Columbia Gardens, Bournemouth, BH10 4FL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BH10 4FL is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.6%	51.1%	2.5%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	51.4%	48.9%	-2.5%	49.0%	-0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	38%	40.7%	2.7%	37.9%	2.8%
Married: Opposite sex	38.8%	39.2%	0.4%	44.2%	-5.0%
Separated	5%	0.7%	-4.3%	2.2%	-1.5%
Divorced	9.3%	10.1%	0.8%	9.1%	1.0%
Widowed	8.9%	9.3%	0.4%	6.1%	3.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	36.9%	47.9%	11.0%	48.4%	-0.5%
Good health	34.8%	29.4%	-5.4%	33.6%	-4.2%
Fair health	19.9%	16.3%	-3.6%	12.7%	3.6%
Bad health	6.4%	4.6%	-1.8%	4.0%	0.6%
Very bad health	2.1%	1.8%	-0.3%	1.2%	0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 16.5%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.1%	19.9%	-7.2%	18.2%	1.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.1%	16.1%	-1.0%	9.6%	6.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.6%	16.9%	-1.7%	13.4%	3.5%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	6%	4.4%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.4%	20.6%	3.2%	16.9%	3.7%
Degree or Similar	13.2%	16.5%	3.3%	33.8%	-17.3%
Other	5%	4.1%	-0.9%	2.8%	1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 90.5% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	3.1%	-1.9%
Other Asian	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	3.7%	3.3%	0.4%	3.3%
Mixed Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	97.9%	90.5%	-7.4%	81.4%	9.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	96.1%	90.7%	-5.4%	83.2%	7.5%
European Union	1.4%	4.6%	3.2%	6.1%	-1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
Africa	0%	2.2%	2.2%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	5.6%	-4.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.4%	0%	-1.4%	1.3%	-1.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.7%	90.2%	-5.5%	83.2%	7.0%
10+ Years	0.7%	6.4%	5.7%	9.8%	-3.4%
5-10 Years	0%	2.1%	2.1%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	2.2%	-1.0%
Less than 2 years	2.5%	0%	-2.5%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	80.9%	76.7%	4.2%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	2.8%	1.3%	1.5%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	1.2%	0.2%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	12%	13.5%	-1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	44.6%	37.2%	7.4%
Christian	48%	46.2%	1.8%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Jewish	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Muslim	2.8%	6.5%	-3.7%
Not answered	1.8%	6.0%	-4.2%

Safety

Is Columbia Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Columbia Gardens was 11.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 86.7% lower than the Kinson average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Columbia Gardens has the 4th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Kinson and the 86th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 8.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -34.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 60% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,200

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in BH10 4FL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 6/10 (average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 4/10 (below average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Columbia Gardens are based on 21 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Bournemouth.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Columbia Gardens, Bournemouth, BH10 4FL

Estimated Average Property Prices for BH10 4FL

Average Price
£296,389

Semi-Detached
£300,463

Terraced
£293,552

Detached
£302,269

Flats/Maisonettes
£277,200

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Columbia Gardens

Average Price
£310,118

Semi-Detached
£316,756

Terraced
£294,860

Detached
£349,861

Flats/Maisonettes
£275,097

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Columbia GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Columbia Gardens, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£266,500	2024-07-19	£271,609
14 Columbia Gardens, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£290,000	2024-06-28	£295,559
6 Columbia Gardens, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£288,500	2023-11-02	£286,354
4 Columbia Gardens, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£297,000	2023-08-17	£299,820
2 Columbia Gardens, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2021-09-10	£303,459

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BH10 4FL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	86
Retired	63
Part-Time Employee	29
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	15
Unemployed	10
Other	9
Looking after home or family	6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	2

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	29
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Transport and storage	13
Manufacturing	12
Education	11
Construction	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Other	5
Administrative and support service activities	5
Information and communication	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Real estate activities	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Kingsleigh Primary School Hadow Road , Kinson BH10 5HT	3out of 4	298 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Mark's Church of England Primary School Talbot Village , BH10 4JA	3out of 4	864 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Heathlands Primary Academy Springwater Road , BH11 8HB	2out of 4	1,154 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hill View Primary School Hill View Road , Ensbury Park BH10 5BD	3out of 4	1,235 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Talbot Primary School Talbot Drive , Wallisdown BH12 5ED	3out of 4	1,320 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bourne Academy Hadow Road , BH10 5HS	3out of 4	367 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Winton Academy Winton Way , BH10 4HT	4out of 4	1,079 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Boys	More About School
Glenmoor Academy Beswick Avenue , Ensbury Park BH10 4EX	4out of 4	1,123 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
Oak Academy Duck Lane , BH11 9JJ	2out of 4	1,848 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
LeAF Studio Holloway Avenue , BH11 9JW	3out of 4	2,083 yd	Studio schools	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth Madeira Road ,	- not rated	4,408 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bournemouth University Poole House , Talbot Campus BH12 5BB	- not rated	1,289 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Arts University Bournemouth Wallisdown Road , BH12 5HH	- not rated	1,420 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Langside School Langside Avenue , Parkstone BH12 5BN	3out of 4	1,539 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Talbot House School 8 Firs Glen Road , Winton BH9 2LR	- not rated	1,759 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Lion Works School 543 Wallisdown Road , Poole BH12 5AD	- not rated	2,173 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Piers	166 Columbia Road	272 yd
Like Mum Makes	2 Wonderholme Parade, Kinson Road	460 yd
Slades Park Pavillion	Ensbury Avenue	803 yd
Everest 29032	42 Kinson Road	842 yd
St Thomas Community Centre	St Thomas's Church Hall, St Thomas's Church, Western Avenue	942 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Talbot Rise Club	264 Columbia Road	284 yd
Wallisdown Liberal Club	71 Kinson Road	634 yd
Wallisdown Conservative Club	8 Canford Road	972 yd
The Kings Arms	252 Wallisdown Road	985 yd
Ambassador and Greenbaize Snooker Club	256 Wallisdown Road	985 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marmaris Grill & Pizza House	4 Wonderholme Parade, Kinson Road	460 yd
Wonderfrys	3 Wonderholme Parade, Kinson Road	460 yd
Chips Ahoy	3 East Howe Lane	737 yd
FOODAHOLICS	289b Kinson Road	858 yd
Taste of Hong Kong	63 Columbia Road	865 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Aldi Stores Limited	262-268 Wallisdown Road		985 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Kingsleigh Primary School HADOW ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	341 yd
The Bourne Academy HADOW ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	425 yd
Slade Farm Playing Fields SLADES FARM SPORTS PAVILLION SLADES FARM SPORTS PAVILLION ENSBURY AVENUE	grass pitches	695 yd
Fernheath Playing Fields VERNEY ROAD	grass pitches	836 yd
Bournemouth Velodrome BOURNEMOUTH VELODROME BOURNEMOUTH VELODROME ENSBURY AVENUE	cycling	861 yd
Glenmoor And Winton Academies BESWICK AVENUE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	996 yd
Kinson Swimming Pool (Closed) 2-4 2-4 South Kinson Drive	swimming pool	1,001 yd
Wallisdown Playing Fields RECREATION GROUND RECREATION GROUND TALBOT DRIVE	grass pitches	1,056 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	54.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed	51.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	67.49 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	67.49 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	15.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	14.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.