Housing in BH4 9JT
What the homes in BH4 9JT 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
- 1,861 (2024)
BH4 9JTBournemouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (57.8%). Flats make up 34.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74.4% of households in the BH4 9JT area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.9% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 44% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented24.9%20.5%
- Social rented0.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 24.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (20.4%). 21.3% 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 BH4 9JT (Talbot & Branksome Woods) (about 1,861 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.