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Oakhanger

Oakhanger is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 293. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 2 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Alton, 5.9 km away. There were around 5 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 Oakhanger area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Hampshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). 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
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 39th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.

Low crime92
Home affordability14
Affordable rents29
Good schools34
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation90
Employment88
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

13°CClear

  • Today: 23° / 12° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 16° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:27

12h 54m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Crime

9 reported · July 2026

  • Criminal damage & arson4
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Public order1

Neighbourhood team: Alton Rural · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • SHOPLIFTING

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

Road safety

200 reported road collisions (2024)

42 killed or seriously injured · 248 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

57 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 51 rated 4–5 ★ (44 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Alton (6.2 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Alton (6.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£446,392 average 0.4% YoY

Across East Hampshire · to 2026-06

Detached£714,262
Semi-detached£436,253
Terraced£336,652
Flat£203,168

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,262 average monthly rent 1.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £901
  • 2 bed £1,179
  • 3 bed £1,482

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

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 166.9p · ESSO (2.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (11.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Whitehill & Bordon Leisure Centre (2.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches1
  • Golf courses1

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)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 285 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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%)

51inspected 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

1,436 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

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

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

Planning decisions

142 applications decided

88.7% granted · 126 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Damian Hinds

Conservative

East Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoDraft 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

Conservative / Independent coalition

  • Lab 1
  • Con 18
  • LD 14
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 9

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

Amenities nearby

  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

26 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Security Guard - Fixed Term-TCS, Opportunities At TCS - Security Guard, Rental Property Cleaning Specialists

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£901 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% 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

52% low-carbon electricity

Gas 39% · Wind 26% · Biomass 15% · Nuclear 11%

175 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 82.1 yrs 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in East Hampshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Oakhanger, Hampshire · 0.2 km

    Oakhanger is a village in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Bordon, 1.7 miles (2.7 km) eastward on the B3004 road. It is part of the parish of Selborne, which covers an area of 7,9…

  • MOD Oakhanger · 0.8 km

    RAF Oakhanger was a Royal Air Force station in Hampshire split over three operational sites; with accommodation in nearby Bordon. The main site and operations centre is located near the village of Oakhanger, the two o…

  • Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers · 1.4 km

    Wick Wood and Worldham Hangers is a 91.8-hectare (227-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Bordon in Hampshire. It is part of the East Hampshire Hangers Special Area of Conservation.

  • Shortheath Common · 1.4 km

    Shortheath Common is a 59.5-hectare (147-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Bordon in Hampshire. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and a Special Area of Conservation.

  • Binswood · 1.6 km

    Binswood is a 62.5-hectare (154-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest southeast of Alton in Hampshire.

  • Selborne Priory · 1.6 km

    Selborne Priory was a priory of Augustinian canons in Selborne, Hampshire, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Oakhanger?
Oakhanger is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
What is the population of Oakhanger?
Oakhanger has an approximate settlement population of 293.
How deprived is Oakhanger?
The East Hampshire local authority, which includes Oakhanger, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.