Chandler's Ford
Chandler's Ford is a town in Hampshire, England. It has 52 bus stops, one GP surgery, two pharmacies, and 25 restaurants and cafés. The nearest railway station is Chandler's Ford, located 0.6 km away, and there were around 43 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 Chandler's Ford 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.
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 7th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% 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°CMist
- Today: 23° / 16° · 87% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:26
12h 50m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
31US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
34 reported · July 2026▼ 13% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences14
- Other theft7
- Public order5
- Anti-social behaviour3
5 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Romsey East · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Rural Crime
- Violent Crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
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
191 food businesses within 2 miles
- 150 rated 4–5 ★ (136 top)
- 5 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Chandler's Ford (1.0 km)
- 34 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Chandlers Ford (1.0 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£308,476 average▲ 1.7% YoY
Across Eastleigh · to 2026-06
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 (6.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (6.7 km)
20 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
72 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Kids Today LTD (0.7 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms2
- Sports pitches13
- Playgrounds14
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)
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
- 7 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
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat
Eastleigh
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft 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
- Schools4
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies2
- Parks & greens27
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,280 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
166 jobs advertised · £41,604 avg
e.g. Loss Adjuster – Eastleigh /Southampton / Reading region, School Cook - St Francis Primary, Business Development Manager
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
15% low-carbon electricity
Gas 58% · Imports 27% · Biomass 7% · Wind 4%
252 gCO₂/kWh · very 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 Eastleigh:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases615 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership391 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test303 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s281 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office265 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Knightwood · 0.0 km
Knightwood is a small village in Chandler's Ford which is in Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of Valley Park. It is roughly 6 miles north of Southampton.
Valley Park, Chandler's Ford · 0.3 kmValley Park is a civil parish and a new town in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The part of the parish is called Knightwood.
Valley Park Woodlands · 0.6 kmValley Park Woodlands is a 24.8-hectare (61-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Chandler's Ford in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Test Valley Borough Council.
Flexford Nature Reserve · 0.7 kmFlexford Nature Reserve is a 18-hectare (44-acre) nature reserve in Chandler's Ford in Hampshire. It is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.
- Chandler's Ford railway station · 1.0 km
Chandler's Ford railway station serves the Chandler's Ford area of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England. It is on the Eastleigh to Romsey Line, 75 miles 25 chains (121.2 km) measured from London Waterloo.
- Chandler's Ford shooting · 1.2 km
The Chandler's Ford shooting was the shooting of armed robbers in the town of Chandler's Ford, Hampshire, in southern England, on 13 September 2007. Two men were shot dead by Metropolitan Police officers while they we…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chandler's Ford?
- Chandler's Ford is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Eastleigh local authority.
- How deprived is Chandler's Ford?
- The Eastleigh local authority, which includes Chandler's Ford, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.