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Northbourne

Middle area

North west Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 8,279 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

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

Median sale price
£385,000
Joint 2,087th most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,328
Joint 2,994th most 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
93.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Northbourne

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Northbourne at a rate of 44.2 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
Violence and sexual offences127
Anti-social behaviour77
Other crime58
Criminal damage and arson38
Vehicle crime31
Burglary23
Drug offences11
Robbery1
Shoplifting0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Northbourne compares

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

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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. Northbourne is £385,000.
£385,00015th 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. Northbourne is 8,328.
8,32824th most 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%. Northbourne 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%. Northbourne is 93.8%.
93.8%21st lowest

Is Northbourne safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Northbourne at a rate of 44.2 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, 30 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Northbourne.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (127), anti-social behaviour (77) and other crime (58).

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 Northbourne 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
Northbourne in brief

The median price paid for a home in Northbourne was £385,000 in 2025.

Northbourne had 8,328 usual residents at the census.

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

In Northbourne, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.