Christchurch Parliamentary Constituency Area 2024

Last updated 1 August 2024

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Overview

Situated towards the east and south of Dorset 

Christchurch is part of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council, however, parts of the constituency fall under Dorset Council responsibility. 

The constituency contains the main towns of: 

  • Christchurch
  • Highcliffe
  • Ferndown

Within this Parliamentary Constituency Area there are:

  • 4 libraries:
    • 2 owned and run by Dorset Council
    • 2 run by BCP 

There are also 25 Schools of which:

  • 17 Primary (7 Dorset Council, 10 BCP) 
  • 2 Middle schools (both Dorset Council) 
  • 4 Secondary schools (1 Dorset Council, 3 BCP) 
  • 1 Free School (Dorset Council area) 
  • 1 Learning Centre (Dorset Council area) 

Population 

total = 88000

Male = 48% 

Female = 52%

 

Population - Age

Table. Population - Age breakdown, 2022 Mid Year Population Estimates, ONS
Age Bracket  Christchurch South West England and Wales
All 88000 5764880  60238040 
% Aged 0 to 15 14 17 18
% Aged 16 to 64 51 61 63
% Aged 65 to 84 29 19 16
% Aged 85+ 6 3 3
  • Proportionally the area has fewer under 16s than the South West or national average
  • It also has a much smaller proportion of working-age population than the regional and national average with 51% aged 16-64 compared to 61% across the South West.
  • The proportion of the population aged 65+ is much larger at 35% compared to a regional average of 22% and national average of 19%.

 

 

Population - Ethnicity/Country of Birth and Proficiency in English

Table. Ethnicity. Census 2021
Ethnicity  Christchurch   South West England and Wales
% White British 93.4 85.5 74.4
% Ethnic Minority 6.6 14.5 25.6
Table. Country of birth. Census 2021 
Country of birth  Christchurch   South West England and Wales
% UK 93.2 89.8 83.2
% EU 2.9 4.6 6.1
% elsewhere  3.9 5.5 10.7
Table. Proficiency in English. Census 2021 Mid Dorset & North Poole South West England and Wales % White British
Proficiency in English Christchurch West England and Wales
% Main language spoken not English  1.9 4.6 8.9
% Cannot Speak English well or very well 0.2 0.7 1.8

Population. Households

Table. Number of Households and deprivation
not applicable  Christchurch Number of HH within the top 20% most deprived nationally
Number of Dwellings 43968 1531 (3.5%) 
Table. Households, Wealth and income
Household Characteristics Christchurch South West UK
Affluent % 36.5 27.9 25.1
Comfortably Of % 44.7 43.8 35.9
Low Income % 18.7 28.3 39.0

 

 

Population - Health and Care

Table. Health and Care. Census 2021
Health or Disability  Christchurch Dorset England and Wales
% Disability (under the equalities act) 20.4 19.8 17.5
% Health Very Good/Good 79.3 80.7 82.0
% Health Very Bad/Bad 5.6 5.1 5.2
% Provides unpaid care 10.2 9.7 8.9
  • overall the health of those living in West Dorset Parliamentary Constituency Area is very similar to Dorset and England & Wales
  • one fifth of the population in the West Dorset Parliamentary Constituency Area have a long term illness/disability, higher than the national averages, and a slightly higher proportion provide unpaid care

 

Population. Deprivation

Table. Deprivation
Not applicable  Multiple Deprivation Income Deprivation Employment Deprivation Health Deprivation Education Deprivation Crime Deprivation Barriers to Housing and Services Deprivation Living Environment Deprivation
% Population living in areas within the top 20% nationally 4 5.8 4 0 10.8 0 8.8 0

 

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