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Housing in BH3 7BW

What the homes in BH3 7BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Neighbourhood population
1,640 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (38.1%). Flats make up 54.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

BH3 7BWEngland
Detached38.1%22.9%
Semi-detached4.7%31.5%
Terraced2.8%23%
Purpose-built flat29.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house20.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.7% of households in the BH3 7BW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.2% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 24.7% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.

BH3 7BW
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37%
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England
  • Owned46.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented37.2%20.5%
  • Social rented16%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

BH3 7BWEngland
Owned outright24.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent34.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association14.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

BH3 7BWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.7%). 21.1% of households include dependent children.

BH3 7BWEngland
Living alone, under 6621.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%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 BH3 7BW (Talbot & Branksome Woods) (about 1,640 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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