Bournemouth

Town

Town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West.

Bournemouth is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bournemouth add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

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Radon Affected Area by town

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 4% of people in Bournemouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price

£306,000

402nd most expensive of 1,092

Worked out by Open Index

Population

196,453

56th most populated of 1,209

ONS Census 2021 · 2021

Gigabit broadband coverage

90.7%

UK 87.8%

Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Bournemouth compares

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

BournemouthMiddle

Median sale price116 towns, South West · 2025

£306,00047th most expensive

Population116 towns, South West · 2021

196,4533rd most populated

People in radon Affected Area squares116 towns, South West · 2022

4%13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas

Gigabit broadband coverage116 towns, South West · Jan 2026

90.7%52nd highest

Is Bournemouth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bournemouth at a rate of 108.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 83.5 per 1,000 people across South West.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 2,170 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bournemouth.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (6,612), anti-social behaviour (5,696) and other crime (2,970).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bournemouth was 109.9 per 1,000 people.

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.

Deprivation in Bournemouth, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bournemouth has no single figure. Of its 114 neighbourhoods with a rank:
Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
Decile 3: 15 neighbourhoods
Decile 4: 11 neighbourhoods
Decile 5: 18 neighbourhoods
Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
Decile 7: 15 neighbourhoods
Decile 8: 10 neighbourhoods
Decile 9: 13 neighbourhoods
Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in Bournemouth

