Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 54,225. It has around 1 GPs & clinic, 2 pharmacies, and 40 restaurants and cafés, 37 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Eastleigh, 0.7 km away. The average sold house price is around £372,114, and there were around 246 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 Eastleigh area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Eastleigh area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
10°COvercast
- Today: 10° / 8° · 29% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:35
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
286 reported · August 2026▲ 47% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences109
- Anti-social behaviour62
- Public order29
- Criminal damage & arson24
19 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Eastleigh Central · Hampshire
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
186 reported road collisions (2025)
49 killed or seriously injured · 240 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
346 food businesses within 2 miles
- 277 rated 4–5 ★ (247 top)
- 14 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Eastleigh (0.2 km)
- 31 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Eastleigh (0.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£312,753 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Eastleigh · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,214 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £862
- 2 bed £1,111
- 3 bed £1,363
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,981 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (3.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (3.6 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
85 charging locations within ~8 km
- 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Mitchell Road Multi Storey Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms3
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches30
- Playgrounds12
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,741
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,683
- Net moves+1,058
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 263 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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
47 schools · 20,623 pupils
34 primary · 7 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 19 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
43 inspected 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
1,439 CQC-registered services
- Care homes483
- GP practices166
- Dentists324
- Homecare agencies359
- Hospitals & hospices35
CQC ratings: 89% 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
133 applications decided
89.5% granted · 119 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Liz Jarvis
Liberal Democrat
Eastleigh
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging)
- AyeBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 1
- LD 35
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools9
- GPs & clinics4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens154
- Restaurants & cafés54
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
616 jobs advertised · £38,962 avg
e.g. Customer Advisor - Private Medical Insurance, Delivery Driver, Site Engineer
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
38% low-carbon electricity
Gas 61% · Wind 15% · Solar 10% · Biomass 7%
248 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 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
Health services
7 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SO50
- Stokewood Surgery
- Eastleigh Medical Practice
- St. Andrew'S Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Eastleigh:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases622 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND347 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks239 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth179 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills159 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Eastleigh · 0.0 km
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- Eastleigh railway station · 0.3 km
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- Eastleigh Museum · 0.3 km
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- The Point, Eastleigh · 0.5 km
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Eastleigh Works · 0.6 kmEastleigh Works is a locomotive, carriage and wagon building and repair facility in the town of Eastleigh, in the county of Hampshire in England.
Eastleigh College · 0.8 kmEastleigh College in Eastleigh, Hampshire is a further education college providing technical and professional training and apprenticeships to school leavers, in addition to part-time professional courses and part-time…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Eastleigh?
- Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Eastleigh local authority.
- What is the population of Eastleigh?
- Eastleigh has an approximate settlement population of 54,225.
- How deprived is Eastleigh?
- The Eastleigh local authority, which includes Eastleigh, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.