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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003208

Poole Town

Poole Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 11,430 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
11,430

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,570

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,945.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.4%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.8%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

32.5%

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.

Taunton Wilton, Somerset West and Taunton8,667 residents · 53.8% owned · 31.8% no carGosport Town, Gosport9,392 residents · 42.4% owned · 36.0% no carChippenham South & East, Wiltshire9,585 residents · 54.8% owned · 24.9% no carHereford Central, Herefordshire, County of9,767 residents · 40.7% owned · 33.4% no carCentral Chichester, Chichester8,907 residents · 51.5% owned · 29.8% no carMarket Harborough Central, Harborough6,552 residents · 54.3% owned · 26.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Poole Town

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

Tenure

Owned44.4%
2,475 households
Private rented32.1%
1,789 households
Social rented20.7%
1,151 households
Shared ownership2.6%
146 households
Lives rent free0.2%
9 households
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement54.2%
3,014 households
Terraced20.8%
1,156 households
Semi-detached8.9%
493 households
Detached8.3%
460 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.2%
231 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
107 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
99 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
5 households
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household48.5%
2,699 households
No cars or vans in household32.8%
1,825 households
2 cars or vans in household14.7%
818 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4%
225 households
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.2%
2,574 households
1 bedroom23.4%
1,304 households
3 bedrooms21.2%
1,179 households
4 or more bedrooms9.1%
509 households
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household51.1%
2,843 households
One-person household42.2%
2,350 households
Other household types6.7%
374 households
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household42.2%
2,350 households
2 people in household33.4%
1,860 households
3 people in household13.2%
734 households
4 people in household7.5%
417 households
5 people in household2.7%
149 households
6 people in household0.6%
35 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
15 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1514.8%
1,695 residents
15–2918.3%
2,088 residents
30–4420.7%
2,368 residents
45–6423.9%
2,728 residents
65 and over22.3%
2,552 residents
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White88.8%
10,151 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.5%
634 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
292 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%
205 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
150 residents
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above32.5%
3,135 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications18.7%
1,808 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.1%
1,553 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.9%
1,343 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%
964 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.6%
536 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.2%
313 residents aged 16 and over
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.1%
5,415 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
4,049 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2%
192 residents aged 16 and over
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations20.6%
1,988 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations14.2%
1,369 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations13.8%
1,336 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.6%
1,124 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations10.8%
1,039 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers10.1%
972 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.5%
720 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students6.2%
598 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.3%
507 residents aged 16 and over
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.2%
5,048 residents
Good health34.2%
3,911 residents
Fair health15.2%
1,735 residents
Bad health4.8%
553 residents
Very bad health1.6%
181 residents
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.8%
9,010 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.2%
2,418 residents
Poole Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension44.6%
2,486 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.5%
1,867 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions16.8%
933 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions4.7%
261 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
22 households
Poole Town · 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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