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Penn Hill

Coordinates: 50°43′24″N 1°55′51″W / 50.7233°N 1.9308°W / 50.7233; -1.9308
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50°43′24″N 1°55′51″W / 50.7233°N 1.9308°W / 50.7233; -1.9308

Roundabout in Parkstone, in Penn Hill Ward

Penn Hill is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England, bordering on Branksome Park, Canford Cliffs, Sandbanks, Lilliput and Parkstone. It is effectively part of Parkstone.

Overview

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  • 11,355 people live in Penn Hill.[1]
  • There are 4,528 dwellings in the ward.
  • 2% of the residents are from minority ethnic groups.
  • 26.52% of the people are between the ages of 40 and 59.
  • There are 2947 people over the age of 60 living in this ward.
  • 82.53% of residents own their own homes, either outright or with a mortgage.
  • 12.50% of residents live in privately rented homes.
  • 3.98% of residents live in council or housing association homes.
  • 0.99% of residents live completely rent free.
  • The population density of Penn Hill is approximately 7604 people per square mile (2936/km2).
  • The actual size of the ward is 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2).
  • The biggest employers of men in this area (with 17.06% of males) are the real estate business and services industries.
  • The biggest employers of women in this area (with 22.28% of females) are the health and social work sectors.

Politics

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Penn Hill ward for the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council

Poole (UK Parliament constituency)

References

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  1. ^ "Poole ward 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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