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Highcliffe & Walkford

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East Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. About 10,016 people in 4.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Highcliffe & Walkford, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
10,004
2,461st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
45.6%
15th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Highcliffe & Walkford compares

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

Highcliffe & WalkfordMiddle
Population33 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2021
Population: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 8,811 to 17,794. The middle area is 11,011. Highcliffe & Walkford is 10,004.
10,0047th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 59.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 94.3%. Highcliffe & Walkford is 88.9%.
88.9%11th lowest
Claimant rate33 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 1.2% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Highcliffe & Walkford is 2.1%.
2.1%joint 4th lowest
Aged 15 to 6433 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 45.6% to 82.6%. The middle area is 62.3%. Highcliffe & Walkford is 45.6%.
45.6%lowest

Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Highcliffe & Walkford 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
Highcliffe & Walkford in brief

Highcliffe & Walkford had 10,004 usual residents at the census.

In Highcliffe & Walkford, 88.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Highcliffe & Walkford, 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

45.6% of residents in Highcliffe & Walkford were aged 15 to 64 at the census.