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Eastleigh

Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 44,000. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 6 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hedge End, 2.4 km away. In June 2026, there were around 30 recorded street crimes, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. Covers 11 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Eastleigh is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 136,443 residents at roughly 1,712 people per km².

74/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 7th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% of them.

Low crime75
Home affordability41
Affordable rents45
Good schools95
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation91
Employment82
Low council tax72

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

19°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 22° / 15° · 83% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:26

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

63 reported · July 2026 54% YoY

  • Anti-social behaviour21
  • Violence & sexual offences20
  • Public order6
  • Vehicle crime5

Neighbourhood team: Hedge End North · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

168 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 202 casualties · 12.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

228 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 176 rated 4–5 ★ (159 top)
  • 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hedge End (2.4 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hedge End (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£308,476 average 1.7% YoY

Across Eastleigh · to 2026-06

Detached£521,978
Semi-detached£337,423
Terraced£270,585
Flat£162,610

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,214 average monthly rent 3.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £861
  • 2 bed £1,111
  • 3 bed £1,361

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (1.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (1.5 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

101 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Hilton Southampton - Utilita Bowl (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools7
  • Sports pitches14
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

136,443 residents in Eastleigh · 1,712/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 288 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,342 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (32% of 61,310)

A £1,561
B £1,822
C £2,082
D £2,342
E £2,863
F £3,383
G £3,904
H £4,684

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

46 schools · 20,623 pupils

34 primary · 7 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 19 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

43inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Deer Park SchoolGood
  • Thornden SchoolGood
  • Wildern SchoolGood
  • Crestwood Community School
  • The Hamble School
  • The Toynbee School
  • Wyvern College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Eastleigh

Care & health services

1,436 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes482
  • GP practices163
  • Dentists325
  • Homecare agencies362
  • Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

131 applications decided

90.8% granted · 119 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 1
  • LD 35
  • Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens251
  • Restaurants & cafés8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

781 jobs advertised · £37,896 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - Southampton, Superflex Roadside Technician, School Cook - St Francis Primary

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£820 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,968 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

55% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 61,442 certificates

7.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Health

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.8
  • Feeling worthwhile7.7
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Eastleigh:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Moorgreen Hospital · 1.1 km

    Moorgreen Hospital was a community hospital in West End, near Southampton. It was managed by Southampton City Primary Care Trust.

  • West End, Hampshire · 1.3 km

    West End is a parish in Hampshire in the borough of Eastleigh, five miles (8.0 km) east of the city of Southampton. The village of West End is small and generally classed as an area in the outer suburbs or rural urban…

  • Moorgreen Meadows · 1.4 km

    Moorgreen Meadows is a 14.3-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Southampton in Hampshire.

  • Eastleigh (constituency) · 1.4 km

    Eastleigh is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2024 by Liz Jarvis, a Liberal Democrat.

  • Itchen Valley Country Park · 1.4 km

    Itchen Valley Country Park is a country park in West End, Hampshire, England which covers 440 acres (1.8 km2) of woodland, meadow and amenity areas. As the name suggests, the River Itchen runs through the park, althou…

  • Allington, Hampshire · 1.4 km

    Allington is a small settlement in the Borough of Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, located at the northern extremity of the civil parish of West End.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)