Fareham

10°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 8° · 36% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:34

9h 33m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

45US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

• 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

101 reported · August 2026▲ 71% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences34
• Anti-social behaviour14
• Criminal damage & arson14
• Shoplifting9

5 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Crofton and Titchfield · Hampshire

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

171 reported road collisions (2025)

38 killed or seriously injured · 195 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

283 food businesses within 2 miles

• 244 rated 4–5 ★ (209 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Fareham (2.2 km)
• 45 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£334,303 average▲ 0.5% YoY

Across Fareham · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,176 average monthly rent▲ 0.9% YoY

• 1 bed £832
• 2 bed £1,073
• 3 bed £1,330

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

8.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,803 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (5.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (5.1 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

38 charging locations within ~8 km

• 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Holiday Inn Fareham-Solent (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches12
• Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

114,513 residents in Fareham · 1,542/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,522
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,931
• Net moves+591

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 291 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,271 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (31% of 51,100)

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

48 schools · 16,712 pupils

30 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fareham

1,439 CQC-registered services

• Care homes483
• GP practices166
• Dentists324
• Homecare agencies359
• Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

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

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

149 applications decided

98% granted · 146 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Paul Holmes

Conservative

Hamble Valley

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 1
• Con 22
• LD 6
• Ref 1
• Oth 1

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

• Schools10
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies3
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,220 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,183 jobs advertised · £39,689 avg

e.g. Deliveroo Driver, Technical Engineer - Generator, Morning Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£836 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,171 disposable income per head (2024)

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

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 47,737 certificates

7.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

42% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Wind 23% · Biomass 10% · Nuclear 8%

232 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

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

11 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in PO15

• Gudgeheath Lane Surgery
• Meon Health Practice
• Fareham Area Clinical Enterprise Ltd

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamble Valley:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases687 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death366 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth263 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks234 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND210 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

• Catisfield · 0.2 km

  Catisfield is an area of Fareham, Hampshire, England. Originally a small village in its own right, it has now merged with the western edge of the town.

• 
  Titchfield · 0.8 km

  Titchfield is a village and former civil parish in the Fareham district, in southern Hampshire, England, by the River Meon. The village has a history stretching back to the sixth century. During the medieval period, t…

• 
  Titchfield Abbey · 0.8 km

  Titchfield Abbey is a medieval abbey and later country house, located in the village of Titchfield near Fareham in Hampshire, England. The abbey was founded in 1222 for Premonstratensian canons, an austere order of pr…

• Titchfield Carnival · 1.0 km

  Titchfield Carnival was an annual event that was held in Titchfield, Hampshire, England, every year from 1880 to 2016, except during World War I, World War II, and 2007. It was organised each year by the Titchfield…

• 
  Titchfield Canal · 1.0 km

  The Titchfield Canal is a two-mile (3.2 km) watercourse between the village of Titchfield, Hampshire, and the coast at Titchfield Haven. Lying above and roughly parallel to the nearby River Meon, it is an artificial w…

• 
  The Henry Cort Community College · 1.3 km

  The Henry Cort Community College, formerly Fareham Park Senior School, is a mixed sex comprehensive school in Fareham, Hampshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)