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Rushmoor

Rushmoor is a town or village in Hampshire, England. It has around 24 restaurants and cafés, 2 supermarkets, 15 bus stops, and the nearest railway station at North Camp, 2.2 km away. There were around 110 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 4 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Rushmoor is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 99,756 residents at roughly 2,555 people per km².

51/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 141st of 294 English council areas — better than 52% of them.

Home affordability41
Affordable rents31
Good schools19
Life expectancy73
Low deprivation66
Employment57
Low council tax77

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 6° · 25% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:30

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

33US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · London Harlington, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 7.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 5.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

71 reported · August 2026▲ 15% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences24
  • Anti-social behaviour11
  • Other theft7
  • Vehicle crime6

6 stop & searches

Local policing priorities

  • Hate Crime

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

Road safety

147 reported road collisions (2025)

32 killed or seriously injured · 168 casualties · 14.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

459 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 380 rated 4–5 ★ (303 top)
  • 26 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: North Camp (2.2 km)
  • 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from North Camp (2.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£326,799 average

Across Rushmoor · to 2026-08

Detached£602,209
Semi-detached£402,440
Terraced£330,266
Flat£198,543

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,385 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £979
  • 2 bed £1,269
  • 3 bed £1,532

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

Affordability

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (9.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,241 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 (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

48 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 29 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: Zap Map (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches33
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

99,756 residents in Rushmoor · 2,555/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 66%
  • 65+: 15%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,392
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,839
  • Net moves−447

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

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 197 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,320 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (40% of 42,720)

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

43 schools · 13,140 pupils

30 primary · 3 secondary · 10 other

Ofsted: 12 of 15 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

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

Secondary schools:

  • Bohunt FarnboroughInadequate
  • Cove School
  • The Wavell School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Rushmoor

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
  • 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

82 applications decided

95.1% granted · 78 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Alex Baker

Labour

Aldershot

Recent votes:

  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 18
  • Con 10
  • LD 3
  • Ref 6
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools6
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens13
  • Restaurants & cafés27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

1 jobs advertised

e.g. On-Call Firefighter (Rushmoor) HIWFRS619662

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£728 median full-time weekly pay

3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£23,498 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

52% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 49,788 certificates

8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 51% · Wind 26% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 9%

215 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.5 yrs men

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

71% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction6.7
  • Feeling worthwhile7.2
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)4.3

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

Health services

14 GP surgeries · 12 pharmacies in GU14

  • Giffard Drive Surgery
  • Voyager Family Health
  • Alexander House Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldershot:

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

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  • Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre · 0.5 km

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  • The Wavell School · 0.6 km

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  • Rushmoor · 0.7 km

    Rushmoor is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. It covers the towns of Farnborough and Aldershot, the former of which is the location of the council.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)