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Pennington · New Forest

Pennington: your neighbourhood

Pennington electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 17% here, compared with 11% across New Forest (6 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.5% here, compared with 31.2% across New Forest (2.3 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 27.3% here, compared with 29.4% across New Forest (2.1 percentage points lower).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

27.3%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,235 out of 8,196.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

332 out of 8,180.

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People counted in the census

8,187

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

8,187 out of 8,187.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.5%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

2,296 out of 6,854.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,635 out of 3,633.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

501 out of 3,633.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43.5%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,980 out of 6,853.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

54.2%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,714 out of 6,853.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

3%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

206 out of 6,853.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.3%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,052 out of 6,854.

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Homes rented privately

15%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

535 out of 3,629.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.9%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,118 out of 6,853.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

17%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

610 out of 3,629.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.3%

21 March 2021 · Pennington

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

159 out of 6,853.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Pennington ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

359 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 382 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Pennington ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 31 mapped crimes in September 2024; 37 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Pennington
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024311
October 2024271
November 2024272
December 2024322
January 2025302
February 2025406
March 2025224
April 2025305
May 2025277
June 2025273
July 2025577
August 2025322
September 2025311
October 2025327
November 2025273
December 2025253
January 2026280
February 2026292
March 2026282
April 2026271
May 2026291
June 2026421
July 2026242
August 2026373
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Pennington
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime190
criminal damage arson33
shoplifting31
public order30
other theft21
other crime17
vehicle crime12
burglary10
possession of weapons4
drugs4
bicycle theft4
robbery2
theft from the person1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A project elsewhere in the borough may matter here, but its location does not prove who benefits. Only verified ward associations are attached to a neighbourhood.

No project footprint has yet been verified for this ward. See the council-area projects and their stated locations →

What could help across New Forest →