Electoral wardE05012657

Canford Heath ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Canford Heath is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 14,387 residents in 5,944 households — 2,553 people per km², the 7th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Mid Dorset and North Poole constituency.

Residents, 202114,387council ward average 12,127

Households5,9442.42 residents per household

Density2,553/ km²about 5.63 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469

Aged 65+18.8%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 19.3%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.5% · 789

5–96.0% · 861

10–157.9% · 1,130

16–194.2% · 600

20–244.8% · 688

25–3412.6% · 1,810

35–4919.7% · 2,839

50–6420.6% · 2,965

65–7410.9% · 1,575

75–845.8% · 838

85+2.0% · 292

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van12.7% · 757

1 car or van40.8% · 2,426

2 cars or vans34.4% · 2,046

3 or more12.0% · 713

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright34.2% · 2,032

With mortgage34.3% · 2,039

Shared ownership1.0% · 57

Social rented13.4% · 797

Private rented17.1% · 1,014

Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house37.8% · 2,247

Semi-detached house24.0% · 1,426

Terraced house21.8% · 1,297

Purpose-built flat15.4% · 914

Converted house0.7% · 40

Other conversion0.1% · 7

Above shop / office0.2% · 12

Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012657
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Constituency: Mid Dorset and North Poole
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 23 of 33

Parishes in the ward

Poole

Other wards in the same constituency

BBearwood & Merley26.9% aged 65+ · 81.2% owned14,025 BBroadstone31.4% aged 65+ · 90.8% owned10,289

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.