Farnborough
Farnborough is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 60,652. It has 1 pharmacy and around 4 restaurants and cafés, along with 1 bus stop and Fleet railway station 2.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £375,623, and there were around 229 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 Farnborough area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Hart area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 99,408 residents at roughly 462 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 15th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
18°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 22° / 16° · 85% rain
- Tomorrow: 25° / 15° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:24
12h 51m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
9US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom
Crime
219 reported · July 2026▲ 10% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences74
- Anti-social behaviour31
- Shoplifting31
- Public order22
7 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Farnborough · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Hate Crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
145 reported road collisions (2024)
45 killed or seriously injured · 188 casualties · 14.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
425 food businesses within 2 miles
- 342 rated 4–5 ★ (284 top)
- 15 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Farnborough (Main) (0.3 km)
- 53 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Farnborough Main (0.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£479,978 average▲ 2.3% YoY
Across Hart · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,417 average monthly rent▲ 3.3% YoY
- 1 bed £1,025
- 2 bed £1,305
- 3 bed £1,584
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.7 times median annual pay (12.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (9.9 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (3.4 km)
20 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
51 charging locations within ~8 km
- 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 250 kW
- Nearest: Queensmead Car Park (0.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms4
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches29
- Playgrounds18
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
99,408 residents in Hart · 462/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 317 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,400 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 43,030)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
41 schools · 15,835 pupils
29 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other
Ofsted: 11 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
34inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Calthorpe Park School
- Court Moor School
- Frogmore Community College
- Robert May's School
- Yateley School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hart
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
- 22 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
119 applications decided
91.6% granted · 109 granted, 10 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Alex Baker
Labour
Aldershot
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
- NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition
- Con 8
- LD 13
- Oth 12
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools11
- Pharmacies5
- Supermarkets5
- Parks & greens7
- Restaurants & cafés47
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
4,945 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
637 jobs advertised · £49,800 avg
e.g. Care Assistant, Welder, Front End Software Engineer
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£928 median full-time weekly pay
1.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£33,968 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 43,089 certificates
7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
22% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Imports 37% · Solar 11% · Biomass 6%
193 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 83.3 yrs men
60% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.5
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Aldershot:
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership454 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases415 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Stop taxing Longer Separation Allowance on British armed forces411 local signatures · 22,077 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s390 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test375 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
The Tumbledown Dick · 0.2 kmThe Tumbledown Dick was a former public house in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, that operated from the 16th century until the early 21st century. The name of the pub originated as the satirical nickname given to Ric…
Farnborough (Main) railway station · 0.3 kmFarnborough (Main) railway station is a stop on the South West Main Line and serves the town of Farnborough, in Hampshire, England. The station is operated by South Western Railway, along with all trains serving it.
- Echo (radio station) · 0.4 km
FCOT FM and previously as FCT-FM, Echo FM and Passion is a community radio station broadcast for four weeks each year from two studios at Farnborough College of Technology. The station's management, presentation and p…
- Catholic National Library · 0.5 km
The Catholic National Library is a large Roman Catholic library previously located at St Michael's Abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire, founded in 1912. In 2015 it was relocated to Durham University Library. It is known f…
St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough · 0.5 kmSaint Michael's Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in Farnborough, Hampshire, England, which belongs to the English Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation. The small community is known for its liturgy, its pipe orga…
Farnborough, Hampshire · 0.6 kmFarnborough is a town located in the Rushmoor district of Hampshire, England. It has a population of around 60,652 as of the 2021 census and is an important centre of aviation, engineering and technology. The town is…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Farnborough?
- Farnborough is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Hart local authority.
- What is the population of Farnborough?
- Farnborough has an approximate settlement population of 60,652.
- How deprived is Farnborough?
- The Hart local authority, which includes Farnborough, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.