Liss
Liss is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 6,248. It has 8 bus stops, one pharmacy, and around 2 restaurants and cafés, with Liss railway station located 0.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £591,128, and there were around 25 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 Liss 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°CClear
- Today: 12° / 8° · 36% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:59Sunset 16:34
9h 35m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
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
21 reported · August 2026▼ 19% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Other theft3
- 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
41 food businesses within 2 miles
- 36 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Liss (0.2 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Liss (0.2 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 (4.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 198.9p · Asda (4.6 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
14 charging locations within ~8 km
- 6 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Penns Place - Petersfield (4.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools2
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds3
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
- In a conservation area (Liss)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 16 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:
- NoDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- 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
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
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés7
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,145 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
111 jobs advertised · £41,102 avg
e.g. Workshop/Vehicle technician, Retail Supervisor, SAP Data Controller
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
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 East Hampshire:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks379 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND225 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases192 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills191 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately158 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Liss, Hampshire · 0.1 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…
- Liss railway station · 0.2 km
Liss railway station is a stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the village of Liss in Hampshire, England, 51 miles 35 chains (82.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo via Woking. As a small station, for most…
Liss Riverside Railway Walk South · 0.2 kmLiss Riverside Railway Walk South is a 1.6-hectare (4.0-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Liss in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by Liss Parish Council.
Liss Athletic F.C. · 0.4 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…
- West Liss · 0.5 km
West Liss is the oldest part of the modern village of Liss, in Hampshire, England. It has one pub remaining, The Spread Eagle - The Blue Bell was recently torn down and new housing has been built in its place.
Liss Riverside Railway Walk North · 0.9 kmLiss Riverside Railway Walk North is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) Local Nature Reserve which runs north from Liss in Hampshire. It is owned and managed by East Hampshire District Council.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Liss?
- Liss is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
- What is the population of Liss?
- Liss has an approximate settlement population of 6,248.
- How deprived is Liss?
- The East Hampshire local authority, which includes Liss, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.