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View Bournemouth Ward Profiles 2007

These ward profiles include the latest key facts and views from our residents on the priorities for improving public services & quality of life at a local level.

1. Size – 17.83 sq miles (46.15 sq km)
2. 21 Conservation Area designations
3. 7 miles of curved sandy beaches with three European Blue Flags and six Seaside Awards
4. Average of 7.7 hours a day of summer sunshine
5. 2000 acres (800 hectares) of parks and gardens with ten gardens holding the Green Flag Award (recognising environmental protection, community use and safety & cleanliness)
6. Civic Trust Awards (2001): Bournemouth was awarded two awards, for the conversion of The Square from a roundabout to a Civic space and for transforming Knyveton Gardens to a sensory garden for those with disabilities
7. Population from Census 2001 is 163,444, the 2006 mid-year estimate is 161,200 and the population is projected to reach almost 168,000 by 2026
8. 125, 433 on the Electoral Roll
9. Over 14,600 students attended Bournemouth University in 2007/08 - (65.4% over 21 years of age)
10. Just over 1,000 overseas students attending Bournemouth University in 2007/08
11. Total of 40 schools with 21,000 pupils
12. Just over 10,100 blue badges (personal and institution) issued in Bournemouth in 2004/2005. 
13. Just over 2.2 million rail passenger journeys in 2002/2003
14. 68,200 employees in Bournemouth work in the service sector (ABI, NOMIS, 2004). 
15. Unemployment rate for January 2008 was 1.6%
16. 1,608 were unemployed in January 2008 
17. Average gross weekly earnings for 2003 for the Bournemouth residents was £403 representing 88% of the England and Wales average
18. Average house price for January 2008 was £196,518
19. Over 5,000 complaints/enquiries received by trading standards in 2002/2003
20. 29% of household waste recycled 2006/07.  30 key recycling centres in Bournemouth (March 2008)
21. 2,315 planning applications determined in the last financial year (2005).  (DLGS, Planning & Transport) 
22. 1,382 new dwellings constructed 2006/07
23. Bournemouth Airport: almost 495,000 passengers (in 2004) to 36 destinations including USA, Europe and Channel Islands and over 11,000 tonnes of freight
24. 95 minutes rail journey to London Waterloo
25. Fast Ferry from Poole to France (Cherbourg) or Channel Islands
26. Just over 57 kilometres of Principal Type roads within the Borough.

Further statistics about Bournemouth can be found by clicking on the links to the left.

 

(page updated August 2006)