Housing in BH5 1BP
What the homes in BH5 1BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Boscombe West
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,453 (2024)
BH5 1BPBournemouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (86%). Flats make up 97%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
47.5% of households in the BH5 1BP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 47.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.4%1%
- Private rented47.3%20.5%
- Social rented3.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 52.9% 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 (33.2%). 12% 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 BH5 1BP (Boscombe West) (about 1,453 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.