Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003187

Boscombe East

Boscombe East is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,518 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

9,518

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,138

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,832.5

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

54.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

25.7%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

36.6%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Boscombe East

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

Tenure

Owned54%

2,234 households

Private rented38.5%

1,593 households

Social rented6.5%

269 households

Shared ownership1%

40 households

Lives rent free0%

2 households

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement27.6%

1,142 households

Detached22%

909 households

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits21%

870 households

Semi-detached17.5%

725 households

Terraced6.5%

267 households

In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.8%

157 households

Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.7%

69 households

A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%

0 households

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.5%

1,882 households

No cars or vans in household25.7%

1,065 households

2 cars or vans in household22.1%

914 households

3 or more cars or vans in household6.7%

277 households

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms34%

1,407 households

3 bedrooms28%

1,159 households

1 bedroom19.9%

823 households

4 or more bedrooms18.1%

749 households

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56%

2,317 households

One-person household33.4%

1,381 households

Other household types10.6%

440 households

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household33.4%

1,381 households

2 people in household32.6%

1,349 households

3 people in household15.9%

659 households

4 people in household12.2%

506 households

5 people in household4%

165 households

6 people in household1.1%

44 households

7 people in household0.5%

22 households

8 or more people in household0.2%

10 households

0 people in household0%

0 households

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%

1,664 residents

15–2918.7%

1,776 residents

30–4423.2%

2,204 residents

45–6425.3%

2,403 residents

65 and over15.4%

1,469 residents

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.1%

8,473 residents

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4%

379 residents

Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3.7%

356 residents

Other ethnic group1.7%

162 residents

Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%

142 residents

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above36.6%

2,843 residents aged 16 and over

Level 3 qualifications18.7%

1,450 residents aged 16 and over

No qualifications14.4%

1,120 residents aged 16 and over

Level 2 qualifications13%

1,013 residents aged 16 and over

Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%

723 residents aged 16 and over

Apprenticeship4.9%

379 residents aged 16 and over

Other qualifications3%

235 residents aged 16 and over

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)59.6%

4,623 residents aged 16 and over

Economically inactive37.8%

2,936 residents aged 16 and over

Economically active and a full-time student2.6%

203 residents aged 16 and over

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.9%

1,545 residents aged 16 and over

L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13%

1,006 residents aged 16 and over

L12 Semi-routine occupations12.4%

960 residents aged 16 and over

L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.3%

953 residents aged 16 and over

L7 Intermediate occupations10.8%

835 residents aged 16 and over

L15 Full-time students10.2%

794 residents aged 16 and over

L13 Routine occupations9.5%

734 residents aged 16 and over

L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.2%

559 residents aged 16 and over

L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.9%

378 residents aged 16 and over

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health50.1%

4,773 residents

Good health32.1%

3,058 residents

Fair health12.2%

1,164 residents

Bad health4.3%

413 residents

Very bad health1.2%

113 residents

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%

7,780 residents

Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%

1,738 residents

Boscombe East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.9%

1,982 households

Household is deprived in one dimension32.7%

1,352 households

Household is deprived in two dimensions14.4%

596 households

Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%

193 households

Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%

15 households

Boscombe East · 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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Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

All statistics on this pageONS · Census 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0
Neighbourhood nameHouse of Commons Library · MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence
GeographyONS Middle layer Super Output Area E02003187

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Boscombe East

Usual residents

Households

Residents per km²

Households owning their home

Households with no car or van

Adults with a degree or above

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Life in Boscombe East

Tenure

Accommodation type

Car or van availability

Number of bedrooms

Household composition

Household size

Age

Ethnic group

Highest qualification

Economic activity

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

General health

Disability

Household deprivation

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

Source and date are part of the record.