E63013847 /South West evidence profile
South West evidence profile
Bournemouth digital planning profile
Bournemouth is a large, coastal built-up area in South West. ONS records show a 2021 population of 196,132; the population expanded quickly between 2001 and 2021, while the 2015 to 2024 employment series shows modest employment growth. This profile turns those public observations into a reviewable website-planning brief without claiming that the figures measure searches, leads or Mosalio's physical presence.
01 / Data snapshot
What the reviewed source records
- BUA24 code
- E63013847
- ITL1 region
- South West
- Coastal
- Coastal
- Income-deprivation flag
- Higher deprivation
02 / Context
Three comparisons, with the benchmark stated
9.4% above the 11.2% median across complete England records in this ONS file.
2.4% above the 0% dataset median.
37.4% below the 224.1% dataset median.
These medians use every complete England record accepted from the same ONS file. They are descriptive context, not targets, forecasts or a national demand model.
03 / Distinctive pattern
Where this record sits within 936 complete England profiles
Highest decile · percentile position 97.5 of 100.
Lower quartile · percentile position 18.8 of 100.
Upper quartile · percentile position 80.9 of 100.
These are the three values furthest from the middle percentile position for this record. A higher position means a higher published value, not a better outcome or evidence of search demand.
Evidence fingerprint: sha256:de276a09f9a…f398cc2e66e2
04 / Constrained peers
Three named comparisons from the same reviewed source
Each peer is selected from all 936complete England records using the documented eight-metric distance. Deltas are Bournemouth minus the named peer; a plus sign means the value recorded for Bournemouth is higher.
Regional peer
Gloucester · E63011389
South West. Nearest complete record in South West. ONS classification: Nearer - Higher deprivation - Working.
- 2021 population
- +77,570 people
- Population change, 2001 to 2021
- +1 pp
- Economic inactivity
- +3.3 pp
- Employment change, 2015 to 2024
- -5.8 pp
- 2023 median house price
- +£56,000
- House-price growth, 2001 to 2023
- -33.6 pp
- Population aged under 25
- 0 pp
- Population aged 65 or over
- +0.7 pp
Classification peer
Norwich · E63009624
East of England. Nearest complete record outside South West with the same ONS combined classification. ONS classification: Nearer - Higher deprivation - Working.
- 2021 population
- -4,360 people
- Population change, 2001 to 2021
- +5.3 pp
- Economic inactivity
- -1.1 pp
- Employment change, 2015 to 2024
- +1.5 pp
- 2023 median house price
- +£51,000
- House-price growth, 2001 to 2023
- -42.2 pp
- Population aged under 25
- -0.8 pp
- Population aged 65 or over
- 0 pp
National peer
Worcester · E63010595
West Midlands. Nearest remaining complete England record. ONS classification: Nearer - Higher deprivation - Working.
- 2021 population
- +90,693 people
- Population change, 2001 to 2021
- +7.7 pp
- Economic inactivity
- +3.8 pp
- Employment change, 2015 to 2024
- -3.4 pp
- 2023 median house price
- +£55,500
- House-price growth, 2001 to 2023
- -5.7 pp
- Population aged under 25
- +0.3 pp
- Population aged 65 or over
- +0.5 pp
05 / Evidence synthesis
Bournemouth evidence synthesis: 2021 population, House-price growth, 2001 to 2023, Population aged under 25
Bournemouth is recorded as a large, coastal, working built-up area, nearer to a major town or city. This classification sets a transparent frame for the three observations below; it is not a persona, a service-area promise or proof of local search demand. Each finding pairs one distinctive percentile measure with one independently selected peer and one explicit validation route.
Eight-metric evidence matrix
The matrix shows every measure used by the peer-distance method, not only the three most distinctive values. Direction describes the published value relative to the middle percentile position; it is not a positive or negative judgement.
Highest-to-lowest percentile order: 2021 population → Population aged under 25 → Population change, 2001 to 2021 → 2023 median house price → Employment change, 2015 to 2024 → Economic inactivity → Population aged 65 or over → House-price growth, 2001 to 2023.
Furthest-to-nearest distance from the middle percentile: 2021 population → House-price growth, 2001 to 2023 → Population aged under 25 → Population change, 2001 to 2021 → Population aged 65 or over → 2023 median house price → Employment change, 2015 to 2024 → Economic inactivity.
Regional peer
2021 population: 196,132 · Gloucester delta +77,570 people
For 2021 population, the source reports 196,132 for Bournemouth. That sits in the highest decile, 47.5 percentile points from the middle position. Against Gloucester's reviewed regional record, the displayed delta is +77,570 people. That comparator comes from the documented rule: nearest complete record in south west. A defensible brief can turn the pair into a verification task for content hierarchy and service-capacity assumptions, using task-frequency interviews and observed completion data before changing the information architecture. No user or market conclusion follows automatically; population size does not establish addressable demand.
Classification peer
House-price growth, 2001 to 2023: 186.7% · Norwich delta -42.2 pp
House-price growth, 2001 to 2023 is one of Bournemouth's three furthest-from-middle observations: 186.7%, percentile 18.8, lower quartile. Against Norwich's reviewed classification record, the displayed delta is -42.2 pp. That comparator comes from the documented rule: nearest complete record outside south west with the same ons combined classification. Its practical use is to frame—not answer—a question about how dated economic context is labelled and maintained; the next evidence should come from source-date checks and user tests for interpretation. No user or market conclusion follows automatically; historic price growth cannot support a current revenue claim.
