Trend
-63 Latest quarter change
+544 Change across series
32 Official data points
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
555 on asylum support. Rank 63 nationally, 3 in South West. Rate: 13.57 per 10,000 (65th percentile). Regional provider: Clearsprings Ready Homes.
Summary
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has 555 people on asylum support at quarter end, ranking 63 out of 361 local authorities nationally. The rate of 13.57 per 10,000 residents places it around the 65th percentile. 477 are in contingency accommodation (85.9% of total). No hotel evidence attached yet. These are quarter-end stock numbers, not throughput.
Supported asylum in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Quarter-end stock series to Dec 2025. A rise or fall is a net change in the number of people on support at period end, not the number of new claims or distinct people moving through the caseload. Support stock also overlaps with, but is not identical to, the awaiting-decision backlog.
Local numbers
Accommodation split
Dispersal accommodation 68
Initial accommodation 0
Subsistence only 10
Contingency accommodation 477
Pathway breakdown
Other routes
Homes for Ukraine 836
Afghan programme 198
Resettlement cumulative 4
Population context
All pathways total 1,589
Share of local population 0.39%
Hotel evidence
No public hotel evidence attached to this area yet.
No public hotel evidence logged for this area yet.
Ethnic composition projection
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: WBI 82.4% (2021) → 64.7% (2051).
Ethnic composition — Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
White British White Other Asian Black Mixed Other
Model: Hamilton-Perry single-year CCRs, 1,000 Monte Carlo simulations, SNPP-constrained
Census 2011 → 2021 cohort change ratios. Shaded band = 80% confidence interval from stochastic perturbation (σ=0.04, calibrated from NEWETHPOP validation). Not a forecast.
Economy & housing by ethnicity
Census 2021 employment, homeownership, and qualifications by ethnic group.
Employment rate
White British 56.7%
Mixed 67.6%
White Other 76.3%
Other 64.8%
Homeownership rate
White British 66.9%
Mixed 38.9%
White Other 37.2%
Other 38.3%
Degree+ qualification rate
White British 30.4%
Mixed 39.2%
White Other 44.3%
Other 43.2%
Source
Census 2021 RM018 (economic activity), RM134 (tenure), RM049 (qualifications) by ethnic group. Observed, not projected.
Service demand impact
Projected impact of demographic change on local services.
non-English speakers
Interpreter demand is manageable at current levels.
foreign-born growth to 2051
Housing demand growth from demographic change is moderate.
EAL growth
EAL demand growth is moderate.
National benchmarks
Supported asylum count
555 National distribution.
Supported asylum rate
13.57 Per 10,000 residents.
Contingency accommodation
477 Hotel and contingency placements.
Regional peers
Top 5 in South West by supported asylum.