Housing in BH8 9HJ
What the homes in BH8 9HJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Townsend & Strouden
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,584 (2024)
BH8 9HJBournemouth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (31.2%). Flats make up 30.7%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
58.8% of households in the BH8 9HJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 30.1% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented22.1%20.5%
- Social rented18.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.7%). 28.5% 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 9HJ (Townsend & Strouden) (about 1,584 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.