Housing in BH11 8ES
What the homes in BH11 8ES are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Howe
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,363 (2024)
BH11 8ESBournemouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59%). Flats make up 22.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.2% of households in the BH11 8ES area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 11.6% own outright and 19.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented61%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.6%). 31.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around BH11 8ES (West Howe) (about 1,363 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.