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Electoral wardE05012649

Alderney & Bourne Valley ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Alderney & Bourne Valley is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 16,682 residents in 6,677 households — 3,270 people per km², the 5th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bournemouth West constituency.

Residents, 202116,682council ward average 12,127
Households6,6772.5 residents per household
Density3,270/ km²about 5.10 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469
Aged 65+18.7%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 19.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.8% · 975
5–96.4% · 1,074
10–157.0% · 1,176
16–193.9% · 658
20–245.6% · 933
25–3413.1% · 2,185
35–4919.8% · 3,305
50–6419.6% · 3,264
65–749.9% · 1,648
75–846.5% · 1,081
85+2.3% · 383

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van14.1% · 939
1 car or van43.4% · 2,901
2 cars or vans30.8% · 2,054
3 or more11.7% · 783
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole overall: 62.8% owned, 11.0% social rented, 25.4% private rented.

Owned outright32.1% · 2,143
With mortgage35.4% · 2,363
Shared ownership0.5% · 33
Social rented15.2% · 1,015
Private rented16.8% · 1,122
Lives rent free0.1% · 5

Type of home

Detached house37.8% · 2,523
Semi-detached house35.2% · 2,353
Terraced house11.6% · 775
Purpose-built flat12.1% · 811
Converted house2.2% · 146
Other conversion0.1% · 10
Above shop / office0.8% · 55
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.