Hamble-le-Rice

12°CCloudy

• Today: 12° / 8° · 19% rain
• Tomorrow: 12° / 5° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:37

9h 36m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

24US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

• 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

27 reported · August 2026▼ 4% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour9
• Violence & sexual offences7
• Criminal damage & arson4
• Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Hedge End South · Hampshire

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

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)

125 food businesses within 2 miles

• 106 rated 4–5 ★ (93 top)
• 4 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hamble (1.3 km)
• 14 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£312,753 average▲ 2.9% YoY

Across Eastleigh · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (8.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (8.4 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

61 charging locations within ~8 km

• 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 160 kW
• Nearest: Hamble Point Marina (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches14
• Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

136,443 residents in Eastleigh · 1,712/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 263 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Eastleigh

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

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

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

133 applications decided

89.5% granted · 119 granted, 14 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Paul Holmes

Conservative

Hamble Valley

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat majority

• Con 1
• LD 35
• Oth 3

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

• Schools2
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,320 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£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

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

34% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Solar 19% · Imports 14% · Wind 8%

218 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

9 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in SO31

• Hamble Valley Health
• Lockswood Surgery
• Brook Lane Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamble Valley:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases687 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death366 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth263 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks234 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND210 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

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

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  Hamble-le-Rice · 0.4 km

  Hamble-le-Rice, commonly known as Hamble, is a village and civil parish in the borough of Eastleigh, in Hampshire, England. It is best known for being a flying training centre during the Second World War and is a popu…

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  Folland Sports F.C. · 0.5 km

  Folland Sports Football Club is a football club based in Hamble-le-Rice, near Southampton, in Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the Wessex League Division One and play at Folland Park.

• Hamble College of Air Training · 0.9 km

  Hamble school of Air Training was a flight training centre in Hampshire, England.

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  Hamble Lifeboat Station · 0.9 km

  Hamble Lifeboat Station is located at The Quay in Hamble-le-Rice, a village on the western shore of the River Hamble estuary, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Southampton, on the eastern side of Southampton Wat…

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  Hamble Common · 1.0 km

  Hamble Common is a Public Park, Public Common and Scheduled Monument in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire, not too far from Southampton. The site is 22-hectare (220,000 m2) and formerly hosted an Iron Age settlement as well a…

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  Hamble Club F.C. · 1.0 km

  Hamble Club Football Club is a football club based in Hamble-le-Rice, Hampshire. They are currently members of the Wessex League Premier Division and play at the Abbey.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)