Penn Hill is an

electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...

Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...

Dorset Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...

, England, bordering on Branksome Park,

Canford Cliffs Canford Cliffs is a suburb of Poole in Dorset, England. The neighbourhood lies on the English Channel coast midway between Poole and Bournemouth. To the southwest is Sandbanks which has some of the highest property values in the world; with Canfo ...

Sandbanks Sandbanks is an affluent neighbourhood of Poole, Dorset, on the south coast of England, situated on a narrow spit of around 1 km2 or 0.39 sq mi extending into the mouth of Poole Harbour. It is known for its high property prices and for it ...

, Lilliput and

Parkstone Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of t ...

. It is effectively part of Parkstone.

Overview

* 11,355 people live in Penn Hill. * 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

Penn Hill ward for the

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is a unitary local authority for the district of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in England that came into being on 1 April 2019. It was created from the areas that were previously administered by ...

Poole (UK Parliament constituency) Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Robert Syms, a Conservative. History The first version of the Poole constituency existed from 1455 until 1885. During this period its exact status ...

References

External links

2001 Census statistics for Penn Hill
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