Lower Common

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 7° · 27% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:30

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

• 6.6 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 5.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

4 reported · August 2026▲ 33% YoY

• Criminal damage & arson1
• Other theft1
• Possession of weapons1
• Violence & sexual offences1

Neighbourhood team: Hart Rural North · Hampshire

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

140 reported road collisions (2025)

40 killed or seriously injured · 198 casualties · 14.1 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

21 food businesses within 2 miles

• 18 rated 4–5 ★ (17 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Crowthorne (5.5 km)
• 4 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£472,755 average▲ 0.7% YoY

Across Hart · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,414 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY

• 1 bed £1,023
• 2 bed £1,303
• 3 bed £1,581

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

12.7× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 12.7 times median annual pay (12.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,420 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

• Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · ESSO (5.4 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 194.9p · Asda (5.2 km)

8 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

37 charging locations within ~8 km

• 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 250 kW
• Nearest: The Kingsley At Eversley (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches9
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

99,408 residents in Hart · 462/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,561
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,107
• Net moves+454

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 296 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,400 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (23% of 43,030)

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

41 schools · 15,835 pupils

29 primary · 5 secondary · 7 other

Ofsted: 11 of 11 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hart

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

• Not in the Green Belt
• 29 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

184 applications decided

86.4% granted · 159 granted, 25 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat

North East Hampshire

Source: UK Parliament

Liberal Democrat / Independent coalition

• Con 8
• LD 13
• Oth 12

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

• Schools2
• Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,045 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

5 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Commercial Cleaners, Commercial Cleaners for Offices, Office Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

£928 median full-time weekly pay

1.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£33,968 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

53% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 43,089 certificates

7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

47% low-carbon electricity

Gas 50% · Wind 26% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 10%

210 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 86.5 yrs women · 83.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men

60% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile7.6
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

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

4 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in RG27

• Whitewater Health
• Dr Hantsdoc N Ooh
• Hook & Hartley Wintney Medical Ptrship

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hampshire:

• Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death512 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks335 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Criminalise unauthorised development & ban retrospective permission307 local signatures · 7,329 nationwide
• Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 287 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide

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

• Lower Common · 0.3 km

  Lower Common is a village in the civil parish of Eversley in the district of Hart in Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Yateley, approximately 3.1 miles (5 km) south-east to the village.

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  Warbrook House Hotel, Eversley · 0.4 km

  Warbrook House is a building of historical significance and is listed as Grade I in the English Heritage Register. It was built in 1724 by the architect John James for his own use. It was subsequently the home of a nu…

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  Eversley · 1.4 km

  Eversley is a village and civil parish in the Hart district of Hampshire, England. The village is located around 11 miles (18 km) northeast of Basingstoke and around 2.5 miles (4 km) west of Yateley. The River Blackwa…

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  Bramshill SSSI · 1.6 km

  Bramshill is a 673.3-hectare (1,664-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Bramshill, northeast of Basingstoke in Hampshire. It is part of Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area for the conserv…

• Eversley Centre · 1.6 km

  Eversley Centre is a village in the Hart District of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Yateley, approximately 2 miles (2.5 km) away from the village. It is in the civil parish of Eversley.

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  Bramshill · 2.1 km

  Bramshill is a civil parish in the English county of Hampshire. Its name has become synonymous with the Police Staff College, Bramshill located in Bramshill House. Bramshill forms part of the district of Hart. It is b…

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