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West Cliff

Middle area

South west Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. 7,774 people in 1.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for West Cliff’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£272,500
3,196th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,458
4,487th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
88.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How West Cliff compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from £183,750 to £662,500. The middle area is £342,500. West Cliff is £272,500.
£272,5007th lowest
Population48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2021
Population: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 5,721 to 13,199. The middle area is 8,236. West Cliff is 7,458.
7,45817th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 66.1% to 99.9%. The middle area is 95.6%. West Cliff is 88.5%.
88.5%13th lowest
Claimant rate48 middle areas, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole48 areas from 1.1% to 6.7%. The middle area is 3.0%. West Cliff is 5.0%.
5.0%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not West Cliff alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Average house price
£310,094
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,493
141st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.5
128th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Cliff in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Cliff was £272,500 in 2025.

West Cliff had 7,458 usual residents at the census.

In West Cliff, 88.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In West Cliff, 5.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.