Highcliffe and Walkford: Deprivation

Deprivation

A civil parish in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole — Highcliffe and Walkford, E04012815. 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.

Highcliffe and Walkford covers eight neighbourhoods, all of them wholly. None of the eight neighbourhoods is in the most deprived 10% in England; none are in the more deprived half. A rank describes a neighbourhood, not a rank for the parish.

Highcliffe and Walkford covers eight neighbourhoods

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025. Rank 1 is the most deprived neighbourhood in England.

Around WalkfordArea code: E01020357Overall rank: 21,738More deprived than: 36%Income rank: 18,036Employment rank: 18,855Education, Skills and Training rank: 17,052Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 26,359Crime rank: 27,724Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 8,133Living Environment rank: 28,281Period: 2025

Around Lymington RoadArea code: E01020349Overall rank: 21,795More deprived than: 35%Income rank: 19,923Employment rank: 18,859Education, Skills and Training rank: 18,095Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 23,399Crime rank: 27,664Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 8,091Living Environment rank: 25,061Period: 2025

Around Smugglers Lane NorthArea code: E01020369Overall rank: 26,543More deprived than: 21%Income rank: 28,003Employment rank: 28,169Education, Skills and Training rank: 21,274Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 27,668Crime rank: 28,932Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 5,112Living Environment rank: 25,150Period: 2025

Around Kilmington WayArea code: E01020350Overall rank: 27,852More deprived than: 17%Income rank: 30,250Employment rank: 23,181Education, Skills and Training rank: 25,470Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 25,456Crime rank: 25,788Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 11,077Living Environment rank: 25,748Period: 2025

Around Hinton Wood AvenueArea code: E01020358Overall rank: 28,072More deprived than: 17%Income rank: 30,017Employment rank: 23,800Education, Skills and Training rank: 26,589Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 20,899Crime rank: 31,126Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 9,502Living Environment rank: 32,243Period: 2025

Around Saffron DriveArea code: E01020370Overall rank: 28,172More deprived than: 17%Income rank: 24,679Employment rank: 27,746Education, Skills and Training rank: 20,918Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 28,114Crime rank: 28,696Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 10,872Living Environment rank: 32,447Period: 2025

Around Manning AvenueArea code: E01020372Overall rank: 28,464More deprived than: 16%Income rank: 26,345Employment rank: 27,770Education, Skills and Training rank: 22,411Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 28,006Crime rank: 28,730Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 9,909Living Environment rank: 31,052Period: 2025

Around HighcliffeArea code: E01020371Overall rank: 31,231More deprived than: 7%Income rank: 33,149Employment rank: 29,886Education, Skills and Training rank: 26,194Health Deprivation and Disability rank: 29,693Crime rank: 33,532Barriers to Housing and Services rank: 8,866Living Environment rank: 33,574Period: 2025

On Barriers to Housing and Services, eight of the eight neighbourhoods are in the more deprived half of England: Around Walkford (rank 8,133), Around Lymington Road (rank 8,091), Around Smugglers Lane North (rank 5,112), Around Kilmington Way (rank 11,077), Around Hinton Wood Avenue (rank 9,502), Around Saffron Drive (rank 10,872), Around Manning Avenue (rank 9,909) and Around Highcliffe (rank 8,866).

Names beginning “Around” are generated descriptions. Locality names use OS map display priority, then estimated resident totals assigned to the nearest locality from each output area’s representative point. Road names use road length weighted by output-area resident density. These estimates do not locate individual residents or establish recognised neighbourhood names.

Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, English Indices of Deprivation 2025Period 2025Area Lower Layer Super Output Area

IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used.

