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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003196

Broadstone

Broadstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,289 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
10,289

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,275

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,678

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

90.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

10.1%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

37.2%

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.

Crowborough Whitehill & Warren, Wealden7,286 residents · 82.8% owned · 9.5% no carNorton South, Dudley5,933 residents · 86.3% owned · 11.4% no carKempshott, Basingstoke and Deane7,232 residents · 91.5% owned · 8.8% no carHeadley Down & Grayshott, East Hampshire6,940 residents · 83.8% owned · 6.4% no carPortishead Redcliffe, North Somerset6,141 residents · 87.6% owned · 6.9% no carWhitestone, Nuneaton and Bedworth6,588 residents · 92.0% owned · 7.6% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Merley, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,332 residents · 87.4% owned · 6.9% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Broadstone

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

Tenure

Owned90.8%
3,882 households
Private rented6.9%
296 households
Social rented2.1%
89 households
Shared ownership0.1%
5 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached81.5%
3,483 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement7.8%
335 households
Semi-detached7.8%
332 households
Terraced1.3%
57 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.8%
35 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.7%
29 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.1%
3 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

2 cars or vans in household39.4%
1,685 households
1 car or van in household31.6%
1,352 households
3 or more cars or vans in household18.9%
806 households
No cars or vans in household10.1%
432 households
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms45.5%
1,943 households
3 bedrooms33.5%
1,432 households
2 bedrooms17.1%
729 households
1 bedroom4%
171 households
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household70.9%
3,031 households
One-person household24.1%
1,028 households
Other household types5%
214 households
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household40.9%
1,748 households
1 person in household24%
1,028 households
3 people in household15.2%
649 households
4 people in household14.9%
638 households
5 people in household3.6%
153 households
6 people in household1.2%
51 households
7 people in household0.1%
6 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1513%
1,333 residents
15–2912.6%
1,301 residents
30–4412.4%
1,275 residents
45–6430.6%
3,149 residents
65 and over31.4%
3,230 residents
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
9,852 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.3%
234 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
146 residents
Other ethnic group0.4%
37 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
21 residents
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above37.2%
3,283 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.2%
1,515 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.9%
1,313 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications12.9%
1,138 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9%
795 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
564 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.5%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)52.1%
4,603 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive45.7%
4,035 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.5%
2,251 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations19.5%
1,725 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations14.7%
1,302 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.1%
982 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.5%
843 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.8%
510 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.1%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5%
446 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.7%
325 residents aged 16 and over
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health51%
5,250 residents
Good health33.1%
3,402 residents
Fair health12.4%
1,273 residents
Bad health2.8%
289 residents
Very bad health0.7%
75 residents
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act83.7%
8,609 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act16.3%
1,680 residents
Broadstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension57.8%
2,471 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.2%
1,417 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8%
344 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1%
41 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
1 households
Broadstone · 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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