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Electoral wardE05012679
West Southbourne ward, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
West Southbourne is one of 33 electoral wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (South West). At the 2021 Census it had 10,446 residents in 4,578 households — 6,174 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Bournemouth East constituency.
Residents, 202110,446council ward average 12,127
Households4,5782.28 residents per household
Density6,174/ km²about 1.69 km² · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 2,469
Aged 65+20.9%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 21.6% · under 16: 16.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.5% · 467
5–95.6% · 585
10–156.6% · 694
16–193.7% · 390
20–245.1% · 534
25–3411.1% · 1,162
35–4921.7% · 2,272
50–6420.7% · 2,158
65–7410.9% · 1,140
75–846.5% · 674
85+3.5% · 370
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van18.0% · 825
1 car or van44.8% · 2,049
2 cars or vans28.5% · 1,304
3 or more8.7% · 400
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole overall: 62.8% owned, 11.0% social rented, 25.4% private rented.
Owned outright30.4% · 1,392
With mortgage31.4% · 1,438
Shared ownership0.3% · 16
Social rented10.0% · 456
Private rented27.9% · 1,275
Type of home
Detached house34.0% · 1,555
Semi-detached house13.4% · 615
Terraced house3.2% · 146
Purpose-built flat24.4% · 1,118
Converted house20.9% · 959
Other conversion1.9% · 88
Above shop / office2.1% · 96
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012679- Constituency
- Bournemouth East
- Region
- South West
- Density rank in council
- 7 of 33
Parishes in the ward
Bournemouth
Other wards in the same constituency
BBoscombe East & Pokesdown15.4% aged 65+ · 53.9% owned11,191BBoscombe West13.3% aged 65+ · 29.4% owned10,586EEast 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% owned11,392
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.