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Housing in BH23 2JJ

What the homes in BH23 2JJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Jumpers Common & Fairmile
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,772 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (34.5%). Flats make up 20.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

BH23 2JJEngland
Detached34.5%22.9%
Semi-detached27.7%31.5%
Terraced17.7%23%
Purpose-built flat17.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.3% of households in the BH23 2JJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.1% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.

BH23 2JJ
59%
28%
England
  • Owned59.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented10.6%20.5%
  • Social rented28.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BH23 2JJEngland
Owned outright32.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association25%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BH23 2JJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.9%). 30.3% of households include dependent children.

BH23 2JJEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over21.7%12.8%
Couple, no children12.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.7%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 BH23 2JJ (Jumpers Common & Fairmile) (about 1,772 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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