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Horndean

Horndean is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 GP clinic, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and 15 restaurants and cafés, along with 32 bus stops and Rowlands Castle railway station 4.3 km away. There were around 46 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Horndean 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
Meon Valley
Police force
Hampshire
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 35th of 294 English council areas — better than 88% of them.

Low crime92
Home affordability14
Affordable rents29
Good schools33
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation94
Employment90
Low council tax72

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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 8° · 57% rain
  • Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:32

9h 29m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

55US AQI · Moderate

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

58 reported · August 2026▲ 61% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences19
  • Anti-social behaviour12
  • Burglary8
  • Other theft7

2 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Horndean · 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

99 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 87 rated 4–5 ★ (81 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Rowlands Castle (3.8 km)
  • 29 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Rowlands Castle (3.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£440,599 average▼ 1.7% YoY

Across East Hampshire · to 2026-08

Detached£705,338
Semi-detached£430,757
Terraced£333,662
Flat£198,888

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: 157.9p · Esso (10.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.7 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

23 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Morrisons Horndean (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools7
  • Sports pitches17
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds8

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)

A £1,563
B £1,823
C £2,083
D £2,344
E £2,865
F £3,386
G £3,907
H £4,688

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
  • 17 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

Damian Hinds

Conservative

East Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
  • NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)

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
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens6
  • Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

23 jobs advertised · £33,325 avg

e.g. Chef Manager, Activities Assistant - Bank - Care Home, Peripatetic Deputy Manager (Non Clinical)

Source: Adzuna

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

51% low-carbon electricity

Gas 45% · Wind 28% · Biomass 13% · Nuclear 10%

194 gCO₂/kWh · 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

4 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in PO8

  • The Clanfield Practice
  • Oaks Healthcare
  • Horndean Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Hampshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Murder of Helen Gorrie · 0.1 km

    On 1 August 1992, Helen Gorrie, a 15-year-old British schoolgirl was found half-naked and strangled in the grounds of Merchistoun Hall in Horndean, after going out one night to meet 21-year-old John Corcoran.

  • Horndean Technology College · 0.5 km

    Horndean Technology College is a large school, situated in the village of Horndean in Hampshire, England. The school has formerly been called Horndean Community School, Horndean Secondary School and Horndean Bilateral…

  • Horndean · 0.6 km

    Horndean is a village and civil parish in the East Hampshire district, in Hampshire, England, 8 miles (13 km) north of Portsmouth.

  • Horndean F.C. · 0.7 km

    Horndean F.C. is an English football club based in Horndean, near Portsmouth in Hampshire. The club are currently members of the Wessex League Premier Division and play at the Stanley Chase Stadium on Five Heads Road,…

  • Hazleton Common, Horndean · 1.0 km

    Hazleton Common, Horndean is a 17.5-hectare (43-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Horndean in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Horndean Parish Council.

  • Cowplain · 1.2 km

    Cowplain is a village located north of Waterlooville, Hampshire, in South East England. According to the 2011 United Kingdom census, Cowplain is reported to have a population of 9,353, which constitutes 7% of the tota…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Horndean?
Horndean is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
How deprived is Horndean?
The East Hampshire local authority, which includes Horndean, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.