Ashford Hill
Ashford Hill is a town or village in Hampshire, England. It has 6 bus stops and Midgham railway station 5.1 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Ashford Hill area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Basingstoke and Deane area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 185,154 residents at roughly 292 people per km².
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- County
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- North West Hampshire
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 60th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.
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
7°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 7° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:35
9h 34m 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
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
Road safety
276 reported road collisions (2025)
74 killed or seriously injured · 365 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
22 food businesses within 2 miles
- 20 rated 4–5 ★ (15 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Midgham (5.1 km)
- 6 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Midgham (5.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£373,551 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Basingstoke and Deane · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,309 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY
- 1 bed £930
- 2 bed £1,210
- 3 bed £1,466
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (9.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,390 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: 159.9p · BP (5.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · BP (5.3 km)
4 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
6 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Sandford Springs Hotel & Golf Club (3.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
185,154 residents in Basingstoke and Deane · 292/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 64%
- 65+: 17%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,732
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,356
- Net moves+376
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 237 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,255 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (34% of 81,590)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
86 schools · 26,122 pupils
58 primary · 10 secondary · 18 other
Ofsted: 33 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
75 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Brighton Hill Community SchoolGood
- CranbourneGood
- Testbourne Community SchoolGood
- The Costello SchoolGood
- The Vyne Community SchoolGood
- The Blue Coat School BasingstokeRequires improvement
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
- Everest Community Academy
- The Clere School
- The Hurst School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basingstoke and Deane
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
- 19 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
259 applications decided
91.1% granted · 236 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Kit Malthouse
Conservative
North West Hampshire
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 10
- Con 11
- LD 11
- Grn 2
- Ref 3
- Oth 17
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
5 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg
e.g. Residential End of Tenancy Cleaners, Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Office Cleaners
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£823 median full-time weekly pay
2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£29,000 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
59% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 88,518 certificates
7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
31% low-carbon electricity
Gas 67% · Wind 16% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 7%
273 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in RG19
- Thornford Park
- Burdwood Surgery
- Newbury Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Hampshire:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases535 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND239 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth234 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks225 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills177 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows · 0.7 kmAshford Hill Woods and Meadows is a 141.5-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Ashford Hill in Hampshire. An area of 23.45 hectares is Ashford Hill NNR, which is a National Nature Res…
- Ashford Hill NNR · 0.7 km
Ashford Hill is a British national nature reserve next to the village of Ashford Hill in Hampshire. Part of the reserve is a designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The site is one of Natural Englan…
Brimpton Common · 1.3 kmBrimpton Common is a hamlet in Berkshire, England. It is part of Brimpton Parish, and part of the Benefice of Aldermaston and Woolhampton in the Diocese of Oxford. It is in the Aldermaston Ward of West Berkshire Council.
Axmansford · 1.7 kmAxmansford is a village in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Baughurst.
Ashford Hill with Headley · 1.9 kmAshford Hill with Headley is a civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. The parish includes Ashford Hill, Plastow Green, Headley and Kingsclere Woodlands. According to the 2001 census,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Compare Basingstoke and Deane with nearby areas
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Ashford Hill?
- Ashford Hill is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Basingstoke and Deane local authority.
- How deprived is Ashford Hill?
- The Basingstoke and Deane local authority, which includes Ashford Hill, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.