National peer
Population aged under 25: 30.2% · Worcester delta +0.3 pp
For population aged under 25, the source reports 30.2% for Bournemouth. That sits in the upper quartile, 30.9 percentile points from the middle position. The same-source national check uses Worcester, classified as Nearer - Higher deprivation - Working. The Bournemouth-minus-Worcester delta on this metric is +0.3 pp. This evidence can narrow a discovery question around mobile task speed, privacy explanation and channel continuity, while cross-device usability sessions without age-based assumptions supplies the user-level check the aggregate data cannot provide. The responsible interpretation stops short of intent: an age-group share does not determine channel preference.
Together, 2021 population, house-price growth, 2001 to 2023, population aged under 25 and the constrained comparisons with Gloucester, Norwich, Worcester create three separate research tracks for Bournemouth. They do not form a demand score. Keep each hypothesis independently testable, record contradictory findings and remove a planning assumption when user evidence does not support it.
06 / Evidence interpretation
Planning signals before design decisions
Population context: 196,132 people in 2021
Bournemouth's recorded population changed from 162,662 in 2001 to 196,132 in 2021 (+20.6%). This historical direction can inform content governance and capacity planning, but it is not a forecast and does not establish demand for a particular service.
Audience context: 17.9% aged 65 or over
The 2021 age-group series records 31,227 people aged 0 to 15, 27,906 aged 16 to 24, 101,773 aged 25 to 64 and 35,179 aged 65 or over. Small differences from the headline population reflect the published source series; percentages here use the age-group total and should guide testing questions, not stereotypes.
Activity context: 39.9% economically inactive
ONS records economic inactivity at 39.9%. The published composition includes 20.2% retired, 4.4% long-term sick or disabled, 8.8% students and 3.7% looking after home or family. These categories support inclusive task design; they do not identify individual users or purchasing intent.
Economic context: £301,000 median house price in 2023
The median house-price series moved from £104,973 in 2001 to £285,000 in 2021 and £301,000 in 2023, a published change of +186.7%. It is contextual evidence only—not a current affordability, revenue or customer-value estimate.
07 / Independent question set
Questions this evidence cannot answer on its own
These questions convert the profile-specific observations into falsifiable discovery work. They are not recommendations to create a service, location or page, and each needs direct user or behavioural evidence before it changes a website brief.
- 01
What evidence would show that the 2021 population contrast between Bournemouth and Gloucester should alter content hierarchy and service-capacity assumptions, rather than remain background context?
This question is traceable to 2021 population at percentile 97.5 and a +77,570 people profile-minus-peer difference, not to inferred local behaviour.
- 02
What evidence would show that the house-price growth, 2001 to 2023 contrast between Bournemouth and Norwich should alter how dated economic context is labelled and maintained, rather than remain background context?
Evidence basis: 186.7%, lower quartile, with Bournemouth minus the classification peer equal to -42.2 pp. Validation route: source-date checks and user tests for interpretation.
- 03
Before prioritising mobile task speed, privacy explanation and channel continuity, which part of cross-device usability sessions without age-based assumptions would verify whether this population aged under 25 observation matters to users in Bournemouth?
This question is traceable to population aged under 25 at percentile 80.9 and a +0.3 pp profile-minus-peer difference, not to inferred local behaviour.
- 04
For Bournemouth's large, coastal, working built-up area, nearer to a major town or city classification, how should 2021 population, house-price growth, 2001 to 2023, population aged under 25 be tested as separate website hypotheses without turning the combined pattern into a claim about local demand?
Cross-check all three named comparisons—Gloucester, Norwich, Worcester—and define a user-research or behavioural measure for each question before changing navigation, page scope or conversion paths. The observations share one source but do not demonstrate causation.
08 / Practical brief
Website-planning recommendations for this evidence pattern
- 01
Separate employer and customer journeys
Bournemouth is classified as a working town. A useful website brief should separate recruitment, procurement and customer tasks, then give each journey its own proof, contact route and success measure instead of forcing every visitor through one generic enquiry page.
- 02
Differentiate from the nearby major centre
Bournemouth is nearer to a major town or city. Use specific offer boundaries, proof and response expectations to explain why the organisation is relevant; do not rely on a place-name heading or create a doorway that simply redirects users to a national service page.
- 03
Support quick comparison without hiding detail
30.2% of the recorded 2021 age-group total is under 25. Lead with concise task summaries and responsive performance, while keeping fees, eligibility, privacy and next steps available in the same journey rather than behind a social-only channel.
- 04
Prepare the content model for change
Bournemouth recorded +20.6% population change from 2001 to 2021 and +2.4% employment change from 2015 to 2024. Use owned templates, update dates, accountable content roles and measurable conversion events so the site can evolve without publishing unreviewed route permutations.
09 / Method and limits
What this profile can—and cannot—support
This is a Mosalio editorial interpretation of the ONS May 2026 dataset for BUA24 code E63013847. The source periods differ by metric; values are historical, not live. The profile deliberately excludes ONS experimental visitor-to-resident fields and makes no claim about search volume, rankings, customers, a Mosalio office or physical delivery in Bournemouth.
Mosalio does not claim an office, staff member, customer, or physical-delivery presence in Bournemouth.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Understanding towns in England and Wales, investigating socioeconomic trends, released . This Mosalio interpretation was first published on and last reviewed on .
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
How this page was made: Mosalio applies one documented, deterministic transform to the validated ONS record, calculates the displayed comparisons, and renders the result from source-controlled data. It is an automated public-data resource, not individually commissioned local market research. A portfolio-level editorial-value review checks every profile's source identity, distinctive metrics, peer evidence, synthesis and planning questions before index eligibility can be enabled.
Analysis basis: Midrank percentile across all accepted England records; a higher percentile means a higher published value, not a better outcome. Root-mean-square Euclidean distance across eight clipped robust z-scores; population and 2023 house price are log-transformed before median/MAD scaling.