Hammer
Hammer is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 1,000, 20 bus stops, and the nearest railway station being Haslemere, 2.4 km away. It has 1 park or green and 6 restaurants or cafés. There were around 17 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 Hammer area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the East Hampshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 125,742 residents at roughly 244 people per km².
- Council
- East Hampshire
- County
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- East Hampshire
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 35th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% 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
8°CCloudy
- Today: 10° / 6° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 5° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:32
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
35US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.1 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.6% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
15 reported · August 2026▼ 32% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences4
- Anti-social behaviour2
- Criminal damage & arson2
- Other theft2
Neighbourhood team: Fernhurst · Sussex
Local policing priorities
- Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), particularly at times of seasonal demand and local events
- Thefts from motor vehicles in rural areas and car parks
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
201 reported road collisions (2025)
60 killed or seriously injured · 244 casualties · 16 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
92 food businesses within 2 miles
- 80 rated 4–5 ★ (71 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Haslemere (2.3 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Haslemere (2.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£440,599 average▼ 1.7% YoY
Across East Hampshire · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,262 average monthly rent▲ 1.4% YoY
- 1 bed £901
- 2 bed £1,180
- 3 bed £1,483
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
11.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 11.6 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,772 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: 177.9p · Asda (1.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 202.9p · Asda (1.4 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Holy Cross Hospital (1.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres3
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools3
- Sports pitches32
- Playgrounds9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
125,742 residents in East Hampshire · 244/km²
- Under 16: 17%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,263
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,052
- Net moves+1,211
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 278 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,344 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (24% of 56,500)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
60 schools · 18,836 pupils
42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 16 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)
51 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bohunt SchoolGood
- Amery Hill School
- Eggar's School
- Horndean Technology College
- Oakmoor School
- The Petersfield School
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Hampshire
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
- 28 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
117 applications decided
88% granted · 103 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Andrew Griffith
Conservative
Arundel and South Downs
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative / Independent coalition
- Lab 1
- Con 18
- LD 14
- Grn 1
- Oth 9
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens6
- Restaurants & cafés9
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,145 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£901 median full-time weekly pay
2.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,411 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
49% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 57,309 certificates
8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
39% low-carbon electricity
Gas 57% · Wind 15% · Solar 11% · Biomass 7%
236 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men
54% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.6
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.4
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
2 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in GU27
- Haslemere Health Centre
- Procare Health Services
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Arundel and South Downs:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death1,230 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks545 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases317 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND212 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills200 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Hammer Bottom · 0.6 kmHammer Bottom or Hammer Vale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Bramshott and Liphook, in the East Hampshire district in the county of Hampshire, England. Hammer Bottom lies at the meeting point of the counties of Ham…
- Woolmer Hill · 0.8 km
Woolmer Hill is an area of high ground in the south-west corner of Surrey, England in the Borough of Waverley abutting Hampshire to the west and West Sussex to the south. It is in the circa 1900-founded parish of Shot…
- Woolmer Hill School · 1.2 km
Woolmer Hill School, formerly Woolmer Hill Technology College, is the main secondary school in the area of Haslemere, Surrey.
Shottermill & Haslemere F.C. · 1.4 kmShottermill & Haslemere Football Club is a football club based in Haslemere, Surrey, England. The club are currently members of the Surrey Intermediate League Premier Division and play at Haslemere Recreational Ground.
- Linchmere · 1.4 km
Linchmere, also spelled Lynchmere, is a village and a civil parish, the northernmost parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England. It is between Haslemere and Liphook, south of the B2131 road. As well as…
Lynchmere Commons · 1.7 kmLynchmere Commons is a 122-hectare (300-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Lynchmere in West Sussex. It is owned and managed by the Lynchmere Society.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hammer?
- Hammer is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
- How deprived is Hammer?
- The East Hampshire local authority, which includes Hammer, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.