Housing in BH14 8HY
What the homes in BH14 8HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Parkstone
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,875 (2024)
BH14 8HYPoole
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (69.2%). Flats make up 24.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
88.2% of households in the BH14 8HY area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 56.3% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned88.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented0.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 30.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20%). 19.7% 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 BH14 8HY (Parkstone) (about 1,875 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.