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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003210

Parkstone

Parkstone is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,807 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
9,807

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,636

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,152.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

73.6%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

14.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.1%

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.

Leatherhead South & Ashtead South, Mole Valley6,260 residents · 74.5% owned · 14.3% no carPortishead Central, North Somerset9,782 residents · 66.4% owned · 14.6% no carDorking South, Mole Valley7,323 residents · 66.4% owned · 15.9% no carHenley North, South Oxfordshire5,913 residents · 63.6% owned · 16.0% no carHenley South, South Oxfordshire6,273 residents · 66.0% owned · 14.5% no carSutton Coldfield South & Central, Birmingham8,473 residents · 72.7% owned · 18.7% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

East Southbourne & Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,370 residents · 77.1% owned · 14.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Parkstone

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

Tenure

Owned73.6%
3,411 households
Private rented22.2%
1,030 households
Social rented3.6%
166 households
Shared ownership0.6%
27 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached40.3%
1,867 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement32.7%
1,517 households
Semi-detached11.2%
517 households
Terraced8.1%
374 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits5%
231 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop2%
91 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.8%
38 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household43.2%
2,004 households
2 cars or vans in household30.8%
1,429 households
No cars or vans in household14.9%
689 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.1%
515 households
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms31.4%
1,454 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
1,409 households
4 or more bedrooms27.2%
1,259 households
1 bedroom11.1%
515 households
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household58.7%
2,720 households
One-person household36.9%
1,711 households
Other household types4.4%
205 households
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household36.9%
1,711 households
2 people in household36.1%
1,676 households
3 people in household12.5%
579 households
4 people in household10.8%
500 households
5 people in household2.8%
131 households
6 people in household0.6%
28 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0.1%
4 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1515.5%
1,516 residents
15–2912.1%
1,191 residents
30–4418.6%
1,819 residents
45–6427.1%
2,654 residents
65 and over26.8%
2,625 residents
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White94.3%
9,244 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%
219 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.2%
218 residents
Other ethnic group0.9%
90 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.3%
34 residents
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.1%
3,610 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.6%
1,282 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13.6%
1,115 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.9%
890 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
655 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
417 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.7%
224 residents aged 16 and over
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)56.6%
4,641 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive41.9%
3,435 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
120 residents aged 16 and over
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations26.4%
2,164 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.1%
1,807 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers13.3%
1,092 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.9%
973 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.4%
687 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations5.9%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.5%
368 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.2%
345 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.3%
271 residents aged 16 and over
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health54.2%
5,319 residents
Good health30.8%
3,025 residents
Fair health11.1%
1,089 residents
Bad health2.7%
267 residents
Very bad health1.1%
106 residents
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.2%
8,356 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.8%
1,451 residents
Parkstone · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension60.2%
2,789 households
Household is deprived in one dimension29.4%
1,364 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
422 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
56 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
5 households
Parkstone · 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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