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Electoral wardE05012651
Boscombe East & Pokesdown ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Boscombe East & Pokesdown is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,191 residents in 4,930 households — 6,508 people per km², the 16th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bournemouth East constituency.
Residents, 202111,191council ward average 12,127
Households4,9302.27 residents per household
Density6,508/ km²about 1.72 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469
Aged 65+15.4%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 18.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.6% · 623
5–96.0% · 674
10–156.5% · 731
16–194.1% · 456
20–246.7% · 748
25–3413.8% · 1,549
35–4923.0% · 2,574
50–6418.9% · 2,112
65–748.5% · 954
75–844.7% · 523
85+2.2% · 247
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.3% · 1,249
1 car or van45.3% · 2,234
2 cars or vans22.2% · 1,096
3 or more7.1% · 352
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole overall: 62.8% owned, 11.0% social rented, 25.4% private rented.
Owned outright25.4% · 1,252
With mortgage28.5% · 1,403
Shared ownership0.8% · 41
Social rented6.4% · 317
Private rented38.9% · 1,916
Lives rent free0.0% · 1
Type of home
Detached house22.4% · 1,103
Semi-detached house16.9% · 833
Terraced house5.9% · 291
Purpose-built flat27.2% · 1,343
Converted house22.0% · 1,086
Other conversion1.8% · 89
Above shop / office3.7% · 184
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012651- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 33
Parishes in the ward
Bournemouth
Other wards in the same constituency
BBoscombe West13.3% aged 65+ · 29.4% owned10,586EEast Cliff & Springbourne14.2% aged 65+ · 38.2% owned17,207EEast Southbourne & Tuckton32.8% aged 65+ · 76.0% owned8,814LLittledown & Iford21.8% aged 65+ · 78.8% owned9,904MMoordown15.0% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned10,526MMuscliff & Strouden Park18.8% aged 65+ · 64.5% owned16,873QQueen's Park15.1% aged 65+ · 59.7% owned11,392WWest Southbourne20.9% aged 65+ · 61.8% owned10,446
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.