Surrey Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9BY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around BH4 9BY is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.4%	51.3%	0.9%	51.0%	0.3%
Male	49.6%	48.7%	-0.9%	49.0%	-0.3%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around BH4 9BY, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 59.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	62.8%	59.7%	-3.1%	37.9%	21.8%
Married: Opposite sex	19.4%	23.9%	4.5%	44.2%	-20.3%
Married: Same sex	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.3%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.1%	0.5%
Separated	3.3%	1.2%	-2.1%	2.2%	-1.0%
Divorced	11.2%	11.8%	0.6%	9.1%	2.7%
Widowed	2.3%	2.1%	-0.2%	6.1%	-4.0%

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.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	59.2%	56.7%	-2.5%	48.4%	8.3%
Good health	31.7%	32.3%	0.6%	33.6%	-1.3%
Fair health	5.3%	8.5%	3.2%	12.7%	-4.2%
Bad health	2.9%	2.3%	-0.6%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.9%	0.3%	-0.6%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.9%	10%	4.1%	18.2%	-8.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	8.8%	-3.4%	9.6%	-0.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.1%	13.4%	-3.7%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	2.7%	1.1%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	20.7%	20.4%	-0.3%	16.9%	3.5%
Degree or Similar	35.2%	40.4%	5.2%	33.8%	6.6%
Other	7.2%	4.3%	-2.9%	2.8%	1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 82% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	1%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%
Indian	0%	0.8%	0.8%	3.1%	-2.3%
Other Asian	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	0.6%	1.5%	0.9%	2.5%	-1.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.5%
Other Black	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Mixed White and Asian	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	2.6%	2.3%	0.9%	1.7%
Mixed Other	2.3%	3.9%	1.6%	0.8%	3.1%
White	93.3%	82%	-11.3%	81.4%	0.6%
Roma	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Other	1.5%	3.1%	1.6%	1.6%	1.5%

Country of Birth

In this area, 66.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.9%	66.2%	-17.7%	83.2%	-17.0%
European Union	9.1%	17.3%	8.2%	6.1%	11.2%
Rest of Europe	1.2%	1.3%	0.1%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	1.2%	3.1%	1.9%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	2.1%	3.4%	1.3%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	7.7%	6.2%	1.3%	6.4%
Oceania	0.9%	1%	0.1%	0.3%	0.7%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83%	66.2%	-16.8%	83.2%	-17.0%
10+ Years	2.3%	12.9%	10.6%	9.8%	3.1%
5-10 Years	2.6%	9.8%	7.2%	2.9%	6.9%
2-5 Years	5.3%	7.7%	2.4%	2.2%	5.5%
Less than 2 years	6.7%	3.4%	-3.3%	1.9%	1.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	67.7%	76.7%	-9.0%
Ireland	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
France	0.5%	0.3%	0.2%
Italy	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Portugal	1.8%	0.5%	1.3%
Spain	2.3%	0.4%	1.9%
Lithuania	2.3%	0.3%	2.0%
Poland	4.7%	1.3%	3.4%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	3.9%	1.5%	2.4%
Other Europe	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and Western Africa	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	3.4%	0.2%	3.2%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	6.5%	13.5%	-7.0%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	45.8%	37.2%	8.6%
Christian	40.4%	46.2%	-5.8%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	0.8%	1.7%	-0.9%
Muslim	0.5%	6.5%	-6.0%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	10.8%	6.0%	4.8%

Safety

Is Surrey Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Surrey Road was 103.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 70.4% higher than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Surrey Road has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods and the 288th highest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -51.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,800

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in BH4 9BY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below 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 - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (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 Surrey Road are based on 1291 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 Surrey Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9BY

Estimated Average Property Prices for BH4 9BY

Average Price
£199,500

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£199,500

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Surrey Road

Average Price
£251,113

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£457,415

Detached
£684,522

Flats/Maisonettes
£233,280

Other
£171,344

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Surrey Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 12 Gordon Court, 38 Surrey Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£208,000	2024-11-22	£203,773
Flat 5 Gordon Court, 38 Surrey Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£200,000	2021-08-25	£203,330
Flat 2 Gordon Court, 38 Surrey Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£170,000	2017-07-07	£188,523
Flat 3 Gordon Court, 38 Surrey Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£152,000	2016-03-18	£186,889
Flat 6 Gordon Court, 38 Surrey Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£140,000	2015-10-09	£174,476

