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East Meon

East Meon is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 871. It has 7 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Petersfield, 6.6 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the East Meon 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
East Hampshire
Police force
Hampshire
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 39th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.

Low crime92
Home affordability14
Affordable rents29
Good schools34
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation90
Employment88
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

18°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 15° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby

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

1 reported · July 2026 86% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Butser, Clanfield and Rowlands Castle · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • SHOPLIFTING

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

7 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 6 rated 4–5 ★ (6 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Petersfield (6.6 km)
  • 7 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Petersfield (6.6 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£446,392 average 0.4% YoY

Across East Hampshire · to 2026-06

Detached£714,262
Semi-detached£436,253
Terraced£336,652
Flat£203,168

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: 167.9p · Asda (7.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (7.6 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

11 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Brocklands Farm Glamping (4.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds1

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)

A £1,563
B £1,823
C £2,083
D £2,344
E £2,865
F £3,386
G £3,907
H £4,688

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

  • In a conservation area (East Meon)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 59 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

Your MP

Damian Hinds

Conservative

East Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

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

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

22 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, End of Tenancy Cleaners Wanted

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

Grid electricity

46% low-carbon electricity

Gas 29% · Imports 26% · Wind 25% · Biomass 15%

144 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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:

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

Notable places nearby

  • East Meon · 0.0 km

    East Meon is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) west of Petersfield.

  • All Saints Church, East Meon · 0.2 km

    All Saints' Church is an Anglican parish church in the village of East Meon, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade I listed building and the oldest building in the village, lying so tight to a hill to the north of the vil…

  • East Hampshire AONB · 1.3 km

    East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) in England was designated in 1962. The designation was revoked in March 2010, together with the neighbouring Sussex Downs AONB, upon the establishment of the So…

  • Pidham Hill · 1.7 km

    Pidham Hill is a hill in the county of Hampshire, England. The summit elevation is 699 feet (213 m) AMSL. Pidham Hill is about 2 kilometres east-northeast of the village of East Meon in Hampshire, north of the road to…

  • Henwood Down · 1.8 km

    Henwood Down is one of the highest points in the county of Hampshire, England, and in the South Downs, reaching a height of 201 metres (659 ft) above sea level. Its prominence of 64 metres qualifies it as a Tump.

  • Coombe, Hampshire · 2.3 km

    Coombe is a hamlet in Hampshire, England. It is located in East Hampshire, in the civil parish of East Meon.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is East Meon?
East Meon is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
What is the population of East Meon?
East Meon has an approximate settlement population of 871.
How deprived is East Meon?
The East Hampshire local authority, which includes East Meon, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.