Botley

21°CLight rain shower

• Today: 23° / 16° · 87% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:26

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

6US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

38 reported · July 2026▼ 5% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences14
• Anti-social behaviour7
• Other theft6
• Criminal damage & arson3

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Hedge End North · Hampshire

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

168 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 202 casualties · 12.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

150 food businesses within 2 miles

• 119 rated 4–5 ★ (109 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Botley (0.8 km)
• 15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£308,476 average▲ 1.7% YoY

Across Eastleigh · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,214 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY

• 1 bed £861
• 2 bed £1,111
• 3 bed £1,361

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.9× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (5.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5.9 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

49 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 120 kW
• Nearest: Botley Service Station (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

136,443 residents in Eastleigh · 1,712/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 288 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,342 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (32% of 61,310)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

46 schools · 20,623 pupils

34 primary · 7 secondary · 5 other

Ofsted: 19 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

43inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Eastleigh

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

• In a conservation area (Botley)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 61 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

131 applications decided

90.8% granted · 119 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Paul Holmes

Conservative

Hamble Valley

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 1
• LD 35
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools3
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens72
• Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

84 jobs advertised · £35,669 avg

e.g. Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Registered Nurse ICU, Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning

Source: Adzuna

£820 median full-time weekly pay

2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,968 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

55% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 61,442 certificates

7.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

31% low-carbon electricity

Gas 42% · Imports 27% · Solar 20% · Biomass 6%

188 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.8
• Feeling worthwhile7.7
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamble Valley:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases683 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership465 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office361 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test314 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

• 
  Botley, Hampshire · 0.0 km

  Botley is a historic village in Hampshire, England, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Southampton. It was developed as a natural crossing point for the River Hamble, and received its first market charter from Hen…

• 
  All Saints, Botley · 0.3 km

  All Saints is an Anglican church in the centre of the village of Botley, in Hampshire, England. Built in the 1830s to replace a church, St Bartholomew's, south of the village, it was expanded in 1859 and the 1890s. Fu…

• 
  Edward Sparshott · 0.5 km

  Admiral Edward Sparshott was a Royal Navy officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. As midshipman on HMS Centaur, flagship of Sir Samuel Hood, he was present at the surrender of Madeira. As captain, he commanded HMS…

• 
  Botley railway station · 0.8 km

  Botley railway station serves Botley and the surrounding areas in the English county of Hampshire. The station is on the railway line between Eastleigh and Fareham, 78 miles 72 chains (127.0 km) from London Waterloo.

• 
  Curdridge · 1.6 km

  Curdridge is a village and civil parish within the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The parish also contains the similarly named village of Curbridge. The village has a small school. The parish is lo…

• 
  The Curdridge Country Show · 1.6 km

  The Curdridge Country Show is an annual country fair in Curdridge, Hampshire, England. The event is held mid-July on a Saturday, and attracts up to 7000 attendees each year. 2025 is Curdriges 69th year

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)