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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 (IoD2019). 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 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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 17° / 10° · 10% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:27Sunset 19:33

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

295 reported · July 2026 13% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences119
  • Anti-social behaviour44
  • Public order36
  • Shoplifting34

9 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Aldershot 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

354 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 301 rated 4–5 ★ (228 top)
  • 17 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

£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 (11.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (8.6 km)

18 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

36 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)

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
  • 57 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

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,050 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

794 jobs advertised · £44,032 avg

e.g. Mobile Mechanic, Mobile Vehicle Technician - South East, Roadside Vehicle Technician

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

53% low-carbon electricity

Solar 33% · Imports 29% · Gas 18% · Wind 10%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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

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 2026-08-06

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 IoD2019.