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Barton on Sea

Barton on Sea is a town in Dorset, England, with a population of around 5,454. It has around 1 GP surgery or clinic, around 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket, and around 4 restaurants and cafés, with 13 bus stops and Hinton Admiral railway station 2.2 km away. There were around 38 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Barton on Sea area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Bournemouth, Christchurch an area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 400,198 residents at roughly 2,469 people per km².

Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch an
County
Dorset
Constituency
Christchurch
Police force
Dorset
54/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 123rd of 294 English council areas — better than 58% of them.

Low crime56
Home affordability39
Affordable rents22
Good schools73
Life expectancy70
Low deprivation52
Employment45
Low council tax52

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 65% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:29

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Christchurch Barrack Road, United Kingdom

Crime

41 reported · July 2026 32% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences13
  • Other theft7
  • Anti-social behaviour6
  • Criminal damage & arson5

2 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: New Milton · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Op Forestguard -

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

707 reported road collisions (2024)

110 killed or seriously injured · 793 casualties · 17.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

183 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 160 rated 4–5 ★ (130 top)
  • 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: New Milton (2.2 km)
  • 16 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from New Milton (2.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

House-price data isn’t available for this area.

Private rents

£1,399 average monthly rent 3% YoY

  • 1 bed £919
  • 2 bed £1,170
  • 3 bed £1,457

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

9.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.1 times median annual pay (8.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (8.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (8.9 km)

6 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

33 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches13
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

400,198 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch an · 2,469/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 22%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 166 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

4% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,436 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (29% of 190,200)

A £1,624
B £1,894
C £2,165
D £2,436
E £2,977
F £3,518
G £4,059
H £4,871

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

117 schools · 54,556 pupils

66 primary · 21 secondary · 30 other

Ofsted: 38 of 41 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

100inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Avonbourne Boys' AcademyOutstanding
  • Bournemouth SchoolOutstanding
  • Bournemouth School for GirlsOutstanding
  • Corfe Hills SchoolGood
  • Magna AcademyGood
  • The Bishop of Winchester AcademyGood
  • The Bourne AcademyGood
  • The Grange SchoolGood
  • Twynham SchoolGood
  • Avonbourne Girls Academy
  • Glenmoor Academy
  • Highcliffe School
  • LeAF Studio
  • Oak Academy
  • Parkstone Grammar School
  • Poole Grammar School
  • Poole High School
  • St Aldhelm's Academy
  • St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole
  • The Cornerstone Academy
  • Winton Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Bournemouth, Christchurch an

Care & health services

385 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes121
  • GP practices59
  • Dentists84
  • Homecare agencies86
  • Hospitals & hospices14

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Dorset

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

566 applications decided

81.6% granted · 462 granted, 104 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Sir Desmond Swayne

Conservative

New Forest West

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

  • Lab 8
  • Con 9
  • LD 28
  • Grn 5
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 23

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés22

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

18,315 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

42 jobs advertised · £29,341 avg

e.g. TIG Welder, Hardware/Production Operative, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Barton on Sea – Flexible Schedule

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£729 median full-time weekly pay

3.4% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£26,164 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 215,334 certificates

9.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

38% low-carbon electricity

Gas 34% · Imports 28% · Wind 21% · Biomass 14%

165 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 61.5 women · 61.4 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

3 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in BH25

  • Coastal Medical Partnership
  • Ashley Pharmacy
  • Pes@Boots New Milton, Hampshire

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in New Forest West:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • New Milton Town F.C. · 0.7 km

    New Milton Town Football Club is a football club based in New Milton, Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the Wessex League Division One and play at Fawcetts Field.

  • Chewton Glen · 0.8 km

    Chewton Glen is a five star hotel and spa located on the edge of the New Forest National Park on the south coast of England. It is a member of the Relais & Châteaux association and is part of the Iconic Hotels & Resor…

  • Highcliffe to Milford Cliffs · 1.1 km

    Highcliffe to Milford Cliffs is a 110.1-hectare (272-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest which stretches along the south coast of England from Christchurch in Dorset to Milford on Sea in Hampshire. It…

  • Barton on Sea · 1.4 km

    Barton on Sea is a cliff-top village in the civil parish of New Milton, in the New Forest district, in Hampshire, England close to the town of New Milton to the north. As a settlement, Barton has a history dating back…

  • The Arnewood School · 1.4 km

    The Arnewood School is a mixed secondary school and sixth form located in New Milton in the English county of Hampshire.

  • Highcliffe · 1.5 km

    Highcliffe or Highcliffe-on-Sea is a seaside town in the civil parish of Highcliffe and Walkford, in the unitary authority area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, in the ceremonial county of Dorset in England. It…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Barton on Sea?
Barton on Sea is a town in Dorset, England, in the Bournemouth, Christchurch an local authority.
What is the population of Barton on Sea?
Barton on Sea has an approximate settlement population of 5,454.
How deprived is Barton on Sea?
The Bournemouth, Christchurch an local authority, which includes Barton on Sea, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.