Bournemouth

21°CSunny

• Today: 21° / 12° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:30

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Bournemouth, United Kingdom

869 reported · July 2026▲ 3% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour278
• Violence & sexual offences251
• Shoplifting60
• Drugs55

83 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Bournemouth South · Dorset

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

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 419 rated 4–5 ★ (380 top)
• 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Bournemouth (1.3 km)
• 75 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (6.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · ESSO (6.1 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

72 charging locations within ~8 km

• 29 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: NCP the Square (0 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools8
• Sports pitches25
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£2,436 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

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

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

• In a conservation area (Old Christchurch Road)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 87 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

566 applications decided

81.6% granted · 462 granted, 104 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Jessica Toale

Labour

Bournemouth West

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

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

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics7
• Pharmacies5
• Supermarkets10
• Parks & greens30
• Restaurants & cafés209

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

18,315 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,512 jobs advertised · £41,811 avg

e.g. Market Research Field Interviewer Paid per Shift Car Required, Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

71% low-carbon electricity

Solar 35% · Wind 29% · Imports 20% · Gas 9%

50 gCO₂/kWh · low intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Bournemouth West:

• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership447 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s365 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office331 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test228 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership218 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide

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

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  The Square, Bournemouth · 0.0 km

  The Square is a public square in Bournemouth Town Centre that marks the centre of Bournemouth, England. The Square separates the Central Gardens from the Lower Gardens.

• Bournemouth town centre · 0.1 km

  Bournemouth town centre is an area of Bournemouth, Dorset. The town centre is the central business district and is located near the coast between West Cliff and East Cliff.

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  Bournemouth · 0.1 km

  Bournemouth is a coastal resort town and civil parish in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole unitary authority area, in the ceremonial county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. At the 2021 census, the built…

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  Bournemouth Air Festival · 0.1 km

  The Bournemouth Air Festival was an annual air show held along the coast at Bournemouth, in Dorset, England. It featured aircraft from the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy, as well as civil aviation displays. Since…

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  Sacred Heart Church, Bournemouth · 0.1 km

  The Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, or Sacred Heart Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the seaside resort of Bournemouth, England. Located on Albert Road close to the town centre, it was the first Roman Cathol…

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  Norfolk Royale Hotel · 0.1 km

  The Norfolk Royale Hotel is a Grade II listed building and 4 star Victorian hotel in Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset in England. The hotel is one of Bournemouth's most historic buildings and stands behind St. Andre…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)