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Jumpers Common & Fairmile: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Jumpers Common & Fairmile neighbourhood of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England (ONS area Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 014). Headline figures assembled 1 November 2026. Postcodes BH23. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near BH23 2HZ.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Jumpers Common & Fairmile is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £485,000 and flats for £240,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (0.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's, and the nearest station, Christchurch, is about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 1 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£485,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£240,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +11% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.04; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£57,100

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.4 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Jumpers Common & Fairmile sits in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  • Typical house price: 14th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Typical flat price: 10th highest of the 44 neighbourhoods in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 14th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 1 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Jumpers Common & Fairmile

House prices: Jumpers Common & Fairmile against Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: This neighbourhood £69k (1995) to £475k (2026); Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole £62k (1995) to £380k (2026).£120k£455k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£475kBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£380k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Jumpers Common & Fairmile against Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: This neighbourhood £43k (1995) to £220k (2024); Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole £41k (1995) to £210k (2026).£66k£214k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£220kBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£210k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 1 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, 1 the other way and 16 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Homes selling
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Christchurch Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (114 to 121 min) and Bournemouth (about 10 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Twynham Primary School 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Twynham School 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Jumpers Common & Fairmile

What is the typical house price in Jumpers Common & Fairmile?

£485,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +28% against 2017-2019.

How does Jumpers Common & Fairmile compare with the rest of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?

Typical house price: 14th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Typical flat price: 10th highest of the 44 neighbourhoods in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 14th highest of 48 neighbourhoods in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Is Jumpers Common & Fairmile an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Jumpers Common & Fairmile gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.04; 2 of 19 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Jumpers Common & Fairmile?

Christchurch. Railway station, about a 17-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.3 km in a straight line). About 4.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (114 to 121 min) and Bournemouth (about 10 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Jumpers Common & Fairmile?

Nearest state primary school. Twynham Primary School. 940 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Dec 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Twynham School. 1.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.