Housing in BH8 8RT
What the homes in BH8 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Charminster
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,556 (2024)
BH8 8RTBournemouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.1%). Flats make up 71.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42% of households in the BH8 8RT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 49.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 15.4% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned42%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented49.7%20.5%
- Social rented6.5%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 2.3 people living in it. 33.1% 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 (24.8%). 30.4% 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 BH8 8RT (Charminster) (about 2,556 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.