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3.6%UNEMPLOYED
56%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
27%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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DemographicsBH20 5LJ

What social class do the population of BH20 5LJ belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is BH20 5LJ 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 BH20 5LJ from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 15%Children
  • 84%Adults

15% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 12% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in BH205LJ male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Castle.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 27%AB
  • 56%C2/C2
  • 17%DE

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

MARITAL STATUS

  • 23%SINGLE
  • 56%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in BH20 5LJ is 23%. Single and 'other' people is 78%.

ETHNICITY

  • 99%WHITE
  • 1%NON-WHITE

99% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 93.2%WORKING
  • 3.6%UNEMPLOYED

3.6% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Demographics

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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BH205LJ Postcode Breakdown

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Full PostcodeBH20 5LJ
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Postal TownBournemouth
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CountryEngland
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Area ClassificationMainly Rural (rural including hub towns >=80%)

BH205LJ Postal District

Compass Postal District

BH20 5LJ 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 BH20 5LJ.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Worth1.8 miles E
Stoborough3.8 miles NW
Swanage4.4 miles E
Wareham5.2 miles NW
Poole7.4 miles NE
Hamworthy7.4 miles NE
Wool7.5 miles W
Parkstone9 miles NE
Winfrith9.2 miles W
Broadstone9.9 miles NE
Bournemouth10.5 miles NE
Moreton11.2 miles NW
Canford Magna11.5 miles NE
Corfe Mullen11.6 miles N
Winton11.8 miles NE
London104 miles E
Glasgow370 miles N
Edinburgh371 miles N
Cardiff78 miles NW
Liverpool197 miles N
Southampton35 miles E
Saint Ives18 miles NE

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