Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9HZ

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding BH4 9HZ has a slightly higher male population, with 50.2% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.9%	49.8%	-1.1%	51.0%	-1.2%
Male	49.1%	50.2%	1.1%	49.0%	1.2%

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 9HZ, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.5% 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	42.4%	46.5%	4.1%	37.9%	8.6%
Married: Opposite sex	33.7%	34.3%	0.6%	44.2%	-9.9%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	1.5%	1.7%	0.2%	2.2%	-0.5%
Divorced	15.1%	10.4%	-4.7%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	7.3%	6.1%	-1.2%	6.1%	0.0%

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 (87.5%) 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	47.8%	53.3%	5.5%	48.4%	4.9%
Good health	37.5%	34.2%	-3.3%	33.6%	0.6%
Fair health	12.1%	10.5%	-1.6%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	2.6%	1.6%	-1.0%	4.0%	-2.4%
Very bad health	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%

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.

In the area around BH4 9HZ this area, 9.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 46.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	10.2%	9.6%	-0.6%	18.2%	-8.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	5.2%	-7.0%	9.6%	-4.4%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.2%	13.5%	0.3%	13.4%	0.1%
Apprenticeship	2%	2.6%	0.6%	5.3%	-2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.7%	19.7%	6.0%	16.9%	2.8%
Degree or Similar	43.4%	46.3%	2.9%	33.8%	12.5%
Other	5.4%	3.1%	-2.3%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 87.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Other Asian	0.4%	2.7%	2.3%	1.6%	1.1%
Black African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	2.5%	-1.7%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	1.0%	-0.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.8%	0.4%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	2%	2.0%	0.9%	1.1%
Mixed Other	0.9%	0.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	0.0%
White	97%	87.1%	-9.9%	81.4%	5.7%
Roma	0%	2.4%	2.4%	0.2%	2.2%
Arab	0.4%	1.2%	0.8%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	0.9%	2%	1.1%	1.6%	0.4%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.7% 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	87.1%	74.7%	-12.4%	83.2%	-8.5%
European Union	8.6%	16.3%	7.7%	6.1%	10.2%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.9%	1.5%	0.8%	1.1%
Africa	0.9%	3.1%	2.2%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.3%	2.3%	1.0%	5.6%	-3.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.3%	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%	0.3%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	87.1%	74.7%	-12.4%	83.2%	-8.5%
10+ Years	0.4%	11.7%	11.3%	9.8%	1.9%
5-10 Years	2.6%	5.1%	2.5%	2.9%	2.2%
2-5 Years	3.9%	7%	3.1%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	6%	1.6%	-4.4%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	75%	76.7%	-1.7%
Ireland	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
France	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
Germany	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Poland	1.9%	1.3%	0.6%
Romania	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Other EU countries	4.2%	1.5%	2.7%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Middle East	1.2%	0.1%	1.1%
Central and South America	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	5.4%	13.5%	-8.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.4%	37.2%	6.2%
Christian	41.5%	46.2%	-4.7%
Buddhist	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Hindu	1.9%	1.7%	0.2%
Muslim	2.3%	6.5%	-4.2%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	8.5%	6.0%	2.5%

Safety

Is Ipswich Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ipswich Road was 49.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.3% lower than the Talbot & Branksome Woods average. The most reported crime type was Vehicle crime.

Ipswich Road has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Talbot & Branksome Woods and the 575th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 12.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.4%.

🔎 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 9HZ, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (very high )
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 - 5/10 (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) - 4/10 (below 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 Ipswich Road are based on 47 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 Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, BH4 9HZ

Estimated Average Property Prices for BH4 9HZ

Average Price
£426,797

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£677,928

Flats/Maisonettes
£217,521

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ipswich Road

Average Price
£370,518

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£686,243

Flats/Maisonettes
£222,522

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Ipswich Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
13 Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£650,000	2025-08-04	£647,228
12 Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£636,500	2025-01-06	£640,615
Flat 3 Surrey Towers, 2 Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£179,000	2024-08-20	£174,802
10 Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£630,000	2023-11-01	£625,313
13 Ipswich Road, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£630,000	2023-09-21	£623,326

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BH4 9HZ

Employment

BH4 9HZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	101
Retired	35
Self-Employed	28
Part-Time Employee	22
Student (economically inactive)	14
Unemployed	9
Looking after home or family	8
Other	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Human health and social work activities	21
Education	19
Financial and insurance activities	15
Manufacturing	10
Construction	9
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	5
Other	3
Real estate activities	3

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bishop Aldhelm's Church of England Primary School Winston Avenue , Branksome BH12 1PG	3out of 4	960 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Primary School Somerville Road , BH2 5LH	3out of 4	1,583 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Heatherlands Primary School Library Road , Parkstone BH12 2BG	3out of 4	1,797 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Poole Sancreed Road , Parkstone BH12 4DZ	3out of 4	1,967 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Talbot Primary School Talbot Drive , Wallisdown BH12 5ED	3out of 4	2,022 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	2,710 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Boys	More About School
Glenmoor Academy Beswick Avenue , Ensbury Park BH10 4EX	4out of 4	2,796 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School
St Aldhelm's Academy Herbert Avenue , BH12 4HS	3out of 4	2,912 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Bourne Academy Hadow Road , BH10 5HS	3out of 4	3,608 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Roman Catholic/Church of England School, Poole Dale Valley Road , Oakdale BH15 3HY	3out of 4	4,457 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	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	4,375 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	2,859 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	662 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
Victoria Education Centre 12 Lindsay Road , Branksome Park BH13 6AS	3out of 4	1,045 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Arts University Bournemouth Wallisdown Road , BH12 5HH	- not rated	1,920 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Langside School Langside Avenue , Parkstone BH12 5BN	3out of 4	1,962 yd	Non-maintained special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bournemouth University Poole House , Talbot Campus BH12 5BB	- not rated	2,070 yd	Higher education institutions	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
Dane & Port	122 Poole Road	319 yd
Starbucks	98 Poole Road	319 yd
Mi Ya Japanese Restaurant	128 Poole Road	319 yd
The Duck	100-102 Poole Road	319 yd
Coffee#1	86 Poole Road	342 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Porterhouse	113 Poole Road	349 yd
The Westbourne	45 Poole Road	512 yd
The Libertine	1 Alumhurst Road	649 yd
Westbourne Conservative Club	6 Alum Chine Road	713 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pizza Pino	119 Poole Road	349 yd
Subway	81 Poole Road	380 yd
Westbourne Sandwich Company	55 Seamoor Road	448 yd
Chez Fred	8-10 Seamoor Road	516 yd
Da Mario	12 Queens Road	996 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	54-60 Seamoor Road	406 yd
Tesco	Poole Road	516 yd
Tesco	Poole Road	780 yd
Co-op	14 Queens Road	996 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Talbot Heath School ROTHESAY ROAD	swimming pool	687 yd
Talbot Heath School Pitches ROTHESAY ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	687 yd
Bishop Aldhelms Church Of England Voluntary Aided Primary School WINSTON AVENUE	grass pitches	1,074 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	72.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	75.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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

Overview of BH4 9HZ