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2.5%UNEMPLOYED
57%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
22%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of BH16 6LS belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is BH16 6LS in Bournemouth, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about BH16 6LS from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 14%Children
  • 86%Adults

14% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 13% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in BH166LS male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in St. Martin.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 22%AB
  • 57%C2/C2
  • 21%DE

According to census records, 22% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 23%SINGLE
  • 57%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in BH16 6LS is 23%. Single and 'other' people is 76%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 0%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 93.4%WORKING
  • 2.5%UNEMPLOYED

2.5% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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BH166LS Postcode Breakdown

BHAREA16DISTRICT6SECTORLSUNIT
Full PostcodeBH16 6LS
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownBournemouth
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Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyDorset
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CountryEngland
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Area ClassificationMainly Rural (rural including hub towns >=80%)

BH166LS Postal District

Compass Postal District

BH16 6LS postcode is located in the postal town of Bournemouth. Bournemouth postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode BH16 6LS.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Wareham3.1 miles SW
Poole3.2 miles E
Hamworthy3.2 miles E
Stoborough3.8 miles S
Broadstone4.5 miles E
Corfe Mullen4.8 miles NE
Wimborne Minster5.9 miles NE
Wimborne5.9 miles NE
Parkstone6.1 miles E
Canford Magna6.3 miles E
Winterborne Kingston6.5 miles NW
Shapwick6.8 miles N
Wool7.3 miles W
Hampreston8.1 miles E
Longham8.2 miles E
London100 miles E
Glasgow363 miles N
Edinburgh364 miles N
Cardiff73 miles NW
Liverpool190 miles N
Southampton32 miles E
Saint Ives14 miles E

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