat£190,000
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£337,750
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
MerleyBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 29396 £451,000
CreekmoorBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,72660 £327,500
BearwoodBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,54948 £322,500
WintonBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,59748 £331,000
East Howe & Ensbury ParkBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 3,83044 £323,750
Kinson WestBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,59133 £319,500
RossmoreBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,60533 £305,000
Kinson EastBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 4,87229 £327,000
West HoweBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 6,3398 £285,000

People living in BH11 Census 2021

Residents71,833
Median age (est.)41
Density2,105per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above25%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 14%25–44 24%45–64 25%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 17%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 20%
One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Muslim 2%

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.

Towns & places in BH11

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the BH11 district.

Kinson

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around BH11.

BH12 BH10 BH17 BH9 BH14 BH4 BH18 BH3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.