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Electoral wardE05012670
Newtown & Heatherlands ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Newtown & Heatherlands is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 17,733 residents in 7,540 households — 5,220 people per km², the 2nd largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Poole constituency.
Residents, 202117,733council ward average 12,127
Households7,5402.35 residents per household
Density5,220/ km²about 3.40 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469
Aged 65+17.0%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 19.0%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.1% · 1,078
5–96.1% · 1,076
10–156.8% · 1,214
16–194.0% · 703
20–245.0% · 879
25–3414.9% · 2,636
35–4920.6% · 3,660
50–6419.6% · 3,478
65–749.1% · 1,612
75–845.8% · 1,037
85+2.0% · 360
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.8% · 1,419
1 car or van42.2% · 3,178
2 cars or vans28.6% · 2,159
3 or more10.4% · 782
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole overall: 62.8% owned, 11.0% social rented, 25.4% private rented.
Owned outright29.3% · 2,209
With mortgage35.0% · 2,637
Shared ownership1.1% · 85
Social rented12.8% · 963
Private rented21.6% · 1,632
Lives rent free0.2% · 14
Type of home
Detached house34.8% · 2,626
Semi-detached house30.7% · 2,316
Terraced house8.6% · 649
Purpose-built flat18.0% · 1,354
Converted house5.8% · 434
Other conversion0.5% · 40
Above shop / office1.4% · 107
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012670- Constituency
- Poole
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 8 of 33
Parishes in the ward
Poole
Other wards in the same constituency
CCanford Cliffs44.0% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned9,369CCreekmoor23.1% aged 65+ · 72.9% owned9,471HHamworthy19.6% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned14,213OOakdale22.6% aged 65+ · 78.0% owned11,192PParkstone24.1% aged 65+ · 64.9% owned11,006PPenn Hill20.1% aged 65+ · 71.8% owned11,544PPoole Town22.4% aged 65+ · 47.1% owned12,672
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.