Alderney & Bourne Valley
vs Penn Hill
Alderney & Bourne Valley has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Penn Hill. Homes in Penn Hill sold for a median of £457,000, 41% above Alderney & Bourne Valley. Alderney & Bourne Valley has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 6%).
People
Alderney & Bourne Valley has 16,374 residents in 6,525 households; Penn Hill has 11,542 in 5,036. Penn Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 1.5 percentage points more than Alderney & Bourne Valley (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 22%). Penn Hill has the higher share of people living alone: 30%, 6.3 percentage points more than Alderney & Bourne Valley (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 33%).
Homes and prices
In both, detached houses are the most common type of home: 39% of homes in Alderney & Bourne Valley and 48% in Penn Hill. Penn Hill has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 3.6 percentage points more than Alderney & Bourne Valley (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 63%). Penn Hill has the higher share of private renting: 24%, 7.4 percentage points more than Alderney & Bourne Valley (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 25%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £325,000 in Alderney & Bourne Valley and £457,000 in Penn Hill, against £339,250 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
Surroundings
Alderney & Bourne Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 13.3 percentage points more than Penn Hill (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: 14%). A typical postcode has 65 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Alderney & Bourne Valley, and 110 in Penn Hill. The typical postcode is 496 m from the nearest school in Alderney & Bourne Valley and 505 m in Penn Hill. The typical postcode is 1,512 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Alderney & Bourne Valley and 877 m in Penn Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 95% of premises in Alderney & Bourne Valley and 77% in Penn Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 81 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Alderney & Bourne Valley and 45 in Penn Hill, against 90 across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.
Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations
In brief.
Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.
Alderney & Bourne Valley is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 16,374 people in 6,525 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £325,000 over the past two years, 4% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
Penn Hill is one of 33 wards in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, home to 11,542 people in 5,036 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £457,000 over the past two years, 35% above the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole median. On average 6% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 59% below the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average.
More comparisons.
Alderney & Bourne Valley and Penn Hill next to other wards of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.