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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003197

Canford Heath West

Canford Heath West is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,837 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
6,837

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,890

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,137.9

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

66.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.3%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

25.9%

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.

Apley & Leegomery, Telford and Wrekin6,174 residents · 68.4% owned · 15.8% no carHeybridge, Maldon8,908 residents · 74.4% owned · 10.9% no carNewton Abbot, Highweek, Teignbridge6,170 residents · 71.1% owned · 14.0% no carSpennells & Hoobrook, Wyre Forest6,394 residents · 73.8% owned · 11.0% no carMoss Side, South Ribble5,051 residents · 74.7% owned · 12.9% no carAshdown, Hastings8,292 residents · 72.6% owned · 13.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Canford Heath West

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

Tenure

Owned66.7%
1,929 households
Social rented17.5%
507 households
Private rented14.7%
426 households
Shared ownership0.9%
26 households
Lives rent free0.1%
2 households
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached47.7%
1,378 households
Terraced19.6%
567 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement18.5%
535 households
Semi-detached13.2%
382 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.7%
19 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
6 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.4%
1,138 households
2 cars or vans in household34%
983 households
No cars or vans in household14.3%
413 households
3 or more cars or vans in household12.2%
353 households
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.6%
971 households
4 or more bedrooms29.1%
842 households
2 bedrooms25.4%
734 households
1 bedroom11.9%
343 households
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household67.3%
1,944 households
One-person household27.3%
789 households
Other household types5.4%
155 households
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.4%
1,053 households
1 person in household27.3%
788 households
3 people in household17.1%
495 households
4 people in household13.4%
386 households
5 people in household4%
117 households
6 people in household1.2%
35 households
7 people in household0.4%
11 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.5%
1,199 residents
15–2915.1%
1,033 residents
30–4418.5%
1,267 residents
45–6428.2%
1,928 residents
65 and over20.6%
1,412 residents
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
6,563 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.6%
111 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
91 residents
Other ethnic group0.6%
39 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
34 residents
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above25.9%
1,437 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications19.6%
1,085 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.9%
936 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.9%
884 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.3%
685 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.3%
347 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
174 residents aged 16 and over
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)58.5%
3,244 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive39.7%
2,205 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.8%
100 residents aged 16 and over
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.8%
1,155 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.5%
751 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.4%
742 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations11.7%
650 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.7%
538 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.8%
324 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.8%
321 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5%
277 residents aged 16 and over
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health47.9%
3,272 residents
Good health34.1%
2,333 residents
Fair health12.8%
876 residents
Bad health3.9%
267 residents
Very bad health1.3%
89 residents
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.6%
5,577 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.4%
1,260 residents
Canford Heath West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.7%
1,407 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.7%
973 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14%
406 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.5%
101 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
3 households
Canford Heath West · 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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