Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding BH8 9UE, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54.5% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	53.1%	54.5%	1.4%	51.0%	3.5%
Male	46.9%	45.5%	-1.4%	49.0%	-3.5%

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	22.5%	36.7%	14.2%	37.9%	-1.2%
Married: Opposite sex	44.5%	37.1%	-7.4%	44.2%	-7.1%
Married: Same sex	1%	0%	-1.0%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.9%	3.9%	1.0%	2.2%	1.7%
Divorced	14.8%	11.4%	-3.4%	9.1%	2.3%
Widowed	14.4%	10.9%	-3.5%	6.1%	4.8%

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 lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (63.5%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	35.8%	32.7%	-3.1%	48.4%	-15.7%
Good health	28.8%	30.8%	2.0%	33.6%	-2.8%
Fair health	18.9%	17.7%	-1.2%	12.7%	5.0%
Bad health	14.8%	14.7%	-0.1%	4.0%	10.7%
Very bad health	1.6%	4.1%	2.5%	1.2%	2.9%

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	37.3%	27.2%	-10.1%	18.2%	9.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11%	12.9%	1.9%	9.6%	3.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.3%	12.9%	-2.4%	13.4%	-0.5%
Apprenticeship	3.3%	6.9%	3.6%	5.3%	1.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	14.2%	5.6%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	16.7%	23.7%	7.0%	33.8%	-10.1%
Other	7.7%	2.2%	-5.5%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.6%	0.8%	-0.8%	0.7%	0.1%
Indian	0.4%	3%	2.6%	3.1%	-0.1%
Pakistani	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	2.1%	2.3%	0.2%	1.6%	0.7%
Black African	0%	1.9%	1.9%	2.5%	-0.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.0%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	1.5%	1.1%	0.8%	0.7%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%	0.3%
White	93%	84.2%	-8.8%	81.4%	2.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0%	2.6%	2.6%	0.6%	2.0%
Other	0%	0.8%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 78.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.3%	78.7%	-10.6%	83.2%	-4.5%
European Union	4.1%	10.1%	6.0%	6.1%	4.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
Africa	0.4%	3.7%	3.3%	2.7%	1.0%
Middle East and Asia	5.3%	3.4%	-1.9%	5.6%	-2.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	2.6%	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Oceania	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89.3%	78.9%	-10.4%	83.2%	-4.3%
10+ Years	1.6%	15.4%	13.8%	9.8%	5.6%
5-10 Years	1.6%	5.6%	4.0%	2.9%	2.7%
2-5 Years	2.9%	0%	-2.9%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	4.5%	0%	-4.5%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.5%	76.7%	-4.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%
Poland	4.2%	1.3%	2.9%
Romania	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other EU countries	2.6%	1.5%	1.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
No passport held	14.3%	13.5%	0.8%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.1%	37.2%	-4.1%
Christian	55.3%	46.2%	9.1%
Muslim	7.1%	6.5%	0.6%
Other religion	2.3%	0.6%	1.7%
Not answered	2.3%	6.0%	-3.7%

Safety

Is Castle Lane West Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Castle Lane West was 12.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 85.2% lower than the Muscliff & Strouden Park average. The most reported crime type was Burglary.

Castle Lane West has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Muscliff & Strouden Park and the 106th lowest crime rate of 1,191 local areas in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 4.3 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.7%.

🔎 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. 62% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£41,800

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in BH8 9UE, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 5/10 (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 Castle Lane West are based on 590 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 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, BH8 9UE

Estimated Average Property Prices for BH8 9UE

Average Price
£347,981

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£374,077

Flats/Maisonettes
£139,216

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Castle Lane West

Average Price
£335,018

Semi-Detached
£352,330

Terraced
£293,313

Detached
£422,489

Flats/Maisonettes
£161,981

Other
£144,726

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Castle Lane WestStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
552 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£182,835	2024-11-29	£181,282
552 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£231,075	2024-11-29	£229,113
552 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£339,950	2024-11-29	£337,063
566 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£355,000	2021-09-20	£387,348
556 Castle Lane West, Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Christchurch And Poole Detached, an established residential building	£314,950	2021-06-29	£345,262

