Catherington
Catherington is a village in Hampshire, England. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, around 8 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and Rowlands Castle railway station is 5 km away. There were around 22 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Criminal damage & arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Catherington area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Hampshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 125,742 residents at roughly 244 people per km².
- Council
- East Hampshire
- County
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- Meon Valley
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 39th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.
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
18°CCloudy
- Today: 19° / 15° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 18° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Crime
29 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences16
- Anti-social behaviour4
- Criminal damage & arson3
- Public order3
1 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Horndean · Hampshire
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
200 reported road collisions (2024)
42 killed or seriously injured · 248 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
97 food businesses within 2 miles
- 83 rated 4–5 ★ (78 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Rowlands Castle (5.5 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Rowlands Castle (5.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£446,392 average▲ 0.4% YoY
Across East Hampshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,262 average monthly rent▲ 1.2% YoY
- 1 bed £901
- 2 bed £1,179
- 3 bed £1,482
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
11.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.6 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (9.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (6.4 km)
10 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
15 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: Morrisons Horndean (2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools5
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
125,742 residents in East Hampshire · 244/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 285 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,344 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (24% of 56,500)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
60 schools · 18,836 pupils
42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 16 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bohunt SchoolGood
- Amery Hill School
- Eggar's School
- Horndean Technology College
- Oakmoor School
- The Petersfield School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Hampshire
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
- 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
142 applications decided
88.7% granted · 126 granted, 16 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 18
- LD 14
- Grn 1
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- Parks & greens2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,010 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
25 jobs advertised · £30,915 avg
e.g. School Catering Assistant - Catherington Infants, Property End of Tenancy Cleaners, Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£901 median full-time weekly pay
2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,411 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 57,309 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men
54% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- 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 East Hampshire:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership392 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership375 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s306 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office267 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test205 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Catherington Down · 0.4 km
Catherington Down is a 12.8-hectare (32-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Catherington in Hampshire. It is also a Local Nature Reserve
Hinton Daubney · 0.9 kmHinton Daubney is a small hamlet in Hampshire, England, located between Catherington and Hambledon. It is the site of one of the earliest recorded sightings of ball lightning.
- Catherington · 0.9 km
Catherington is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Horndean, in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1 mile (1.8 km) northwest of Horndean. The village is also close to Cowplai…
Yoell's Copse · 1.1 kmYoell's Copse is a 5.5-hectare (14-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Horndean in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Horndean Parish Council.
Lovedean · 1.1 kmLovedean is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 1.4 miles (2.2 km) west of Horndean.
Horndean F.C. · 1.2 kmHorndean F.C. is an English football club based in Horndean, near Portsmouth in Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Wessex League Premier Division and play at the Stanley Chase Stadium on Five Heads Road,…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Catherington?
- Catherington is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
- How deprived is Catherington?
- The East Hampshire local authority, which includes Catherington, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.