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Penn Hill

Ward

South west Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. About 11,629 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Penn Hill, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
11,542
1,766th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
81.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.2%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
62.9%
3,557th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Penn Hill compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Penn HillMiddle
Population33 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2021
Population: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 8,811 to 17,794. The middle area is 11,011. Penn Hill is 11,542.
11,54213th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 59.9% to 99.8%. The middle area is 94.3%. Penn Hill is 81.6%.
81.6%6th lowest
Claimant rate33 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 1.2% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.0%. Penn Hill is 2.2%.
2.2%joint 7th lowest
Aged 15 to 6433 wards, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole33 areas from 45.6% to 82.6%. The middle area is 62.3%. Penn Hill is 62.9%.
62.9%15th highest

Figures for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

These figures are published for the whole of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, not for each ward, so they describe all of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and not Penn Hill alone. See Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

Average house price
£310,094
Down 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,493
141st lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.3×
115th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.5
128th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Penn Hill in brief

Penn Hill had 11,542 usual residents at the census.

In Penn Hill, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Penn Hill, 2.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

62.9% of residents in Penn Hill were aged 15 to 64 at the census.