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Newtown & Heatherlands

Ward

West Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. About 18,216 people in 3.4 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Newtown & Heatherlands, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
17,732
346th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
93.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
65.1%
2,116th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Newtown & Heatherlands compares

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

Newtown & HeatherlandsMiddle
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. Newtown & Heatherlands is 17,732.
17,7322nd highest
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%. Newtown & Heatherlands is 93.9%.
93.9%16th 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%. Newtown & Heatherlands is 3.2%.
3.2%joint 11th highest
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%. Newtown & Heatherlands is 65.1%.
65.1%10th 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 ward, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Newtown & Heatherlands 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
Newtown & Heatherlands in brief

Newtown & Heatherlands had 17,732 usual residents at the census.

In Newtown & Heatherlands, 93.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Newtown & Heatherlands, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

65.1% of residents in Newtown & Heatherlands were aged 15 to 64 at the census.