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Christchurch Town

Middle area

East Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 9,459 people in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Christchurch Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£352,500
2,591st highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,470
1,629th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Christchurch Town compares

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Median sale price48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from £183,750 to £662,500. The middle area is £342,500. Christchurch Town is £352,500.
£352,50021st highest
Population48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 5,721 to 13,199. The middle area is 8,236. Christchurch Town is 9,470.
9,47013th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 66.1% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.6%. Christchurch Town is 67.0%.
67.0%2nd lowest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 1.1% to 6.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. Christchurch Town is 3.3%.
3.3%20th highest

Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Christchurch Town alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Average house price
£310,094
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,493
141st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.5
128th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Christchurch Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Christchurch Town was £352,500 in 2025.

Christchurch Town had 9,470 usual residents at the census.

In Christchurch Town, 67.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Christchurch Town, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.