Fareham

19°COvercast

• Today: 21° / 18° · 48% rain
• Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:25

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

19US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

194 reported · July 2026▼ 3% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences69
• Public order29
• Anti-social behaviour28
• Shoplifting17

29 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Fareham · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

172 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

305 food businesses within 2 miles

• 261 rated 4–5 ★ (223 top)
• 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Fareham (0.9 km)
• 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£328,364 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Fareham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,189 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY

• 1 bed £841
• 2 bed £1,085
• 3 bed £1,344

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

8.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (3.3 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (10.8 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

59 charging locations within ~8 km

• 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Tesco Superstore-Fareham (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Gyms1
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches20
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

114,513 residents in Fareham · 1,542/km²

• Under 16: 16%
• 16–64: 59%
• 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 298 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,271 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (31% of 51,100)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

48 schools · 16,712 pupils

30 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

40inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fareham

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 162 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

143 applications decided

97.2% granted · 139 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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Reform UK

Fareham and Waterlooville

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Lab 1
• Con 22
• LD 6
• Ref 1
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens24
• Restaurants & cafés41

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,238 jobs advertised · £40,644 avg

e.g. Superflex Roadside Patrol - Southampton, Superflex Roadside Technician, Midday Lunch Supervisor

Source: Adzuna

£836 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£27,171 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 47,737 certificates

7.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

25% low-carbon electricity

Gas 56% · Imports 19% · Wind 10% · Biomass 9%

241 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.7
• Feeling worthwhile8.0
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Fareham and Waterlooville:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases473 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership427 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office371 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s320 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test320 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

• Westbury Manor Museum · 0.1 km

  Westbury Manor Museum was the main town centre museum located at 84 West Street, Fareham, Hampshire, England. It featured a variety of exhibits on local history, such as the use of Fareham red bricks in the constructi…

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  Church of the Sacred Heart, Fareham · 0.1 km

  The Church of the Sacred Heart is the Roman Catholic parish church of the town of Fareham in Hampshire, southern England. It opened in 1878 on a centrally located site, replacing a converted shed which had been used f…

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  Fareham · 0.2 km

  Fareham is a market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour, between the cities of Portsmouth and Southampton in south east Hampshire, England. It gives its name to the Borough of Fareham. It was historically…

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  Fareham Shopping Centre · 0.3 km

  Fareham Shopping Centre is located at the heart of the centre of the Hampshire town of Fareham. Built in two phases between 1975 and 1981, the centre contains many well known retailers and is quite large for a town of…

• Fareham Common · 0.4 km

  Fareham Common is a suburb of Fareham, Hampshire. It is 1.3 miles (2.8 km) north of the town centre and is made up of a few industrial estates. It is north of the M27 motorway and the nearest villages are Knowle and W…

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  Borough of Fareham · 0.4 km

  The Borough of Fareham is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Fareham. Other places within the borough include Portchester, Hill Head, Sarisbury, Stubbington,…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)