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Aldershot

Aldershot is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 40,160. It has around 3 GP surgeries, 6 pharmacies, 5 supermarkets, 32 restaurants and cafés, 48 bus stops, and Aldershot railway station is 0.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £365,226, and there were around 294 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Aldershot area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Rushmoor area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 99,756 residents at roughly 2,555 people per km².

Council
Rushmoor
County
Hampshire
Constituency
Aldershot
Police force
Hampshire
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

11°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 11° / 8° · 23% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:31

9h 31m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, 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

275 reported · August 2026▲ 3% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences95
  • Anti-social behaviour44
  • Public order30
  • Shoplifting27

12 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Aldershot South · Hampshire

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

355 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 298 rated 4–5 ★ (226 top)
  • 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Aldershot (0.4 km)
  • 45 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Aldershot (0.3 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 (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (11.4 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

37 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: West Way Nissan Aldershot (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms5
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches36
  • Playgrounds33

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
  • 57 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

  • Schools12
  • GPs & clinics5
  • Pharmacies5
  • Supermarkets9
  • Parks & greens23
  • Restaurants & cafés84

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,125 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

754 jobs advertised · £43,052 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver - Weybridge, Senior Identity Analyst, Assistant Store Manager

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

34% low-carbon electricity

Gas 61% · Wind 14% · Biomass 8% · Solar 7%

251 gCO₂/kWh · very 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

7 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in GU11

  • Aldershot Medical Centre
  • Rru Aldershot
  • The Cambridge Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldershot:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Theatre Royal, Aldershot · 0.1 km

    The Theatre Royal was a theatre in Aldershot in Hampshire which opened in 1891 and was demolished in 1959. The teenage Charlie Chaplin appeared there in 1904 and the actor James Mason is believed to have made his stag…

  • Hippodrome, Aldershot · 0.2 km

    The Hippodrome was a theatre in the town of Aldershot in Hampshire. It operated as a venue for variety shows, pantomimes, musical comedies and other shows from 1913 to 1961. When Peter Sellers appeared there in 1948 h…

  • Aldershot · 0.2 km

    Aldershot is a town in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme north-east corner of the county, 31 mi (50 km) south-west of London. The town has a population of 40,160, while t…

  • Presbyterian Church, Aldershot · 0.2 km

    The English Presbyterian Church is the former Presbyterian church for Aldershot in Hampshire. Built in 1863 it served that denomination until 1972 when most churches in the Congregational Church in England and Wales a…

  • Aldershot Town Hall · 0.2 km

    Aldershot Town Hall is a municipal building in Grosvenor Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Aldershot Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Wesleyan Church, Aldershot · 0.3 km

    The Wesleyan Church is a former Methodist church for the town of Aldershot in Hampshire, England. Closed in 1988 the building has been a Grade II* listed building since 30 April 1981. In use today as offices, a dental…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Aldershot?
Aldershot is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Rushmoor local authority.
What is the population of Aldershot?
Aldershot has an approximate settlement population of 40,160.
How deprived is Aldershot?
The Rushmoor local authority, which includes Aldershot, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.