Name	People (census)	Recorded crime per 1,000	Deprivation decile	Gigabit broadband
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003A	1,613	57.6 per 1,000	5	97.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003B	1,629	112.5 per 1,000	4	86.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003C	1,583	114.5 per 1,000	2	99.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003D	1,674	77.8 per 1,000	3	88.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005A	1,828	45.9 per 1,000	5	95.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005B	1,811	105.1 per 1,000	2	99.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005C	1,813	167.7 per 1,000	3	91.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005D	1,384	58.4 per 1,000	9	98.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006A	1,587	22.7 per 1,000	8	77.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006B	1,546	35.4 per 1,000	8	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006C	1,663	59.2 per 1,000	5	95.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006D	1,672	34.4 per 1,000	8	96.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006E	1,860	64.8 per 1,000	7	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007A	1,669	50.8 per 1,000	5	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007B	1,748	71.8 per 1,000	7	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007C	1,481	35.7 per 1,000	9	99.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007D	1,633	39.2 per 1,000	7	97.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E	1,113	50.3 per 1,000	6	86.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007F	1,786	42.8 per 1,000	7	98.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009A	1,714	45.0 per 1,000	9	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009B	1,676	39.7 per 1,000	9	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009C	1,717	71.6 per 1,000	6	99.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009D	1,799	25.6 per 1,000	9	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009E	1,547	21.9 per 1,000	9	99.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010A	1,525	88.0 per 1,000	1	99.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010B	1,484	136.0 per 1,000	1	99.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010C	1,509	135.9 per 1,000	1	90.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010D	1,352	166.5 per 1,000	1	91.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010E	1,625	206.7 per 1,000	3	99.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011A	1,574	96.6 per 1,000	3	98.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011B	1,784	48.7 per 1,000	6	99.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011C	1,728	78.3 per 1,000	6	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011D	1,505	99.9 per 1,000	3	99.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011E	2,164	88.1 per 1,000	7	99.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012A	1,760	165.9 per 1,000	1	99.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B	1,603	352.9 per 1,000	4	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012C	1,651	54.8 per 1,000	7	99.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D	1,437	101.7 per 1,000	2	90.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015A	1,908	59.0 per 1,000	4	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015B	1,805	73.8 per 1,000	8	89.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015C	2,548	190.2 per 1,000	4	99.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015D	2,137	138.4 per 1,000	5	98.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015E	1,720	221.2 per 1,000	5	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017A	1,712	43.2 per 1,000	9	99.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017B	1,889	47.1 per 1,000	7	95.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017C	1,654	47.9 per 1,000	10	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017D	1,760	104.0 per 1,000	5	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017E	1,824	30.2 per 1,000	8	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020A	1,552	58.9 per 1,000	10	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020B	1,898	62.0 per 1,000	10	99.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020C	1,763	14.6 per 1,000	7	93.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020D	1,362	216.1 per 1,000	9	64.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025A	1,889	77.9 per 1,000	3	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025B	1,609	54.8 per 1,000	3	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025C	2,123	102.6 per 1,000	2	96.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025D	2,126	64.5 per 1,000	5	99.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025E	1,691	95.5 per 1,000	5	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026A	1,653	38.3 per 1,000	10	81.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026B	1,676	59.1 per 1,000	7	99.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C	1,395	31.3 per 1,000	6	99.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026D	1,173	44.7 per 1,000	3	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026E	1,704	46.7 per 1,000	7	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027A	1,946	64.8 per 1,000	4	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027B	2,410	54.0 per 1,000	4	97.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027C	1,902	174.9 per 1,000	5	99.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027D	1,840	63.6 per 1,000	7	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028A	1,866	40.3 per 1,000	9	89.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028B	1,621	93.9 per 1,000	5	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028C	1,858	22.9 per 1,000	8	96.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028D	2,002	37.5 per 1,000	10	99.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035A	1,875	46.5 per 1,000	9	95.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035B	2,167	104.5 per 1,000	3	99.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035C	1,671	74.1 per 1,000	5	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035D	1,792	57.2 per 1,000	4	97.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035E	2,013	104.4 per 1,000	3	99.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036A	1,883	75.1 per 1,000	6	99.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036B	1,506	55.6 per 1,000	8	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036C	1,688	27.5 per 1,000	9	99.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036D	1,622	93.8 per 1,000	5	94.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036E	1,802	53.9 per 1,000	6	81.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037A	1,927	112.2 per 1,000	2	97.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037B	2,142	119.8 per 1,000	2	98.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037C	1,824	152.7 per 1,000	1	99.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037D	1,097	62.2 per 1,000	5	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037E	1,197	68.8 per 1,000	6	99.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037F	1,109	112.1 per 1,000	1	99.8%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037G	1,082	516.2 per 1,000	1	85.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038A	2,014	67.9 per 1,000	7	96.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038B	1,971	48.1 per 1,000	4	100.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038C	1,023	255.6 per 1,000	3	57.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038D	1,337	501.8 per 1,000	4	36.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038E	2,782	126.7 per 1,000	7	99.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038F	1,268	78.5 per 1,000	8	67.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038G	1,230	329.5 per 1,000	5	51.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038H	1,575	782.1 per 1,000	3	36.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039A	1,511	50.7 per 1,000	10	98.7%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039B	1,902	67.3 per 1,000	5	98.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039C	1,555	22.6 per 1,000	9	72.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039D	1,800	87.1 per 1,000	9	99.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039E	1,602	20.8 per 1,000	10	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040A	1,370	160.3 per 1,000	3	82.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B	2,031	107.2 per 1,000	5	75.2%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040C	1,135	58.3 per 1,000	6	97.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040D	1,186	30.4 per 1,000	8	94.0%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A	2,039	159.5 per 1,000	1	99.9%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041B	2,006	137.6 per 1,000	4	75.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C	2,799	101.0 per 1,000	3	79.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041D	1,893	140.9 per 1,000	5	42.1%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041E	2,443	298.5 per 1,000	4	51.5%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041F	2,007	362.1 per 1,000	3	62.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A	2,453	243.4 per 1,000	2	69.3%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045B	1,740	85.3 per 1,000	7	97.4%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045C	1,647	36.2 per 1,000	7	97.6%
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045D	1,618	58.8 per 1,000	8	99.3%

Your MP

Tom HayesLabourMP for Bournemouth East

As of 18 October 2026, from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Council1

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Postcode districts covering Bournemouth11

Towns near Bournemouth6

Bournemouth in brief

Bournemouth is a town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West.

About 202,542 people lived in Bournemouth in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £306,000 in 2025 across 2,606 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 108.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth was £306,000 in 2025.

Bournemouth had 196,453 usual residents at the census.