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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003202

Branksome East

Branksome East is a Census neighbourhood of about 6,116 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
6,116

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,660

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,445.3

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

60.9%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

17.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

35.1%

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.

Hollybrook, Southampton6,070 residents · 58.4% owned · 19.8% no carStratford North, Stratford-on-Avon12,299 residents · 55.2% owned · 21.2% no carDurrington South, Worthing9,605 residents · 73.1% owned · 17.3% no carFolkestone Morehall & Sandgate, Folkestone and Hythe13,099 residents · 72.9% owned · 16.4% no carKingsthorpe, West Northamptonshire6,604 residents · 69.3% owned · 19.3% no carTruro East, Cornwall8,458 residents · 63.3% owned · 19.7% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Oakdale East, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole9,291 residents · 65.0% owned · 16.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Branksome East

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

Tenure

Owned60.9%
1,621 households
Private rented24.8%
661 households
Social rented13.8%
367 households
Shared ownership0.4%
11 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached35.6%
947 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.5%
865 households
Semi-detached20.3%
541 households
Terraced5.6%
149 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5.5%
147 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
6 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.2%
4 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household45.3%
1,206 households
2 cars or vans in household28%
745 households
No cars or vans in household17.5%
466 households
3 or more cars or vans in household9.1%
243 households
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms31.9%
847 households
2 bedrooms31.8%
845 households
4 or more bedrooms22%
585 households
1 bedroom14.4%
382 households
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household59.9%
1,594 households
One-person household32.2%
857 households
Other household types7.9%
211 households
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household36.2%
963 households
1 person in household32.2%
857 households
3 people in household15.3%
407 households
4 people in household11.7%
311 households
5 people in household2.9%
76 households
6 people in household1.3%
34 households
7 people in household0.3%
7 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
5 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.6%
895 residents
15–2918.4%
1,123 residents
30–4420.6%
1,258 residents
45–6425.5%
1,561 residents
65 and over20.9%
1,275 residents
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White89.9%
5,499 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4%
245 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.4%
210 residents
Other ethnic group1.5%
89 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.2%
72 residents
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above35.1%
1,814 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications20%
1,034 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications13.4%
690 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.9%
668 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
490 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.4%
332 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.6%
136 residents aged 16 and over
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.9%
2,936 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive40.1%
2,071 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3%
156 residents aged 16 and over
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.9%
1,080 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations14.2%
732 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.5%
648 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers11.5%
595 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations11.1%
572 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.7%
499 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students9.6%
495 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
278 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.2%
266 residents aged 16 and over
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.1%
2,820 residents
Good health35.9%
2,195 residents
Fair health13%
795 residents
Bad health4.1%
248 residents
Very bad health0.9%
58 residents
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act81.7%
4,995 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act18.3%
1,121 residents
Branksome East · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension51.1%
1,361 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33%
878 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions12.9%
343 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.9%
77 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
5 households
Branksome 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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