6,286
Households
White Brit. · 57%
Ethnicity
No religion · 43%
Religion
Most deprived 30–40%
Avg IMD
642
Crimes · Aug '26
£205,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 134 sales
431
Postcodes
Sold prices in Bournemouth Central
England & WalesProperty sales · Bournemouth Central
HM Land Registry · Bournemouth Central
Average price
£223,215
Median price: £205,000
Median +2.5% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 134 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 5 sales · avg £210,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£293k£237k£180k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Bournemouth Central
England & WalesCrime trends · Bournemouth Central
Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
165
YoY stable
183150116
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
251
YoY +32%
251180109
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
10
YoY -58%
482910
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
18
YoY —
18114
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
30
YoY +50%
362718
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
91
YoY stable
1329557
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
36
YoY +112%
51297
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
41
YoY +8%
432914
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics in Bournemouth Central
Ethnicity
White Brit.57.2%
Other White19.5%
Indian3.8%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.6%
Other Asian2.4%
+ 14 other groups · 14.5%
Religion
No religion43.3%
Christian36.9%
Not answered10.5%
Muslim3.4%
Hindu2.8%
+ 4 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
25–3420.9%
16–1918.4%
20–2417.4%
35–4915.9%
50–649.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 17.6%
Households
One person: other33.9%
One person: aged 66+13.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.9%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.8%
+ 9 other households · 22.7%
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bournemouth Central
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Flood risk in Bournemouth Central
0% of postcodes (1 of 431) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.
- Zone 31 (0%)
- Zone 20 (0%)
- Zone 1430 (100%)
Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0
Amenities in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
GPs make up most of the mapped places
67 GPs · 26 Libraries · 13 Universities · 127 in all
- GPs67
- Libraries26
- Universities13
- Hospitals11
- Museums10
OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure
School applications
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Last place offered
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Schools in Bournemouth Central
Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
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Overview of Bournemouth Central
Coordinates50.7224, -1.8746
Postcodes
431
Census 2021
16,219
Households (Census)
6,286
Recorded crime · Aug '26
642
Postcode Districts in Bournemouth Central
Postcodes in Bournemouth Central
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