Penn Hill

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · South West · population 10,110 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

81Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,280 of 6,856 in England
  • #123 of 710 in South West
  • #12 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,045
Median age (est.)44
Density4,033per km²
No qualifications10%
Degree or above44%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 4%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Skilled trades8%
Administrative8%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Penn Hill is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,280 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 48 in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (90) and lowest on Living environment (50). Typical homes here sold for about £449,500 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 140 sales), 33% above the wider Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median of £337,750. Typical household take-home income is around £50,584 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 74 · #1,746
Employment 76 · #1,671
Education 90 · #718
Health 79 · #1,438
Crime 67 · #2,233
Housing & access 74 · #1,808
Living environment 50 · #3,412

House prices ?

£449,500median (12m) · -0.1% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£449,500140-0.1%+24.0%
Detached£690,00069-14.9%+3.8%
Semi-detached£460,00012+10.2%+29.6%
Terraced£361,16714-3.7%+10.1%
Flat£267,00045-5.5%+9.0%
This area£449,500
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole£337,750
South West£310,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£50,584±£7,250 · #958 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,363
Price-to-income ?8.9×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

47Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

39 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 396 offences
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole65
South West71
England83

Rank #1,187 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences171
Theft67
Burglary26
Vehicle crime60
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons20
Drugs13
Robbery4
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 100 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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