Badshot Lea
Badshot Lea is a village in Hampshire, England, with 33 bus stops and Aldershot railway station 1.3 km away. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, and 23 restaurants and cafés, and there were around 117 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 Badshot Lea 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.
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 144th of 294 English council areas — better than 51% 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
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
105 reported · July 2026▼ 18% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences42
- Public order14
- Shoplifting14
- Anti-social behaviour10
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Weybourne, Badshot Lea & Moor Park · Surrey
Local policing priorities
- Waverley has been identified as a force hotspot for Fraud and Rogue offender offences. Statistically it is more likely a person aged 70 a…
- Increased reports of Anti-social behaviour in Tices Meadow.
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
410 food businesses within 2 miles
- 332 rated 4–5 ★ (257 top)
- 21 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Aldershot (1.7 km)
- 18 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Aldershot (1.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£328,963 average▲ 2.4% YoY
Across Rushmoor · to 2026-06
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: 163.9p · Asda (1.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (10.5 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
29 charging locations within ~8 km
- 21 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: West Way Nissan Aldershot (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres6
- Gyms2
- Swimming pools11
- Sports pitches56
- Playgrounds23
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)
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
- 33 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
Gregory Stafford
Conservative
Farnham and Bordon
Recent votes:
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
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
- Schools10
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens23
- Restaurants & cafés12
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,050 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
13 jobs advertised · £33,691 avg
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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
8 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in GU9
- Farnham Park Health Group
- Central Surgery
- Phyllis Tuckwell Mem.Hosp
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Farnham and Bordon:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership480 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership407 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s330 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office281 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases257 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Badshot Lea · 0.2 km
Badshot Lea is a village in Surrey, England, close to Aldershot. Badshot Lea has access in either direction to the A31 and A331 and is connected to railway stations in the nearby towns with regular bus services. The v…
- Badshot Lea Long Barrow · 0.9 km
Badshot Lea Long Barrow, also known as Farnham Long Barrow, was an unchambered long barrow located near the village of Badshot Lea in the south-eastern English county of Surrey. It was probably constructed in the fou…
Brickfields Country Park · 0.9 kmBrickfields Country Park is a park in Aldershot in Hampshire described as one of the smallest country parks in Britain. The park is owned and maintained by Rushmoor Borough Council.
All Hallows Catholic School · 1.0 kmAll Hallows Catholic School is a mixed, voluntary-aided comprehensive secondary school and Sixth Form in Weybourne, Farnham, Surrey, England. It is a Roman Catholic school affiliated to the Portsmouth diocese. The sch…
- Weybourne LNR · 1.1 km
Weybourne LNR is a 2.4-hectare (5.9-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the southern outskirts of Weybourne in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Waverley Borough Council.
- Aldershot Ice Rink · 1.1 km
Aldershot Ice Rink was an ice rink venue located in Pool Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, England. It was opened on 24 July 1987 and closed on 15 October 1991.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Badshot Lea?
- Badshot Lea is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Rushmoor local authority.
- How deprived is Badshot Lea?
- The Rushmoor local authority, which includes Badshot Lea, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.