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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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 99,756 residents at roughly 2,555 people per km².

51/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 144th of 294 English council areas — better than 51% of them.

Home affordability41
Affordable rents30
Good schools19
Life expectancy74
Low deprivation62
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

13°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 10° · 62% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:31

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

85 reported · July 2026 37% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences30
  • Anti-social behaviour18
  • Other theft7
  • Public order6

4 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Farnborough South · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Hate Crime

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

Road safety

150 reported road collisions (2024)

34 killed or seriously injured · 182 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

459 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 377 rated 4–5 ★ (306 top)
  • 24 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

£328,963 average 2.4% YoY

Across Rushmoor · to 2026-06

Detached£613,025
Semi-detached£404,492
Terraced£331,470
Flat£199,692

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,387 average monthly rent 5.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £980
  • 2 bed £1,271
  • 3 bed £1,533

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 (9.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (11.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Asda (8.6 km)

17 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)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 196 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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%)

37inspected 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

1,436 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
  • 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

40 applications decided

97.5% granted · 39 granted, 1 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Alex Baker

Labour

Aldershot

Recent votes:

  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88

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 & cafés29

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,050 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

41% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Wind 22% · Biomass 10% · Imports 9%

213 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.5 yrs 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 2026-08-06

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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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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)