Christchurch: Homes

Homes

A civil parish in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole — Christchurch, E04012814. Every figure below describes that area, except where it is labelled as a comparison, or as a figure for a neighbourhood or a wider area.

68% of households own their home

Households by tenure, Christchurch, Census 2021

Christchurch

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

England

Share of households
Category	Christchurch	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole	England
Owned outright	42%5,995	34%	33%
Owned with a mortgage or loan	25%3,567	28%	29%
Private rented	15%2,136	25%	20%
Social rented	16%2,274	11%	17%
Shared ownership or living rent free	1%160	1%	1%

The unfilled end of each bar is shared ownership or living rent free: 160 households in Christchurch.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS054)Period 2021Area Christchurch civil parish; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, local authority; England, country

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS054)

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The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.

Christchurch civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Households by tenure, Census 2021
Tenure	Households	Share
Owned outright	5,995	42%
Owned with a mortgage or loan	3,567	25%
Private rented	2,136	15%
Social rented	2,274	16%
Shared ownership	157	1%
Lives rent free	3	less than 0.1%
Total	14,132	100%

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

38% of homes are detached

Households by type of home, Christchurch, Census 2021. Each square is about one in every hundred; the squares are rounded to make 100.

Share of households
Category	Christchurch
Detached	38%5,338
Semi-detached	20%2,864
Terraced	18%2,557
Flat, converted or shared building	23%3,307
Caravan or temporary structure	0.3%47

A further 47 households in Christchurch live in a caravan or temporary structure, too few for a square.

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS044)Period 2021Area Christchurch civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS044)

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Christchurch civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Households by type of home, Census 2021
Type	Households	Share
Detached	5,338	38%
Semi-detached	2,864	20%
Terraced	2,557	18%
Flat, converted or shared building	3,307	23%
Caravan or temporary structure	47	0.3%
Total	14,113	100%

Flat, converted or shared building is four census categories added together: a purpose-built block of flats, part of a converted or shared house, part of another converted building, and a commercial building.

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

44% of households have one car or van

Households by cars or vans available, Christchurch, Census 2021

NoneChristchurch: 2,409Christchurch share: 17.1%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share: 19.4%England share: 23.5%Period: 2021

OneChristchurch: 6,168Christchurch share: 43.8%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share: 43.3%England share: 41.3%Period: 2021

TwoChristchurch: 4,059Christchurch share: 28.8%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share: 27.5%England share: 26.1%Period: 2021

Three or moreChristchurch: 1,459Christchurch share: 10.4%Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share: 9.8%England share: 9.1%Period: 2021

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS045)Period 2021Area Christchurch civil parish; Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, local authority; England, country

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS045)

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Christchurch civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Households by cars or vans available, Census 2021
Cars or vans	Christchurch	Christchurch share	Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole share	England share
None	2,409	17.1%	19.4%	23.5%
One	6,168	43.8%	43.3%	41.3%
Two	4,059	28.8%	27.5%	26.1%
Three or more	1,459	10.4%	9.8%	9.1%
Total	14,095	100%	100%	100%

79% of households have mains gas central heating only

Households by type of central heating, Christchurch, Census 2021

Mains gas only11,155 79%

Electric only1,491 11%

Two or more types of central heating (not including renewable energy)1,054 7%

No central heating136 1%

Two or more types of central heating (including renewable energy)76 1%

Other central heating only57 0.4%

District or communal heat networks only42 0.3%

Tank or bottled gas only37 0.3%

Renewable energy only16 0.1%

Oil only13 0.1%

Wood only8 0.1%

Solid fuel only2 less than 0.1%

Mains gas onlyHouseholds: 11,155Share: 79%Period: 2021

Electric onlyHouseholds: 1,491Share: 11%Period: 2021

Two or more types of central heating (not including renewable energy)Households: 1,054Share: 7%Period: 2021

No central heatingHouseholds: 136Share: 1%Period: 2021

Two or more types of central heating (including renewable energy)Households: 76Share: 1%Period: 2021

Other central heating onlyHouseholds: 57Share: 0.4%Period: 2021

District or communal heat networks onlyHouseholds: 42Share: 0.3%Period: 2021

Tank or bottled gas onlyHouseholds: 37Share: 0.3%Period: 2021

Renewable energy onlyHouseholds: 16Share: 0.1%Period: 2021

Oil onlyHouseholds: 13Share: 0.1%Period: 2021

Wood onlyHouseholds: 8Share: 0.1%Period: 2021

Solid fuel onlyHouseholds: 2Share: less than 0.1%Period: 2021

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS046)Period 2021Area Christchurch civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS046)

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Christchurch civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Households, with each row's share of 14,087
	Households	Share
Mains gas only	11,155	79%
Electric only	1,491	11%
Two or more types of central heating (not including renewable energy)	1,054	7%
No central heating	136	1%
Two or more types of central heating (including renewable energy)	76	1%
Other central heating only	57	0.4%
District or communal heat networks only	42	0.3%
Tank or bottled gas only	37	0.3%
Renewable energy only	16	0.1%
Oil only	13	0.1%
Wood only	8	0.1%
Solid fuel only	2	less than 0.1%
Total	14,087	100%

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

36% of households have at least two bedrooms more than the bedroom standard requires

Households by occupancy rating for bedrooms, Christchurch, Census 2021

Source Office for National Statistics, from Nomis (TS052)Period 2021Area Christchurch civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS052)

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Christchurch civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Households by occupancy rating for bedrooms, Census 2021
Occupancy rating	Christchurch	Christchurch share
−2 or less	25	0.2%
−1	293	2.1%
0	3,832	27.1%
+1	4,946	35.0%
+2 or more	5,021	35.6%
Total	14,117	100%

An occupancy rating compares the bedrooms a household has with the number the bedroom standard requires for the people in it.

Each share is rounded on its own, so the shares shown may not add up to the total or to the share of their sum.

Other figures in this view

Source Office for National Statistics, from NomisPeriod 2021Area Christchurch civil parish

Sources, notes and figures

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS044)

Source Nomis (ONS Census 2021, claimant count, ASHE, UK Business Counts), ONS / Durham University (TS054)

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The categories are a hierarchy: some are subtotals of others, so they do not add to the total and summing them overstates it.

Christchurch civil parish: measured at output area level and summed to this area.

Other figures for Christchurch
Measure	Figure	Period
Census 2021 — Accommodation type — In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop	195	2021
Census 2021 — Accommodation type — In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement	2,623	2021
Census 2021 — Accommodation type — Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits	414	2021
Census 2021 — Accommodation type — Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse	75	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Owned	9,562	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Owns with a mortgage or loan or shared ownership	3,724	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Private rented or lives rent free	2,139	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Private rented: Other private rented	259	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Private rented: Private landlord or letting agency	1,877	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Shared ownership: Shared ownership	157	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Social rented: Other social rented	2,041	2021
Census 2021 — Tenure — Social rented: Rents from council or Local Authority	233	2021