Electoral wardE05012658

Christchurch Town ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Christchurch Town is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,289 residents in 4,856 households — 2,967 people per km², the 24th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Christchurch constituency.

Residents, 202110,289council ward average 12,127

Households4,8562.12 residents per household

Density2,967/ km²about 3.47 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469

Aged 65+26.2%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 16.9%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.0% · 416

5–95.5% · 563

10–157.4% · 761

16–194.1% · 417

20–244.5% · 459

25–3410.0% · 1,033

35–4918.0% · 1,855

50–6420.3% · 2,087

65–7412.2% · 1,254

75–849.4% · 966

85+4.6% · 477

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van20.2% · 983

1 car or van47.2% · 2,293

2 cars or vans25.0% · 1,212

3 or more7.6% · 369

Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright35.9% · 1,743

With mortgage24.1% · 1,172

Shared ownership1.6% · 76

Social rented17.7% · 859

Private rented20.7% · 1,004

Lives rent free0.0% · 2

Type of home

Detached house19.8% · 964

Semi-detached house22.1% · 1,073

Terraced house23.3% · 1,133

Purpose-built flat26.7% · 1,299

Converted house4.0% · 196

Other conversion1.0% · 51

Above shop / office2.7% · 132

Caravan, mobile0.2% · 11

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012658
Council: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Constituency: Christchurch
Region: South West
Density rank in council: 18 of 33

Parishes in the ward

Christchurch

Other wards in the same constituency

BBurton & Grange22.9% aged 65+ · 59.5% owned9,321 CCommons27.6% aged 65+ · 77.2% owned10,334 HHighcliffe & Walkford44.1% aged 65+ · 82.3% owned10,007 MMudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe37.3% aged 65+ · 81.5% owned10,186

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.