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Hursley

Hursley is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 443. It has 7 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Chandler's Ford, 4.9 km away. There were around 2 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hursley area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Winchester area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 127,444 residents at roughly 193 people per km².

Council
Winchester
County
Hampshire
Constituency
Winchester
Police force
Hampshire
75/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 2nd of 294 English council areas — better than 99% of them.

Low crime81
Home affordability23
Affordable rents29
Good schools95
Life expectancy96
Low deprivation92
Employment92
Low council tax69

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

17°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 19° / 17° · 76% rain
  • Tomorrow: 25° / 17° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:26

12h 50m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom

Crime

2 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences2

Neighbourhood team: Winchester Rural West · Hampshire

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

Road safety

305 reported road collisions (2024)

100 killed or seriously injured · 409 casualties · 23.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

27 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 23 rated 4–5 ★ (21 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Shawford (4.4 km)
  • 9 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Shawford (4.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£471,136 average 4.6% YoY

Across Winchester · to 2026-06

Detached£758,684
Semi-detached£477,453
Terraced£397,078
Flat£234,733

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,505 average monthly rent 3.8% YoY

  • 1 bed £1,015
  • 2 bed £1,316
  • 3 bed £1,620

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

10.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.7 times median annual pay (10.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (10.6 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

84 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Williams Garage (3.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools5
  • Sports pitches10
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

127,444 residents in Winchester · 193/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 293 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,360 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 58,720)

A £1,573
B £1,835
C £2,098
D £2,360
E £2,884
F £3,409
G £3,933
H £4,720

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

62 schools · 18,579 pupils

43 primary · 4 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 18 of 18 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Kings' SchoolGood
  • Henry Beaufort School
  • Perins School
  • Swanmore College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Winchester

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

  • In a conservation area (Hursley)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 52 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

210 applications decided

95.7% granted · 201 granted, 9 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal Democrat

Winchester

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 4
  • LD 36
  • Grn 4
  • Oth 1

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

9,005 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

71 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Looking For Part-Time Opportunities? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Project Administrator / PMO Support Analyst

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£856 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£34,756 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 · 61,801 certificates

9.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

14% low-carbon electricity

Imports 46% · Gas 40% · Wind 8% · Biomass 5%

198 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 82.4 yrs men

58% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Winchester:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Hursley · 0.3 km

    Hursley is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England with a population of around 900 in 2011. It is located roughly midway between Romsey and Winchester on the A3090. Besides the village the parish includes the…

  • IBM Hursley · 0.6 km

    IBM Hursley is a research and development laboratory belonging to International Business Machines in the village of Hursley, Hampshire, England.

  • Hursley House · 0.6 km

    Hursley House is an 18th-century Queen Anne style mansion in Hursley, near Winchester in the English county of Hampshire. The building is Grade II* listed.

  • The Quarters, Hursley Park · 1.0 km

    The Quarters is a cricket ground located off Hursley Park Road in the grounds of the former Hursley Park Estate at Hursley, Hampshire, England. Set in rural surroundings, the ground is surrounded by open countryside o…

  • Ratlake Meadows · 2.2 km

    Ratlake Meadows is a 4.2-hectare (10-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Chandler's Ford in Hampshire.

  • Cranbury Park · 2.7 km

    Cranbury Park is a stately home and country estate situated in the parish of Hursley, Winchester, England. It was formerly the home to Sir Isaac Newton and later to the Chamberlayne family, whose descendants continue…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hursley?
Hursley is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Winchester local authority.
What is the population of Hursley?
Hursley has an approximate settlement population of 443.
How deprived is Hursley?
The Winchester local authority, which includes Hursley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.