Housing in BH2 6PL
What the homes in BH2 6PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Bournemouth
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,046 (2024)
BH2 6PLBournemouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (68.5%). Flats make up 84.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
52.8% of households in the BH2 6PL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31% own outright and 21.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented32.7%20.5%
- Social rented13.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 47.3% 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 66 or over (23.6%). 10.6% 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 BH2 6PL (Central Bournemouth) (about 2,046 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.