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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003211

Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks

Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,540 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
8,540

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,323

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,622.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

76.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

15.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

43.3%

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.

Ansdell & Fairhaven, Fylde10,215 residents · 74.6% owned · 16.9% no carBirkdale, Sefton9,277 residents · 74.4% owned · 20.3% no carMilford & Lymington South, New Forest7,731 residents · 83.3% owned · 8.9% no carLytham, Fylde8,485 residents · 72.8% owned · 16.9% no carMeads, Eastbourne6,747 residents · 76.2% owned · 25.2% no carBudleigh Salterton, East Devon6,106 residents · 77.7% owned · 12.8% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Highcliffe & Walkford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,483 residents · 79.3% owned · 16.0% no carMudeford, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,467 residents · 81.4% owned · 12.0% no carEast Southbourne & Hengistbury Head, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8,370 residents · 77.1% owned · 14.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks

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

Tenure

Owned76.8%
3,320 households
Private rented20.7%
895 households
Social rented2.2%
96 households
Shared ownership0.3%
12 households
Lives rent free0%
0 households
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement57.8%
2,498 households
Detached28.2%
1,218 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.7%
205 households
Terraced4.2%
181 households
Semi-detached3.4%
146 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
46 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
4 households
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household47.1%
2,034 households
2 cars or vans in household26.9%
1,162 households
No cars or vans in household15.9%
689 households
3 or more cars or vans in household10.1%
438 households
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms36.4%
1,573 households
3 bedrooms30.4%
1,313 households
4 or more bedrooms25.5%
1,104 households
1 bedroom7.7%
333 households
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.7%
2,452 households
One-person household39.1%
1,691 households
Other household types4.1%
178 households
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household43.3%
1,873 households
1 person in household39.1%
1,691 households
3 people in household8.8%
380 households
4 people in household6.4%
276 households
5 people in household1.7%
72 households
6 people in household0.5%
20 households
7 people in household0.2%
8 households
8 or more people in household0.1%
3 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 158.9%
756 residents
15–299.9%
843 residents
30–4411.8%
1,006 residents
45–6425.7%
2,198 residents
65 and over43.8%
3,738 residents
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White93.9%
8,022 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.6%
221 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2%
175 residents
Other ethnic group1%
84 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
39 residents
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above43.3%
3,344 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14%
1,082 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications13%
1,007 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications12.9%
994 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8%
615 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.5%
424 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.3%
255 residents aged 16 and over
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive58.5%
4,517 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)40.5%
3,128 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations25.1%
1,937 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations23%
1,777 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers14.4%
1,110 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.1%
1,012 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.4%
574 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.2%
480 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations4.4%
339 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.4%
259 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3%
233 residents aged 16 and over
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health46.6%
3,979 residents
Good health33.2%
2,836 residents
Fair health15%
1,279 residents
Bad health4%
339 residents
Very bad health1.3%
107 residents
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.9%
6,908 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.1%
1,632 residents
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension56.3%
2,436 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.3%
1,439 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions9.1%
395 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions1.2%
51 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0%
2 households
Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs & Sandbanks · 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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