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Electoral wardE05012652
Boscombe West ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Boscombe West is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,586 residents in 5,656 households — 8,863 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bournemouth East constituency.
Residents, 202110,586council ward average 12,127
Households5,6561.87 residents per household
Density8,863/ km²about 1.19 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469
Aged 65+13.3%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 14.1%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–45.2% · 549
5–94.4% · 468
10–154.4% · 471
16–192.4% · 254
20–247.0% · 743
25–3419.1% · 2,020
35–4925.5% · 2,697
50–6418.7% · 1,976
65–747.6% · 803
75–843.6% · 385
85+2.1% · 222
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van38.3% · 2,167
1 car or van47.5% · 2,687
2 cars or vans12.1% · 687
3 or more2.1% · 117
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole overall: 62.8% owned, 11.0% social rented, 25.4% private rented.
Owned outright13.3% · 754
With mortgage16.1% · 908
Shared ownership1.2% · 67
Social rented9.7% · 548
Private rented59.7% · 3,375
Lives rent free0.1% · 4
Type of home
Detached house2.6% · 147
Semi-detached house4.3% · 241
Terraced house2.9% · 163
Purpose-built flat56.8% · 3,213
Converted house26.4% · 1,492
Other conversion4.8% · 270
Above shop / office2.2% · 127
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012652- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 1 of 33
Parishes in the ward
Bournemouth
Other wards in the same constituency
BBoscombe East & Pokesdown15.4% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned11,191EEast 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.