Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
8 datasets are currently published for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 139th of 361 (21.1 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 121st of 318 (shared with 4 other local authority districts) (£325,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 108th of 132 (16.6%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 8,575, July 2026 (+0.5% year on year, from 8,535). 8,575 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (4,860, 57%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (2,235). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 7% higher (1,480). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 8,570, July 2026 (+0.4% year on year, from 8,535). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole: 91.1, June 2026 (-1.5% year on year, from 92.5). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: £325,000, Q2 2026 (+8.3% year on year, from £300,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 16.6%, 2024/25 (-2.2 percentage points year on year, from 18.8%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 91, Q1 2026 (+54.2% year on year, from 59). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 405,829, 2025 (-0.5% year on year, from 408,009). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 677, 2025 (-4.2% year on year, from 707). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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