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Oakdale West

Middle area

West Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 8,679 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 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 Oakdale West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£365,250
2,401st most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,459
Joint 2,804th 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
99.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Oakdale West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oakdale West at a rate of 39.9 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 offences102
Anti-social behaviour79
Other crime64
Shoplifting34
Vehicle crime32
Criminal damage and arson18
Burglary8
Drug offences7
Robbery1
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Oakdale West 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. Oakdale West is £365,250.
£365,25020th 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. Oakdale West is 8,459.
8,45921st 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%. Oakdale West 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%. Oakdale West is 99.1%.
99.1%joint 6th highest

Is Oakdale West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Oakdale West at a rate of 39.9 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 Oakdale West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), anti-social behaviour (79) and other crime (64).

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 Oakdale West 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
Oakdale West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Oakdale West was £365,250 in 2025.

Oakdale West had 8,459 usual residents at the census.

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

In Oakdale West, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.