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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.

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 expectancy75
Low deprivation89
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

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

No active flood warnings nearby.

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

Detached£527,895
Semi-detached£341,016
Terraced£276,175
Flat£164,961

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)

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

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:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Eastleigh · 0.0 km

    Eastleigh is a town in Hampshire, England, between Southampton and Winchester. It is the largest town and the administrative seat of the Borough of Eastleigh, with a population of 24,011 at the 2011 census.

  • Eastleigh railway station · 0.3 km

    Eastleigh railway station serves the town of Eastleigh, in Hampshire, England. It is a stop on the South West Main Line and is the junction station for two other routes: the Eastleigh-Fareham Line and the Eastleigh-Ro…

  • Eastleigh Museum · 0.3 km

    Eastleigh Museum was a museum situated in Eastleigh, a town in Hampshire, England, which opened in October 1986. In 2014, ownership of the Eastleigh Museum was transferred to the Hampshire Cultural Trust as part of a…

  • The Point, Eastleigh · 0.5 km

    The Point is a theatre and dance studio for contemporary performance and contemporary dance at Eastleigh in Hampshire, England, operating under the auspices of Eastleigh Borough Council. It was previously the local co…

  • Eastleigh Works · 0.6 km

    Eastleigh 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 km

    Eastleigh 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.