Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003206

Penn Hill

Penn Hill is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,044 residents in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
10,044

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,335

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

4,033.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

71.5%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

44.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Rickmansworth West, Three Rivers9,025 residents · 67.8% owned · 13.8% no carLacey Green & Wilmslow Park, Cheshire East6,781 residents · 70.3% owned · 10.8% no carShrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook, Shropshire10,662 residents · 70.3% owned · 12.8% no carMarlow East, Buckinghamshire5,662 residents · 68.3% owned · 11.6% no carMarlow West & North, Buckinghamshire9,111 residents · 72.1% owned · 12.0% no carDorking South, Mole Valley7,323 residents · 66.4% owned · 15.9% no car

Most similar within Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

The closest matches in the same local authority.

Littledown, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole6,575 residents · 78.5% owned · 11.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Penn Hill

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned71.5%
3,099 households
Private rented23.9%
1,034 households
Social rented4.5%
195 households
Shared ownership0.1%
6 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Detached46.3%
2,008 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement22.7%
984 households
Semi-detached13.5%
587 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits9.1%
397 households
Terraced5.9%
254 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.9%
84 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse0.5%
23 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
2 households
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household39.3%
1,707 households
2 cars or vans in household35.4%
1,537 households
No cars or vans in household13.9%
602 households
3 or more cars or vans in household11.3%
492 households
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

4 or more bedrooms34%
1,473 households
3 bedrooms28.8%
1,250 households
2 bedrooms26.1%
1,133 households
1 bedroom11.1%
482 households
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.1%
2,825 households
One-person household29.1%
1,265 households
Other household types5.8%
250 households
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household37%
1,606 households
1 person in household29.2%
1,265 households
3 people in household15%
652 households
4 people in household14%
606 households
5 people in household3.6%
156 households
6 people in household0.8%
36 households
7 people in household0.2%
9 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
8 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.1%
1,718 residents
15–2915%
1,503 residents
30–4419.6%
1,964 residents
45–6429.4%
2,954 residents
65 and over19%
1,906 residents
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White92.6%
9,295 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh3%
305 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.6%
265 residents
Other ethnic group1.1%
114 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%
64 residents
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above44.2%
3,633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications16.6%
1,368 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.2%
1,164 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications10.5%
859 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.8%
637 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship4.6%
377 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.2%
180 residents aged 16 and over
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)62.4%
5,125 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive35.5%
2,916 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student2.1%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.4%
2,002 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations21.2%
1,738 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers12.6%
1,033 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations11.4%
935 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations9.2%
754 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations6.8%
559 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students5.7%
467 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.6%
380 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.2%
346 residents aged 16 and over
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health55.2%
5,545 residents
Good health31.2%
3,134 residents
Fair health10.3%
1,031 residents
Bad health2.7%
271 residents
Very bad health0.6%
64 residents
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act85.8%
8,616 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act14.2%
1,428 residents
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.8%
2,596 households
Household is deprived in one dimension28.7%
1,247 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions8.5%
371 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.5%
110 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.4%
16 households
Penn Hill · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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