# Bournemouth

Town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West.

Bournemouth is a town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West. Median sale price £306,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 108.0 per 1,000 people.

Town. Code E63006699. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

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.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £306,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bournemouth was £306,000 in 2025. 402nd most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 196,453** (2021). Bournemouth had 196,453 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 56th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in Bournemouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Bournemouth, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006699) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 4% of people in Bournemouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63006699) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 2,606 homes were sold in Bournemouth in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006699) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bournemouth.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006699) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bournemouth had 196,453 usual residents at the census.

## How Bournemouth compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bournemouth | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £306,000 | 47th most expensive | 116 towns, South West · 2025 |
| Population | 196,453 | 3rd most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 4% | 13th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.7% | 52nd highest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 |

## 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

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

## Neighbourhoods in Bournemouth

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015301) | 1,613 | 57.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015303) | 1,629 | 112.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015305) | 1,583 | 114.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015306) | 1,674 | 77.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015302) | 1,828 | 45.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015304) | 1,811 | 105.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015308) | 1,813 | 167.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015311) | 1,384 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015332) | 1,587 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015333) | 1,546 | 35.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015334) | 1,663 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015335) | 1,672 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015337) | 1,860 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015343) | 1,669 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015349) | 1,748 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015351) | 1,481 | 35.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015352) | 1,633 | 39.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015353) | 1,113 | 50.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015354) | 1,786 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015320) | 1,714 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015323) | 1,676 | 39.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015324) | 1,717 | 71.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015325) | 1,799 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015350) | 1,547 | 21.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015307) | 1,525 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015309) | 1,484 | 136.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015312) | 1,509 | 135.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015313) | 1,352 | 166.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015359) | 1,625 | 206.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015310) | 1,574 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015336) | 1,784 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015355) | 1,728 | 78.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015357) | 1,505 | 99.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015358) | 2,164 | 88.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015338) | 1,760 | 165.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015339) | 1,603 | 352.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015340) | 1,651 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015341) | 1,437 | 101.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015321) | 1,908 | 59.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015356) | 1,805 | 73.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 89.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015374) | 2,548 | 190.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015375) | 2,137 | 138.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015377) | 1,720 | 221.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015322) | 1,712 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015330) | 1,889 | 47.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015342) | 1,654 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015373) | 1,760 | 104.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015378) | 1,824 | 30.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015314) | 1,552 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015315) | 1,898 | 62.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015318) | 1,763 | 14.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015319) | 1,362 | 216.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 64.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015292) | 1,889 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015293) | 1,609 | 54.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015294) | 2,123 | 102.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015327) | 2,126 | 64.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015329) | 1,691 | 95.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015316) | 1,653 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 81.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015317) | 1,676 | 59.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015361) | 1,395 | 31.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015362) | 1,173 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015363) | 1,704 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015326) | 1,946 | 64.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015331) | 2,410 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015345) | 1,902 | 174.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015376) | 1,840 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015344) | 1,866 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 89.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015346) | 1,621 | 93.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015348) | 1,858 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015360) | 2,002 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015272) | 1,875 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015273) | 2,167 | 104.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015275) | 1,671 | 74.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015276) | 1,792 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 035E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015277) | 2,013 | 104.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015274) | 1,883 | 75.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015297) | 1,506 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015364) | 1,688 | 27.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015365) | 1,622 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 036E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015366) | 1,802 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015279) | 1,927 | 112.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015280) | 2,142 | 119.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015281) | 1,824 | 152.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01033241) | 1,097 | 62.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01033283) | 1,197 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034275) | 1,109 | 112.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 037G](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034276) | 1,082 | 516.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015286) | 2,014 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015328) | 1,971 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01033242) | 1,023 | 255.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 57.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01033285) | 1,337 | 501.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 36.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034271) | 2,782 | 126.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034272) | 1,268 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038G](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034273) | 1,230 | 329.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 51.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 038H](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034274) | 1,575 | 782.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 36.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015295) | 1,511 | 50.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015296) | 1,902 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015298) | 1,555 | 22.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 72.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015299) | 1,800 | 87.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 039E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015300) | 1,602 | 20.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015371) | 1,370 | 160.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015372) | 2,031 | 107.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 75.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01033286) | 1,135 | 58.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01033288) | 1,186 | 30.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015288) | 2,039 | 159.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015289) | 2,006 | 137.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 75.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015290) | 2,799 | 101.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 79.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015291) | 1,893 | 140.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 42.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034277) | 2,443 | 298.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 51.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 041F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034278) | 2,007 | 362.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 62.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015367) | 2,453 | 243.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 69.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015368) | 1,740 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015369) | 1,647 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 045D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015370) | 1,618 | 58.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |

## Your MP

- [Bournemouth East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-east): Tom Hayes (Labour), MP since July 2024.

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

## Council

[Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

## Postcode districts covering Bournemouth

[BH1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh1), [BH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh2), [BH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh3), [BH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh4), [BH5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh5), [BH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh6), [BH7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh7), [BH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh8), [BH9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh9), [BH10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh10), [BH11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh11)

## Middle areas in Bournemouth

[Boscombe East](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/boscombe-east), [Boscombe West](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/boscombe-west), [Central Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/central-bournemouth), [Charminster](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/charminster), [East Cliff](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/east-cliff), [East Howe & Ensbury Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/east-howe-and-ensbury-park), [East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/east-southbourne-and-hengistbury-head), [Iford](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/iford), [Kinson East](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/kinson-east), [Kinson West](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/kinson-west), [Littledown](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/littledown), [Moordown](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/moordown), [Northbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/northbourne), [Queens Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/queens-park), [Southbourne West](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/southbourne-west), [Springbourne & Queen's Park](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/springbourne-and-queens-park), [Talbot & Branksome Woods](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/talbot-and-branksome-woods), [Throop & Muscliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/throop-and-muscliffe), [Townsend & Strouden](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/townsend-and-strouden), [West Cliff](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/west-cliff), [West Howe](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/west-howe), [Westbourne](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/westbourne), [Winton](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/winton)

## Towns near Bournemouth

[Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/town/poole), [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/christchurch), [Ferndown](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferndown), [Wimborne Minster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wimborne-minster), [West Moors](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-moors), [Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corfe-mullen)

## 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.
About 4% of people in Bournemouth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bournemouth, 90.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63006699
- Constituency: [Bournemouth East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bournemouth-east)
- Council: [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole †](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)
- Region: [South West](https://openindex.co.uk/south-west)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 38.74 km²
- People, mid-2024: 202,542*
- Neighbourhoods: 114
- Output areas: 604

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/town/poole), [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/christchurch), [Ferndown](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferndown), [Wimborne Minster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wimborne-minster), [West Moors](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-moors), [Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corfe-mullen)

## Latest updates for Bournemouth

- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.
- GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63006699

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth#f-house-sales-median-price.

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