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Bearwood & Merley

A ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Rent, council tax, energy and water are set across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, so they're the same here as anywhere in the borough; what's specific to Bearwood & Merley is its broadband and house prices.

Broadband in Bearwood & Merley

90% gigabit· 96% superfast

Ofcom Connected Nations 2024

Typical home in Bearwood & Merley

£382,500

Median price paid, feeds the buyer estimate below.

ONS HPSSA, year ending Mar 2023

House prices in Bearwood & Merley over time

Median house price: +66% over Dec 2013–Mar 2023

£382,500 · Mar 2023Dec 2013Mar 2023

Dec 2013: £230,000; Dec 2014: £240,000; Dec 2015: £272,500; Dec 2016: £278,975; Dec 2017: £303,000; Dec 2018: £310,000; Dec 2019: £328,000; Dec 2020: £320,000; Dec 2021: £345,000; Dec 2022: £385,000; Mar 2023: £382,500

ONS HPSSA · median price paid by ward · year-ending, annual

Borough-wide

The monthly cost across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The breakdown is the same for every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The buyer view is seeded with Bearwood & Merley's median house price, so the mortgage estimate is local to here.

Estimated monthly cost · Bearwood & Merley
£1,889
renter view
Pricier than average

£220/mo more than the sample average

What's in that number

Rent£1,402.00/mo£16,824/yr
Council tax£188.73/mo£2,265/yr
Energy£137.66/mo£1,652/yr
Water£55.75/mo£669/yr
Broadband£30.00/mo£360/yr
InsuranceIndicative£75.00/mo£900/yr
Total£1,889.14/mo£22,670/yr

The detail

Rent

£1,402.00/mo
Overall average · 1-bed £920.00 · 2-bed £1,171.00 · 3-bed £1,458.00 · 4+ bed £2,091.00

ONS — Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statisticsas of 2026-04

Council tax

£188.73/mo
Band D · the headline figure
See all bands (A–H)
Band A£125.82/mo
Band B£146.79/mo
Band C£167.76/mo
Band D (headline)£188.73/mo
Band E£230.67/mo
Band F£272.61/mo
Band G£314.55/mo
Band H£377.46/mo

MHCLG — Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England (Table 10)as of 2025-26

Energy

£137.66/mo
Gas £65.14 · Electric £72.52 · South West region

Octopus Energy 'Flexible' tariff (tracks the Ofgem price cap) + Ofgem TDCV (medium)as of 2026-06

Water

£55.75/mo
Wessex Water

Water UK / CCW: average household billas of 2025-26

Broadband

£30.00/mo
Typical package price
Superfast96%
Gigabit90%

Ofcom Connected Nations 2024 (ward-level coverage) + UK typical priceas of 2024-07

Insurance

Indicative
£75.00/mo
Home £34.00 · Car £41.00 · South West

Confused.com/WTW (car) & ABI (home): regional averagesas of 2026-Q1

Looking for a place around Bearwood & Merley?

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