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Housing in BH10 6BJ

What the homes in BH10 6BJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Northbourne
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,589 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (60.5%). Flats make up 21.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

BH10 6BJEngland
Detached60.5%22.9%
Semi-detached2.1%31.5%
Terraced0.3%23%
Purpose-built flat17.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home15.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.6% of households in the BH10 6BJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 52.3% own outright and 30.3% with a mortgage.

BH10 6BJ
83%
15%
England
  • Owned82.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented15.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BH10 6BJEngland
Owned outright52.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan30.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BH10 6BJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20%). 19.8% of households include dependent children.

BH10 6BJEngland
Living alone, under 6611.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20%12.8%
Couple, no children19.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (August 2026, +2.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleEngland
All homes£1,398£1,459
One bedroom£918£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,169£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,456£1,489
Four or more£2,080£2,161
Detached£1,873£1,640
Semi-detached£1,517£1,449
Terraced£1,345£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,076£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BH10 6BJ (Northbourne) (about 1,589 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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