Postcode BH14 8QL is located in an urban city, within the Penn Hill area of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole in the South West region, and forms part of the Penn Hill area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 23.9 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 72% below the South West average of 85 per 1,000. The average income per household in Penn Hill is £66,146 per year. The median sale price in Penn Hill is £470,000 (around £411 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £302,000 and £727,000. The nearest station is Parkstone (Dorset), about 0.8 miles away. There are 3 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Penn Hill has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 33,593 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 1% least deprived areas in England.
Penn Hill has a very low crime rate, with approximately 23.9 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 1.4% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 4.5% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Penn Hill is £66,146 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near BH14 8QL.
Penn Hill near BH14 8QL has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Parkstone (Dorset) located about 0.8 miles away. There are 1 stations nearby.
| Distance | Name | Lines | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.8 mi | Parkstone (Dorset) | N/A | Walking directions to Parkstone (Dorset) |
Based on 158 recent sales, the median property price is £470,000 (about £411 per square foot) in Penn Hill area, with individual transactions ranging from £78,000 up to £1,730,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 76 | £717,750 | £483 |
| Semi-Detached | 18 | £424,500 | £394 |
| Terraced | 20 | £359,000 | £360 |
| Flats | 44 | £256,000 | £321 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £520,000 | £209,250 | £386,950 | £320,000 |
| 2017 | £616,000 | £245,000 | £330,000 | £302,500 |
| 2018 | £672,500 | £230,000 | £360,000 | £310,300 |
| 2019 | £580,000 | £231,750 | £341,100 | £315,000 |
| 2020 | £671,000 | £250,000 | £355,000 | £328,000 |
| 2021 | £750,000 | £270,000 | £370,000 | £348,625 |
| 2022 | £850,000 | £256,000 | £480,000 | £340,000 |
| 2023 | £781,250 | £288,500 | £465,000 | £361,250 |
| 2024 | £827,500 | £275,000 | £417,750 | £375,000 |
| 2025 | £730,000 | £275,000 | £480,000 | £371,500 |
| 2026 | £687,500 | £224,100 | £400,000 | £322,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £341 | £292 | £331 | £280 |
| 2017 | £385 | £306 | £310 | £313 |
| 2018 | £384 | £310 | £307 | £309 |
| 2019 | £392 | £326 | £314 | £325 |
| 2020 | £406 | £337 | £335 | £302 |
| 2021 | £438 | £347 | £344 | £324 |
| 2022 | £491 | £355 | £438 | £388 |
| 2023 | £514 | £379 | £418 | £358 |
| 2024 | £492 | £378 | £408 | £349 |
| 2025 | £494 | £345 | £427 | £388 |
| 2026 | £472 | £306 | £332 | £356 |
There were 32 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near BH14 8QL.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov 2025 | 6, Furze Hill Drive, Poole, BH14 8QL | Detached | Freehold | £1,540,000 | |
| 25 Jun 2026 | 80, Blake Hill Crescent, Poole, BH14 8QS | Detached | Freehold | £980,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 42, Blake Hill Crescent, Poole, BH14 8QS | Detached | Freehold | £1,450,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 35A, Blake Hill Crescent, Poole, BH14 8QP | Detached | Freehold | £825,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2025 | 3, St. Brelades, 24, Blake Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 8QA | Detached | Freehold | £802,000 |
In the BH14 8QL postcode area, located within Penn Hill, there are 3 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Primary | Lilliput Church of England Infant School | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Jul 2023. | |
Lilliput Church of England Infant School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 3 Jul 2023
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| 0.5 mi | Not applicable | Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School | Other independent school | Unrated. | |
Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School ratingInspection information
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| 0.7 mi | Primary | Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School | Academy converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Oct 2014. | |
Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 21 Oct 2014
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2 nearby supermarkets & convenience stores within 0.5 mi of BH14 8QL
| Distance | Name | Address | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | Co-op Food | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 8EZ | Walking directions to Co-op Food |
| 0.4 mi | Tesco Express | Sandbanks Road, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH14 8HA | Walking directions to Tesco Express |
Annual council tax rates for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for BH14 8QL, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Jo Clements
Penn Hill - Elected 4 May 2023
Oliver John Walters
Penn Hill - Elected 4 May 2023
Neil Duncan-Jordan
Poole - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around BH14 8QL records about 24 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 2 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across South West as a whole the rate is about 85 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and vehicle crime.
The median sale price around BH14 8QL in Penn Hill is £470,000 (about £411 per square foot) based on 158 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 4 schools close to BH14 8QL, including Lilliput Church of England Infant School (Good), Bournemouth Collegiate Preparatory School and Baden-Powell and St Peter's Church of England Junior School (Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
The closest station to BH14 8QL is Parkstone (Dorset), about 1,285 m away.
BH14 8QL scores 1 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 33,593 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Poole covering BH14 8QL is Neil Duncan-Jordan (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 2 local councillors: Jo Clements (Liberal Democrats) and Oliver John Walters (Liberal Democrats).