Compare

Mudeford

Middle area

East Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 6,413 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.

Open in map

Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Mudeford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£508,000
Joint 925th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,467
Joint 3,458th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Mudeford

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mudeford at a rate of 38.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Anti-social behaviour86
Violence and sexual offences76
Other crime38
Criminal damage and arson18
Burglary11
Vehicle crime7
Shoplifting5
Robbery4
Drug offences1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Mudeford compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

MudefordMiddle
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. Mudeford is £508,000.
£508,0004th most expensive
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. Mudeford is 6,467.
6,4679th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 0.0% to 65.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Mudeford is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. Mudeford is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 11th highest

Is Mudeford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Mudeford at a rate of 38.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 88.5 per 1,000 people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Mudeford.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (86), violence and sexual offences (76) and other crime (38).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

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 Mudeford alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Average house price
£310,176
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,493
141st lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
Joint 115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.5
Joint 128th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mudeford in brief

The median price paid for a home in Mudeford was £508,000 in 2025.

Mudeford had 6,467 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Mudeford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Mudeford, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.