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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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 124,208 residents at roughly 2,228 people per km².

41/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 218th of 294 English council areas — better than 26% of them.

Low crime46
Home affordability37
Affordable rents37
Good schools10
Life expectancy43
Low deprivation42
Employment48
Low council tax77

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

15°CClear

  • Today: 20° / 15° · 11% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Crime

144 reported · July 2026 4% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences56
  • Shoplifting24
  • Anti-social behaviour23
  • Drugs7

4 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

202 reported road collisions (2024)

57 killed or seriously injured · 272 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

256 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 215 rated 4–5 ★ (195 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

£320,643 average 3.9% YoY

Across Havant · to 2026-06

Detached£533,176
Semi-detached£349,328
Terraced£272,527
Flat£164,768

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,146 average monthly rent 2.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £848
  • 2 bed £1,080
  • 3 bed £1,348

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (6.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (2.7 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

88 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 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)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 133 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,320 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 57,340)

A £1,547
B £1,805
C £2,062
D £2,320
E £2,836
F £3,352
G £3,867
H £4,641

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

Schools

50 schools · 15,988 pupils

33 primary · 8 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 10 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

45inspected 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
  • Park Community School
  • Purbrook Park School
  • The Hayling College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Havant

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
  • 80 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

106 applications decided

92.5% granted · 98 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Alan Mak

Conservative

Havant

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

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

5,100 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

409 jobs advertised · £43,481 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Technician, Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Superflex Roadside Patrol - Portsmouth

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

49% low-carbon electricity

Gas 46% · Wind 22% · Biomass 17% · Nuclear 10%

203 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 80.2 yrs 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:

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

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 km

    Langstone 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 km

    Langstone 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 km

    Southmoor 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 km

    The 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 km

    Havant 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)