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Bursledon

Bursledon is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 6,894. It has around 2 pharmacies, 1 park or green, and around 8 restaurants and cafés, with 22 bus stops and Bursledon railway station 0.8 km away. There were around 78 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Bursledon area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Eastleigh area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 136,443 residents at roughly 1,712 people per km².

Council
Eastleigh
County
Hampshire
Constituency
Eastleigh
Police force
Hampshire
74/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 7th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% of them.

Low crime75
Home affordability41
Affordable rents45
Good schools95
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation91
Employment82
Low council tax72

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

22°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 25° / 17° · 68% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:24

12h 46m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

257 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 213 rated 4–5 ★ (184 top)
  • 9 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Bursledon (0.8 km)
  • 22 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Bursledon (0.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£308,476 average 1.7% YoY

Across Eastleigh · to 2026-06

Detached£521,978
Semi-detached£337,423
Terraced£270,585
Flat£162,610

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (5.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (5.7 km)

20 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

70 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Tesco Extra-Southampton (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools7
  • Sports pitches15
  • Playgrounds11

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,342 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,561
B £1,822
C £2,082
D £2,342
E £2,863
F £3,383
G £3,904
H £4,684

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Deer Park SchoolGood
  • Thornden SchoolGood
  • Wildern SchoolGood
  • Crestwood Community School
  • The Hamble School
  • The Toynbee School
  • Wyvern College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Eastleigh

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
  • 42 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

131 applications decided

90.8% granted · 119 granted, 12 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Paul Holmes

Conservative

Hamble Valley

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 1
  • LD 35
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,280 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

44 jobs advertised · £29,053 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online GCSE Tutoring Job in Bursledon – Flexible Schedule, Online Drawing Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

28% low-carbon electricity

Gas 49% · Imports 23% · Solar 14% · Wind 7%

210 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamble Valley:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Bursledon · 0.4 km

    Bursledon is a village on the River Hamble in Hampshire, England. It is located within the borough of Eastleigh. Close to the city of Southampton, Bursledon has a railway station, a marina, dockyards and the Bursledon…

  • Bursledon railway station · 0.8 km

    Bursledon railway station serves the village of Bursledon in Hampshire, England. It is on the West Coastway Line. The station is operated by South Western Railway, who provide all trains serving it.

  • Bursledon Windmill · 0.9 km

    Bursledon Windmill is a Grade II* listed windmill in Bursledon, Hampshire, England which has been restored to working order.

  • The Jolly Sailor, Bursledon · 1.0 km

    The Jolly Sailor is an 18th-century public house on Land's End Road in Bursledon in Hampshire, England. It has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since December 1955. The pub can be approac…

  • Hackett's Marsh · 1.1 km

    Hackett's Marsh is a 20.4-hectare (50-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Bursledon in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service. It is part of Solent and Southampton Wa…

  • Lincegrove and Hackett's Marshes · 1.3 km

    Lincegrove and Hackett's Marshes is a 37.8-hectare (93-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the west bank of the River Hamble between Southampton and Fareham in Hampshire. It is part of Solent and S…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Bursledon?
Bursledon is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Eastleigh local authority.
What is the population of Bursledon?
Bursledon has an approximate settlement population of 6,894.
How deprived is Bursledon?
The Eastleigh local authority, which includes Bursledon, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.