Name: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is one of England's local authorities.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	2,762
Waiting for 1 bedroom	1,286
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	709
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	626
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	141
Council-owned dwellings	9,590
Social rent dwellings	9,235
Affordable rent dwellings	355
Vacant dwellings	117
Average relet time (days)	50.4
Lettings to new tenants	345
Lettings to existing tenants	89
Council evictions (total)	5
Evictions for rent arrears	1
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	3
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	1
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C
New social rent homes built	11
New affordable rent homes built	41

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.