Electoral wardE05012671
Oakdale ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Oakdale is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 11,192 residents in 4,578 households — 4,057 people per km², the 15th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Poole constituency.
Residents, 202111,192council ward average 12,127
Households4,5782.44 residents per household
Density4,057/ km²about 2.76 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469
Aged 65+22.6%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 528
5–95.5% · 619
10–157.2% · 802
16–193.8% · 428
20–244.8% · 536
25–3410.8% · 1,208
35–4918.9% · 2,113
50–6421.7% · 2,430
65–7411.6% · 1,303
75–847.9% · 879
85+3.1% · 348
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van13.7% · 628
1 car or van40.1% · 1,837
2 cars or vans32.3% · 1,477
3 or more13.9% · 636
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole overall: 62.8% owned, 11.0% social rented, 25.4% private rented.
Owned outright40.4% · 1,850
With mortgage37.6% · 1,721
Shared ownership0.4% · 18
Social rented9.8% · 451
Private rented11.7% · 534
Lives rent free0.1% · 5
Type of home
Detached house53.0% · 2,426
Semi-detached house25.4% · 1,165
Terraced house7.2% · 328
Purpose-built flat12.0% · 549
Converted house1.9% · 89
Other conversion0.1% · 6
Above shop / office0.3% · 16
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012671- Constituency
- Poole
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 13 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% owned14,213NNewtown & Heatherlands17.0% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned17,733PParkstone24.1% 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.