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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02006883

Westbourne

Westbourne is a Census neighbourhood of about 5,721 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
5,721

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,249

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

6,472.1

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

44.8%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

32.4%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

40.7%

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.

King Edward's Parade, Eastbourne7,643 residents · 44.9% owned · 43.7% no carWorthing Central, Worthing10,186 residents · 43.2% owned · 41.8% no carHeene, Worthing8,906 residents · 49.8% owned · 34.5% no carFolkestone Central, Folkestone and Hythe6,651 residents · 45.8% owned · 35.2% no carOld Portsmouth & Southsea Common, Portsmouth8,087 residents · 44.8% owned · 34.8% no carHarpur, Bedford8,870 residents · 38.3% owned · 38.5% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

West Cliff, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole7,458 residents · 49.5% owned · 28.6% no carPoole Town, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole11,430 residents · 44.4% owned · 32.8% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Westbourne

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

Tenure

Private rented45.1%
1,464 households
Owned44.8%
1,457 households
Social rented9.4%
306 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement66.1%
2,146 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits15.1%
491 households
Terraced5.5%
178 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse3.7%
120 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop3.6%
117 households
Detached3.2%
105 households
Semi-detached2.8%
90 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.1%
2 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household51.1%
1,662 households
No cars or vans in household32.4%
1,054 households
2 cars or vans in household14.5%
470 households
3 or more cars or vans in household2%
64 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

2 bedrooms46.2%
1,499 households
1 bedroom37.2%
1,209 households
3 bedrooms11.6%
376 households
4 or more bedrooms5%
164 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household50.5%
1,639 households
Single family household42.4%
1,377 households
Other household types7.1%
232 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household50.4%
1,639 households
2 people in household34.3%
1,115 households
3 people in household9.8%
319 households
4 people in household4.4%
142 households
5 people in household0.8%
27 households
6 people in household0.2%
8 households
7 people in household0%
1 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
8 or more people in household0%
0 households
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 159.2%
527 residents
15–2917.7%
1,010 residents
30–4426.5%
1,513 residents
45–6422%
1,259 residents
65 and over24.7%
1,411 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87.3%
4,989 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh4.3%
248 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.3%
244 residents
Other ethnic group2.4%
138 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.7%
97 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above40.7%
2,105 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications15.5%
800 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications14.5%
749 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications12.3%
634 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%
423 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.7%
243 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications4.2%
216 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)60.5%
3,129 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive38%
1,963 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.5%
77 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations23.1%
1,194 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations15.3%
790 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations13.6%
701 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations12.2%
632 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.9%
513 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations9.4%
485 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed7.3%
375 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations5.5%
284 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students3.8%
196 residents aged 16 and over
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health44.5%
2,545 residents
Good health34.7%
1,984 residents
Fair health14.1%
809 residents
Bad health5.1%
289 residents
Very bad health1.7%
95 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act79.9%
4,572 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act20.1%
1,149 residents
Westbourne · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension48.2%
1,566 households
Household is deprived in one dimension33.1%
1,076 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions15.2%
493 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.8%
92 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.7%
23 households
Westbourne · 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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