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West Highcliffe

Middle area

East Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 6,269 people in 2.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for West Highcliffe’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£451,600
1,343rd highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,240
3,106th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
95.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Highcliffe 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. West Highcliffe is £451,600.
£451,60010th highest
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. West Highcliffe is 6,240.
6,2406th lowest
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%. West Highcliffe is 95.7%.
95.7%joint 23rd highest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 1.1% to 6.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. West Highcliffe is 1.3%.
1.3%2nd 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 middle area, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not West Highcliffe 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
West Highcliffe in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Highcliffe was £451,600 in 2025.

West Highcliffe had 6,240 usual residents at the census.

In West Highcliffe, 95.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Highcliffe, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.