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Living in Bournemouth, Dorset

Thinking of moving to Bournemouth? Our area guide covers everything you need to know about living in Bournemouth, Dorset - from school ratings and house prices to broadband speeds and local amenities.

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The market

Property Market in Bournemouth

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House prices and local earnings

Homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole cost 9.13 times median annual earnings for people working there (2025).

  • Across England: 7.63 times (2025)
  • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole a year earlier: 9.42 times (2024)

What this measures: the median price paid for homes in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole over the 12 months to September 2025, divided by the median gross annual pay of full-time employees who work in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, wherever they live. That is what "workplace-based" means - it is about jobs in the area, not the earnings of people who live there. Earnings come from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (April 2025). A higher ratio means homes are less affordable for people working locally. The latest year uses provisional earnings, which ONS revises the following year. This is a council-area figure, not a valuation of any home.

Source: Office for National Statistics, House price to workplace-based earnings ratio, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last reviewed 20 October 2026.

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Local democracy

Local administration around Bournemouth

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Local council
Bournemouth West Parliamentary constituency
Jessica Toale Member of Parliament
Bournemouth Central Ward

Boundary data: mySociety MapIt. MP data: UK Parliament Members API. Based on the town-centre postcode, so a larger town may span more than one ward, constituency or MP - check your exact address for certainty.

On the record

Recent sold prices near Bournemouth (postcode sector BH2 5)

AddressPriceTypeDate
FLAT 27, AVON HOUSE, 16A, WEST CLIFF ROAD £352,000 Flat Sep 2026
FLAT 1, POOLE HILL TERRACE, 15 - 23, POOLE HILL £85,000 Flat Sep 2026
FLAT 2, CHESSINGTON COURT, DURLEY CHINE ROAD £210,000 Flat Aug 2026
FLAT 12, GRAND MARINE COURT, DURLEY GARDENS £245,000 Flat Aug 2026
FLAT 33, TOWER COURT, 14, WEST CLIFF ROAD £225,000 Flat Aug 2026
FLAT 12, CHINE COURT, 3, CHINE CRESCENT ROAD £280,000 Flat Aug 2026
FLAT 5, ANGLIA COURT, 35, NORWICH ROAD £142,000 Flat Aug 2026
37, NORWICH ROAD £337,500 Terraced Aug 2026
15, OSBOURNE LODGE, 4, POOLE ROAD £150,000 Flat Jul 2026
FLAT 23, LYNDON GATE, 4, CHINE CRESCENT ROAD £340,000 Flat Jun 2026

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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Area Deprivation (IMD)

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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0

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Radon and coastal erosion

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Who lives around here

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Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021 (Open Government Licence v3.0)

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