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BH4 9BY

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in BH4 9BY area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	141
Student (economically inactive)	34
Part-Time Employee	33
Self-Employed	32
Retired	27
Unemployed	18
Looking after home or family	13
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10
Other	9
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Financial and insurance activities	41
Human health and social work activities	32
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	32
Education	17
Information and communication	12
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Other	11
Construction	11
Manufacturing	11
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	5
Real estate activities	4
Administrative and support service activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Somerville Road , BH2 5LH	3out of 4	891 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Winston Avenue , Branksome BH12 1PG	3out of 4	1,563 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Talbot Primary School Talbot Drive , Wallisdown BH12 5ED	3out of 4	2,456 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Heatherlands Primary School Library Road , Parkstone BH12 2BG	3out of 4	2,519 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Sancreed Road , Parkstone BH12 4DZ	3out of 4	2,660 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Winton Academy Winton Way , BH10 4HT	4out of 4	2,798 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Boys	More About School
Glenmoor Academy Beswick Avenue , Ensbury Park BH10 4EX	4out of 4	2,862 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
St Aldhelm's Academy Herbert Avenue , BH12 4HS	3out of 4	3,604 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bourne Academy Hadow Road , BH10 5HS	3out of 4	3,890 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bournemouth School East Way , BH8 9PY	4out of 4	4,143 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bournemouth and Poole College North Road , BH14 0LS	- not rated	5,035 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	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	2,170 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Talbot Heath School Rothesay Road , BOURNEMOUTH BH4 9NJ	- not rated	931 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Kings Bournemouth 58 Braidley Road , BH2 6LD	- not rated	1,465 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Victoria Education Centre 12 Lindsay Road , Branksome Park BH13 6AS	3out of 4	1,695 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bournemouth Christian School 29-35 Wimborne Road , Bournemouth BH2 6NA	- not rated	1,855 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Martin's School 15 Stokewood Road , BH3 7NA	- not rated	2,039 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
N & C CAFE	15 Queens Road	336 yd
All Hail Ale	10 Queens Road	337 yd
St Michaels Church	Church Hall, St Michael Church And All Angels Church, Poole Road	371 yd
Art Sushi	42e Poole Road	421 yd
Taj Mahal	42d Poole Road	437 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Westbourne	45 Poole Road	472 yd
Westbourne Conservative Club	6 Alum Chine Road	745 yd
Goat & Tricycle	27-29 West Hill Road	769 yd
The Vault	39 Poole Hill	787 yd
DYMK	31-37 Poole Hill	787 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Da Mario	12 Queens Road	337 yd
Chez Fred	8-10 Seamoor Road	596 yd
Subway	81 Poole Road	657 yd
Westbourne Sandwich Company	55 Seamoor Road	699 yd
Casa Gourmex	29 Poole Hill	787 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Co-op	14 Queens Road	337 yd
Tesco	Poole Road	412 yd
Lidl	427 Poole Road	655 yd
Marks & Spencer	54-60 Seamoor Road	763 yd
Triangle Mini Market	160 Commercial Road	844 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bournemouth Gardens Tennis Centre Central Gardens	indoor tennis centre, tennis courts	651 yd
Hallmark Health Club (Bournemouth) DURLEY CHINE ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	701 yd
The Club At Meyrick Park CENTRAL DRIVE	golf, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	862 yd
Pure Gym (Bournemouth) Unit 9 and 10 Unit 9 and 10 The Triangle	health and fitness suite	912 yd
Talbot Heath School ROTHESAY ROAD	swimming pool	1,039 yd
Talbot Heath School Pitches ROTHESAY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	1,039 yd
Durley Dean Hotel WEST CLIFF ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,074 yd
Wessex Leisure Club (Closed) 11-13 11-13 WEST CLIFF ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,086 yd
Blue Water Spa And Leisure Club WEST HILL ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,090 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	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	64.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	55 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	75.64 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	75.64 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BH4 9BY