Electoral wardE05012650

Bearwood & Merley ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Bearwood & Merley is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 14,025 residents in 5,796 households — 802 people per km², the 9th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.

Residents, 202114,025council ward average 12,127

Households5,7962.42 residents per household

Density802/ km²about 17.48 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469

Aged 65+26.9%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 16.6%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.4% · 614

5–95.1% · 720

10–157.1% · 990

16–195.0% · 705

20–244.1% · 580

25–3410.5% · 1,479

35–4917.1% · 2,395

50–6419.7% · 2,767

65–7414.1% · 1,976

75–849.5% · 1,333

85+3.3% · 465

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van8.7% · 502

1 car or van38.2% · 2,212

2 cars or vans37.9% · 2,195

3 or more15.3% · 887

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright46.9% · 2,720

With mortgage34.2% · 1,984

Shared ownership0.4% · 26

Social rented7.5% · 436

Private rented10.8% · 626

Lives rent free0.1% · 3

Type of home

Detached house61.4% · 3,561

Semi-detached house15.6% · 905

Terraced house15.3% · 886

Purpose-built flat6.1% · 351

Converted house0.8% · 45

Other conversion0.1% · 3

Above shop / office0.3% · 16

Caravan, mobile0.5% · 29

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012650
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Constituency: Mid Dorset and North Poole
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 32 of 33

Parishes in the ward

Poole

Other wards in the same constituency

BBroadstone31.4% aged 65+ · 90.8% owned10,289 CCanford Heath18.8% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned14,387

All 33 wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

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.