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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02004241

Christchurch Town

Christchurch Town is a Census neighbourhood of about 9,470 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
9,470

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,513

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,638.4

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

62.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

21.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

31.6%

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.

Wimborne Minster, Dorset7,987 residents · 58.0% owned · 19.0% no carMaldon North, Maldon6,909 residents · 59.4% owned · 22.4% no carKnaresborough Central, Harrogate6,996 residents · 61.3% owned · 25.9% no carBromsgrove Central & Sanders Park, Bromsgrove6,948 residents · 64.2% owned · 24.2% no carClevedon Central, North Somerset8,032 residents · 64.9% owned · 18.8% no carOld Town & Motcombe, Eastbourne8,200 residents · 65.7% owned · 27.6% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Christchurch Town

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

Tenure

Owned62%
2,797 households
Private rented22.4%
1,011 households
Social rented14.5%
655 households
Shared ownership1.1%
48 households
Lives rent free0%
2 households
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement30%
1,353 households
Detached21.3%
963 households
Terraced19.7%
890 households
Semi-detached19.7%
889 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits4.8%
215 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3%
135 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
52 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.4%
19 households
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household46.8%
2,112 households
2 cars or vans in household24.3%
1,095 households
No cars or vans in household21.6%
975 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%
332 households
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms33.6%
1,518 households
2 bedrooms32.6%
1,474 households
1 bedroom20.5%
924 households
4 or more bedrooms13.3%
600 households
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household56.8%
2,565 households
One-person household39%
1,761 households
Other household types4.2%
188 households
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household39%
1,761 households
2 people in household33.2%
1,500 households
3 people in household13.5%
608 households
4 people in household10.4%
471 households
5 people in household3%
135 households
6 people in household0.7%
30 households
7 people in household0.2%
7 households
8 or more people in household0%
2 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1516.2%
1,535 residents
15–2913.9%
1,313 residents
30–4417.1%
1,618 residents
45–6425.8%
2,444 residents
65 and over27%
2,560 residents
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White95.7%
9,061 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%
177 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.8%
167 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
51 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%
17 residents
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above31.6%
2,472 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.6%
1,374 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications16.4%
1,285 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications15.6%
1,218 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%
741 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship6.2%
487 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
246 residents aged 16 and over
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.5%
4,265 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive43.8%
3,423 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.7%
133 residents aged 16 and over
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations22.4%
1,753 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,067 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations13.5%
1,055 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13%
1,018 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
984 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.5%
667 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed6.6%
516 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.1%
398 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.7%
365 residents aged 16 and over
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health45.2%
4,278 residents
Good health35.4%
3,357 residents
Fair health13.9%
1,314 residents
Bad health4.3%
410 residents
Very bad health1.2%
111 residents
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act80.3%
7,607 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act19.7%
1,863 residents
Christchurch Town · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension47.7%
2,154 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.3%
1,548 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions14.5%
655 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.2%
144 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
13 households
Christchurch 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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