Havant
Havant is a town in Hampshire, England. It has around 41 restaurants and cafés, 2 pharmacies, and 2 supermarkets, with 29 bus stops and the nearest railway station being Havant, 1.2 km away. There were around 116 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 7 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Havant is around the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 124,208 residents at roughly 2,228 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 153rd of 294 English council areas — better than 48% of them.
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
9°COvercast
- Today: 11° / 8° · 38% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:34
9h 33m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
36US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
163 reported · August 2026▲ 43% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences47
- Anti-social behaviour33
- Shoplifting24
- Public order13
16 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Havant and Emsworth · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Waterlooville has experienced an increase in ASB in recent months which has affected 3 main areas – Town centre inc Wellington Retail Par…
- A long term district priority to make Leigh Park and in particular the Greywell a safer place to live.
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
187 reported road collisions (2025)
55 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
258 food businesses within 2 miles
- 213 rated 4–5 ★ (193 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Havant (1.2 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Havant (1.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£319,869 average▼ 0.3% YoY
Across Havant · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,151 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £852
- 2 bed £1,085
- 3 bed £1,354
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
9.2× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (9.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,582 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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (6.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (7.5 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
90 charging locations within ~8 km
- 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Portsmouth Supercharger (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches22
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
124,208 residents in Havant · 2,228/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 58%
- 65+: 24%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,172
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,145
- Net moves+1,027
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 139 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,320 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (26% of 57,340)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
48 schools · 15,725 pupils
31 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 11 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
44 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- The Cowplain SchoolGood
- Warblington SchoolRequires improvement
- Crookhorn College
- Havant Academy
- Oaklands Catholic School
- Purbrook Park School
- The Hayling College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Havant
Care & health services
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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 80 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
113 applications decided
97.3% granted · 110 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alan Mak
Conservative
Havant
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 7
- Con 5
- LD 5
- Grn 6
- Ref 10
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens4
- Restaurants & cafés46
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
371 jobs advertised · £40,940 avg
e.g. Driver Rep, CNC Miller, Carpenter - Re-active And Planned Maintenance
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£735 median full-time weekly pay
3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,599 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 58,652 certificates
9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
41% low-carbon electricity
Gas 54% · Wind 20% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 10%
227 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men
63% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.8
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
8 GP surgeries · 11 pharmacies in PO9
- Rowlands Castle Surgery
- The Bosmere Medical Practice
- Homewell Curlew Practice
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Havant:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases635 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers230 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death225 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth215 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Langston railway station · 0.4 km
Langston was a small station on the Hayling Island branch. The station along with the rest of the line closed in 1963, and it served the Langstone area of Havant, a former village which had become contiguous with the…
Langstone, Hampshire · 0.6 kmLangstone is a village near Havant, Hampshire in the south east of England in Portsmouth. It has good railway connections to London, Southampton, Portsmouth and Brighton, from the nearby Havant railway station. There…
Langstone Windmill · 0.7 kmLangstone Windmill is a Grade II listed tower mill at Langstone, Hampshire in England. It has been converted to residential accommodation.
Southmoor Nature Reserve · 0.7 kmSouthmoor Nature Reserve is a 11-hectare (27-acre) nature reserve in Havant in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust. It is part of Langstone Harbour, which is a Site of Special Sc…
Borough of Havant · 0.8 kmThe Borough of Havant is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Havant. Other towns and villages within the borough include Bedhampton, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hayli…
Havant · 0.8 kmHavant is a town in the south-east corner of Hampshire, England. Nearby places include Portsmouth to the south-west, Southampton to the west, Waterlooville to north, Chichester to the east and Hayling Island to the so…
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