Sources, notes and figures

Source English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)

A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England on this domain. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)

Neighbourhood ranks, Indices of Deprivation 2025
Neighbourhood	Area code	Overall rank	More deprived than	Income rank	Employment rank	Education, Skills and Training rank	Health Deprivation and Disability rank	Crime rank	Barriers to Housing and Services rank	Living Environment rank
Around Walkford, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020357	21,738	36%	18,036	18,855	17,052	26,359	27,724	8,133	28,281
Around Lymington Road, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020349	21,795	35%	19,923	18,859	18,095	23,399	27,664	8,091	25,061
Around Smugglers Lane North, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020369	26,543	21%	28,003	28,169	21,274	27,668	28,932	5,112	25,150
Around Kilmington Way, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020350	27,852	17%	30,250	23,181	25,470	25,456	25,788	11,077	25,748
Around Hinton Wood Avenue, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020358	28,072	17%	30,017	23,800	26,589	20,899	31,126	9,502	32,243
Around Saffron Drive, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020370	28,172	17%	24,679	27,746	20,918	28,114	28,696	10,872	32,447
Around Manning Avenue, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020372	28,464	16%	26,345	27,770	22,411	28,006	28,730	9,909	31,052
Around Highcliffe, wholly in Highcliffe and Walkford	E01020371	31,231	7%	33,149	29,886	26,194	29,693	33,532	8,866	33,574

The percentage compares a rank with England's 33,755 neighbourhoods. Rounded shares never read as all or none unless they are.

Other figures in this view

Source Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, English Indices of Deprivation 2025Period 2025Area Highcliffe and Walkford civil parish

IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used.

Sources, notes and figures

Source English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Highcliffe and Walkford civil parish: measured at Lower Layer Super Output Area level and summed to this area.

Other figures for Highcliffe and Walkford
Measure	Figure	Period
LSOAs in the most deprived 10% nationally	0	2025
LSOAs in the most deprived 20% nationally	0	2025

Neighbourhood deprivation table

Deprivation, by neighbourhood

The Indices of Deprivation are published for Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which ONS designs to hold between 1,000 and 3,000 people. 8 of them cover Highcliffe and Walkford, and Highcliffe and Walkford holds each of them outright. These describe parts of Highcliffe and Walkford rather than somewhere wider.

There is no single figure for Highcliffe and Walkford, and there cannot be. A rank says where one neighbourhood sits among those ranked in England. Ranks cannot be added or averaged into a rank for the place. Each neighbourhood is shown as published.

Indices of Deprivation ranks for each Lower Layer Super Output Area that covers part of Highcliffe and Walkford. Each describes one neighbourhood, and they cannot be combined into a figure for Highcliffe and Walkford.
Measure	Period	Around Lymington RoadE01020349	Around Kilmington WayE01020350	Around WalkfordE01020357	Around Hinton Wood AvenueE01020358	Around Smugglers Lane NorthE01020369	Around Saffron DriveE01020370	Around HighcliffeE01020371	Around Manning AvenueE01020372
Barriers to Housing and Services rank	2025	8,091	11,077	8,133	9,502	5,112	10,872	8,866	9,909
Crime rank	2025	27,664	25,788	27,724	31,126	28,932	28,696	33,532	28,730
Education, Skills and Training rank	2025	18,095	25,470	17,052	26,589	21,274	20,918	26,194	22,411
Employment rank	2025	18,859	23,181	18,855	23,800	28,169	27,746	29,886	27,770
Health Deprivation and Disability rank	2025	23,399	25,456	26,359	20,899	27,668	28,114	29,693	28,006
Income rank	2025	19,923	30,250	18,036	30,017	28,003	24,679	33,149	26,345
Index of Multiple Deprivation rank	2025	21,795	27,852	21,738	28,072	26,543	28,172	31,231	28,464
Living Environment rank	2025	25,061	25,748	28,281	32,243	25,150	32,447	33,574	31,052

A rank of 1 is the most deprived neighbourhood in England and 33,755 the least. Ezra publishes the position and draws no conclusion from it.

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

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Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Period: 2025
Area: Lower Layer Super Output Area

A rank of 1 is the most deprived LSOA in England. Ranks do not add and do not average. IoD2025 is not comparable with IoD2019 — new datasets, methodologies and geographies were used. (MHCLG)