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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003183

Talbot & Branksome Woods

Talbot & Branksome Woods is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,347 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
7,347

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,867

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,533.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

63.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.3%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Winchester West, Winchester10,079 residents · 64.8% owned · 15.9% no carEarlsdon & Canley Gardens, Coventry8,476 residents · 74.5% owned · 19.5% no carAykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor, County Durham13,300 residents · 70.0% owned · 16.9% no carSouth Canterbury, Canterbury9,894 residents · 54.9% owned · 27.6% no carBassett Green, Southampton8,494 residents · 63.8% owned · 15.2% no carHighfield & University, Southampton6,799 residents · 49.5% owned · 26.4% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Queens Park, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,839 residents · 69.2% owned · 14.3% no carCharminster, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,098 residents · 47.7% owned · 21.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Talbot & Branksome Woods

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned63.2%
1,812 households
Private rented31.5%
904 households
Social rented5.1%
147 households
Shared ownership0.1%
4 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached56%
1,610 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.6%
650 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits14.6%
419 households
Semi-detached3.2%
92 households
Terraced2.2%
64 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
23 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.5%
15 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.5%
1,134 households
2 cars or vans in household32%
919 households
3 or more cars or vans in household15.1%
432 households
No cars or vans in household13.4%
385 households
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms46.1%
1,322 households
2 bedrooms24.1%
690 households
3 bedrooms17.1%
492 households
1 bedroom12.7%
365 households
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.2%
1,669 households
One-person household26.3%
755 households
Other household types15.4%
442 households
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.3%
1,043 households
1 person in household26.3%
755 households
3 people in household14.7%
423 households
4 people in household13.7%
395 households
5 people in household5%
144 households
6 people in household2.4%
70 households
7 people in household0.9%
25 households
8 or more people in household0.6%
18 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1512.6%
929 residents
15–2927.7%
2,038 residents
30–4415.4%
1,133 residents
45–6423.9%
1,755 residents
65 and over20.3%
1,492 residents
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.7%
6,446 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.2%
307 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.7%
271 residents
Other ethnic group2.9%
214 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%
110 residents
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.3%
2,561 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications25.2%
1,604 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications10.9%
696 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.2%
648 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.1%
453 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.1%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.1%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)48.8%
3,102 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.9%
2,852 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student6.3%
401 residents aged 16 and over
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students20.6%
1,307 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.2%
1,223 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations17.5%
1,111 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.6%
739 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations10%
639 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.5%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.6%
359 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.9%
311 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
190 residents aged 16 and over
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health53.6%
3,936 residents
Good health32.4%
2,382 residents
Fair health10.7%
783 residents
Bad health2.6%
188 residents
Very bad health0.8%
58 residents
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act84.7%
6,222 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act15.3%
1,125 residents
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension55.1%
1,582 households
Household is deprived in one dimension32.5%
932 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.2%
293 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.9%
55 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
8 households
Talbot & Branksome Woods · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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