# Poole

Town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West.

Poole is a town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West. Median sale price £340,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 74.3 per 1,000 people.

Town. Code E63006720. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole)

Poole is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Poole 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: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Poole was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 302nd 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/poole#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 141,009** (2021). Poole had 141,009 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 79th 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/poole#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in Poole 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/poole#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.7%** (January 2026). In Poole, 87.7% 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/poole#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E63006720) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 0% of people in Poole 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=E63006720) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 2,142 homes were sold in Poole in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E63006720) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Poole.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E63006720) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Poole had 141,009 usual residents at the census.

## How Poole compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Poole | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £340,000 | 25th most expensive | 116 towns, South West · 2025 |
| Population | 141,009 | 6th most populated | 116 towns, South West · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 0% | joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 116 towns, South West · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.7% | joint 47th lowest | 116 towns, South West · Jan 2026 |

## Is Poole safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Poole at a rate of 74.3 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, 1,096 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Poole.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (3,421), anti-social behaviour (2,843) and other crime (1,389).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Poole was 75.5 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 Poole, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Poole has no single figure. Of its 88 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 12 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 17 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Poole

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015395) | 1,367 | 72.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 77.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015396) | 1,575 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015397) | 1,399 | 11.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015398) | 1,318 | 16.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015399) | 1,555 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015400) | 1,625 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 004G](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015401) | 1,450 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015379) | 1,454 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015412) | 1,300 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015413) | 1,422 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015414) | 1,574 | 56.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015415) | 1,240 | 161.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015416) | 1,300 | 110.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015407) | 1,509 | 41.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015408) | 1,752 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015409) | 1,430 | 37.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015410) | 1,493 | 40.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 016E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015411) | 1,366 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015417) | 1,519 | 58.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015418) | 1,525 | 93.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015419) | 1,773 | 31.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015420) | 1,650 | 55.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015421) | 1,593 | 92.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 021F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015422) | 1,408 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015380) | 1,799 | 75.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015381) | 1,736 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015382) | 1,961 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015383) | 1,475 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015384) | 1,644 | 150.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 022F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015385) | 1,791 | 94.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015438) | 1,581 | 26.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015439) | 1,838 | 161.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015441) | 1,984 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 85.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015442) | 2,043 | 68.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015443) | 1,984 | 139.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015444) | 1,736 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015386) | 1,677 | 66.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015387) | 1,524 | 65.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015388) | 1,477 | 65.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 029D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015389) | 1,438 | 43.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015440) | 2,112 | 86.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015447) | 1,716 | 22.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015449) | 1,778 | 54.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015456) | 1,820 | 91.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015457) | 1,865 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015390) | 1,711 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015391) | 1,461 | 83.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015392) | 1,478 | 46.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 86.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015393) | 1,302 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 032E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015394) | 1,651 | 88.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015445) | 1,907 | 27.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015446) | 1,628 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015448) | 1,612 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015450) | 1,733 | 73.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015451) | 1,579 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015427) | 1,727 | 71.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 36.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015428) | 2,431 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015429) | 1,783 | 109.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015430) | 1,491 | 135.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015458) | 1,550 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015460) | 1,858 | 104.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015461) | 1,652 | 48.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015462) | 1,692 | 59.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.0% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015463) | 1,655 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 043F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015464) | 1,637 | 20.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.9% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015465) | 1,745 | 105.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015466) | 1,778 | 34.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01032659) | 1,280 | 726.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 55.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01032660) | 1,634 | 107.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01032661) | 1,343 | 219.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044F](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01032662) | 1,188 | 154.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044G](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034281) | 1,166 | 153.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 40.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 044H](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034282) | 1,288 | 181.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 59.3% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015424) | 1,417 | 20.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.6% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015425) | 1,303 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015426) | 1,426 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034283) | 1,521 | 85.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 87.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 046E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01034284) | 1,114 | 154.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 41.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015452) | 2,094 | 50.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015453) | 1,932 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015454) | 2,085 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 85.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015455) | 1,913 | 37.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 70.1% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 047E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015459) | 1,783 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 5.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048A](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015402) | 1,837 | 98.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.4% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048B](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015403) | 1,722 | 8.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048C](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015404) | 1,780 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 66.2% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048D](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015405) | 1,679 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 92.5% |
| [Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 048E](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/neighbourhood/e01015406) | 1,525 | 238.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 17.6% |

## Your MP

- [Poole](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poole): Neil Duncan-Jordan (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 Poole

[BH12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh12), [BH13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh13), [BH14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh14), [BH15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh15), [BH16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh16), [BH17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh17), [BH18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/bh18)

## Middle areas in Poole

[Branksome East](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/branksome-east), [Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/branksome-park-canford-cliffs-and-sandbanks), [Branksome West](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/branksome-west), [Broadstone](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/broadstone), [Canford Heath East](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/canford-heath-east), [Canford Heath West](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/canford-heath-west), [Creekmoor](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/creekmoor), [Hamworthy East](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/hamworthy-east), [Hamworthy West](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/hamworthy-west), [Newtown](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/newtown), [Oakdale East](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/oakdale-east), [Oakdale West](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/oakdale-west), [Parkstone](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/parkstone), [Penn Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/penn-hill), [Poole Town](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/poole-town), [Rossmore](https://openindex.co.uk/bournemouth-christchurch-and-poole/rossmore)

## Towns near Poole

[Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corfe-mullen), [Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth), [Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/upton), [Wimborne Minster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wimborne-minster), [Ferndown](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferndown), [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/christchurch)

## Poole in brief

Poole is a town in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West.
About 143,434 people lived in Poole in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £340,000 in 2025 across 2,142 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 74.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Poole was £340,000 in 2025.
Poole had 141,009 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Poole live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Poole, 87.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63006720
- Constituency: [Poole †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/poole)
- 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: 39.41 km²
- People, mid-2024: 143,434*
- Neighbourhoods: 88
- Output areas: 446

* 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

[Bournemouth](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bournemouth), [Corfe Mullen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/corfe-mullen), [Upton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/upton), [Wimborne Minster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wimborne-minster), [Ferndown](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferndown), [Christchurch](https://openindex.co.uk/town/christchurch)

## Latest updates for Poole

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63006720

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/poole