Hill Brow and Rake
Hill Brow and Rake is a town or village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Liss, 1.8 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hill Brow and Rake 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
9°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 11° / 6° · 10% rain
- Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:01Sunset 16:33
9h 32m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
24US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, 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
13 reported · August 2026
- Violence & sexual offences7
- Other theft2
- Burglary1
- Criminal damage & arson1
Neighbourhood team: Liss · Hampshire
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
34 food businesses within 2 miles
- 31 rated 4–5 ★ (27 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Liss (1.8 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Liss (1.8 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: 174.9p · Asda (5.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (5.1 km)
2 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
13 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Champneys Forest Mere (3.8 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools7
- Sports pitches16
- Playgrounds2
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
- 11 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
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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés1
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
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
0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in GU33
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
Rake Hanger · 0.5 kmRake Hanger is a 28.2-hectare (70-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Midhurst in West Sussex.
- Hill Brow · 0.7 km
Hill Brow is a small village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Rogate, 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Rake, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Liss and 3 miles (4.8…
Rake, West Sussex · 1.1 kmRake is a small rural village lying astride the B2070 road and the border between West Sussex and Hampshire in southeast England. The B2070 was formerly the A3 London to Portsmouth trunk road, but Rake, several other…
- Farther Common · 1.3 km
Farther Common or Farther Commons is a geographical region of East Hampshire in the Parish of Liss, Hampshire, England. It is characterised by greensand topography, woodland and heath, which was a common on the Money…
Liss Athletic F.C. · 1.4 kmLiss Athletic F.C. is an amateur football club based in Liss, near Petersfield, in England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association and is an England Accredited club They are currently members of…
- Liss, Hampshire · 1.7 km
Liss is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north-east of Petersfield, on the A3 road, on the West Sussex border. It covers 3,567 acres (14 km2) of semi-rural cou…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hill Brow and Rake?
- Hill Brow and Rake is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
- How deprived is Hill Brow and Rake?
- The East Hampshire local authority, which includes Hill Brow and Rake, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.