Housing in BH15 4AE
What the homes in BH15 4AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamworthy East
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,064 (2024)
BH15 4AEPoole
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.4%). Flats make up 57.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
38.8% of households in the BH15 4AE area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.8%1%
- Private rented32.4%20.5%
- Social rented23.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.3%). 20.7% 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 BH15 4AE (Hamworthy East) (about 1,064 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.