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for BH8 9UE

Employment

BH8 9UE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in BH8 9UE area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 31% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	72
Full-Time Employee	61
Long-Term Sick or disabled	25
Part-Time Employee	23
Self-Employed	14
Looking after home or family	12
Student (economically inactive)	10
Unemployed	7
Other	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	18
Human health and social work activities	17
Construction	11
Administrative and support service activities	9
Education	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Transport and storage	5
Other	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Manufacturing	3
Information and communication	3
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Jewell Academy Bournemouth Jewell Road , Townsend BH8 0LT	4out of 4	1,010 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Park Infant Academy East Way , BH8 9PU	3out of 4	1,304 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Muscliff Primary School Broadway Lane , Throop BH8 0AB	3out of 4	1,340 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Queen's Park Academy East Way , BH8 9PU	4out of 4	1,451 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School St. Walburga's Catholic Primary School, Malvern Road , Moordown BH9 3BY	4out of 4	1,769 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Bishop of Winchester Academy Mallard Road , BH8 9PW	3out of 4	664 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bournemouth School for Girls Castle Gate Close , Castle Lane West BH8 9UJ	4out of 4	829 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Bournemouth School East Way , BH8 9PY	4out of 4	1,300 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Avonbourne Boys' Academy Harewood Avenue , BH7 6NZ	1out of 4	1,880 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Glenmoor Academy Beswick Avenue , Ensbury Park BH10 4EX	4out of 4	3,694 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Girls	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Avonbourne Girls Academy Harewood Avenue , BH7 6NY	3out of 4	1,903 yd	Academy converter	-	Mixed	More About School
Parkfield School Hurn , BH23 6DF	2out of 4	3,059 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Livingstone Academy Bournemouth Madeira Road ,	- not rated	3,912 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Catholic Comprehensive School St Catherine's Road , BH6 4AH	3out of 4	5,098 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Park School 43-49 Queens Park South Drive , BH8 9BJ	- not rated	1,761 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tregonwell Academy Petersfield Road , BH7 6QP	4out of 4	1,915 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Cambian Wing College 126 Richmond Park Road , BH8 8TH	- not rated	2,054 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Linwood School Alma Road , Winton BH9 1AJ	4out of 4	2,612 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Martin's School 15 Stokewood Road , BH3 7NA	- not rated	3,264 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
Five Guys	Unit 8b, Castlepoint, Castle Lane West	105 yd
Costa @ Next Retail Ltd	Next, Castlepoint, Castle Lane West	252 yd
McDonalds	Castlepoint, Castle Lane West	310 yd
Starbucks Coffee	Unit C8A, Castlepoint, Castle Lane West	357 yd
Caffe Nero	Waterstone's, Castlepoint, Castle Lane West	379 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Cooper Dean Harvester	Castle Lane West		855 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Herbies	466 Castle Lane West	114 yd
ShangPin	496 Castle Lane West	114 yd
Balti Spice	458 Castle Lane West	189 yd
Subway	460 Castle Lane West	189 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asda Stores Ltd	Castlepoint, Castle Lane West	310 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsbury's, Castlepoint, Castle Lane West	359 yd
B&M Store	Mallard Road Retail Park, Mallard Road	474 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Mallard Road Retail Park, Mallard Road	474 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Bishop Of Winchester Academy MALLARD ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	775 yd
Townsend Community Centre JEWELL ROAD	grass pitches	913 yd
Bournemouth School For Girls CASTLE GATE CLOSE	grass pitches, tennis courts	935 yd
Sir David English Sports Centre THE SIR DAVID ENGLISH SPORTS CENTRE THE SIR DAVID ENGLISH SPORTS CENTRE EAST WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	1,079 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	89.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	122.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	350 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	350 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	35 Mbit/s

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