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Peel Common

Peel Common is a town or village in Hampshire, England. It features 2 pharmacies and 8 restaurants and cafés, alongside 13 bus stops and the nearby Fareham railway station, 3 km away. In June 2026, there were around 94 recorded street crimes, 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 Peel Common area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Fareham area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 114,513 residents at roughly 1,542 people per km².

Council
Fareham
County
Hampshire
Constituency
Gosport
Police force
Hampshire
72/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 14th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% of them.

Low crime90
Home affordability46
Affordable rents52
Good schools36
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation94
Employment92
Low council tax86

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

19°COvercast

  • Today: 21° / 14° · 14% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:38Sunset 19:21

12h 43m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Crime

113 reported · July 2026 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences48
  • Anti-social behaviour17
  • Criminal damage & arson13
  • Shoplifting8

Neighbourhood team: Crofton and Titchfield · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Op DragonStorm

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

Road safety

172 reported road collisions (2024)

40 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

300 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 276 rated 4–5 ★ (247 top)
  • 7 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Fareham (3.3 km)
  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Fareham (3.3 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£328,364 average 0.8% YoY

Across Fareham · to 2026-06

Detached£547,866
Semi-detached£339,732
Terraced£280,019
Flat£157,356

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,189 average monthly rent 1.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £841
  • 2 bed £1,085
  • 3 bed £1,344

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

Affordability

8.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 156.9p · Esso (1.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.8 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

66 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: McDonald's Fareham (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Gyms1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches24
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

114,513 residents in Fareham · 1,542/km²

  • Under 16: 16%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 25%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 298 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,271 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (31% of 51,100)

A £1,514
B £1,766
C £2,018
D £2,271
E £2,775
F £3,280
G £3,784
H £4,541

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

Schools

48 schools · 16,712 pupils

30 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

40inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Cams Hill SchoolGood
  • Portchester Community SchoolGood
  • The Henry Cort Community CollegeRequires improvement
  • Brookfield Community School
  • Crofton School
  • Fareham Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fareham

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

143 applications decided

97.2% granted · 139 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Dame Caroline Dinenage

Conservative

Gosport

Recent votes:

  • NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Lab 1
  • Con 22
  • LD 6
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools10
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets4
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés14

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,165 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£836 median full-time weekly pay

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

£27,171 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 47,737 certificates

7.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

69% low-carbon electricity

Wind 43% · Gas 20% · Biomass 13% · Imports 11%

102 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.7
  • Feeling worthwhile8.0
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Gosport:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Crofton, Hampshire · 0.3 km

    Crofton was a village in the area of Stubbington, in the Fareham district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It is where many local facilities derive their name, such as Crofton Secondary School. The community cent…

  • Crofton School · 1.0 km

    Crofton School is a coeducational secondary school, located in Stubbington, Hampshire, England. The school has around 1,100 students aged between 11 and 16. The school accepts pupils from the areas of: Stubbington, Hi…

  • Baycroft School · 1.0 km

    Baycroft School is a special needs secondary school in Stubbington, Hampshire, England, near Fareham and Gosport. Baycroft School is a day, community special school for secondary-aged students, who experience learn…

  • Rowner · 1.1 km

    Rowner is a small settlement which forms part of the borough of Gosport, on the south coast of Hampshire, England.

  • Bridgemary School · 1.1 km

    Bridgemary School is an 11-16 secondary school with academy status in Gosport, Hampshire, England.

  • HMS Collingwood (shore establishment) · 1.3 km

    HMS Collingwood is a stone frigate of the Royal Navy, in Fareham, England. It is the lead establishment of the Maritime Warfare School and the largest naval training organisation in Western Europe. The Maritime Warfar…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Peel Common?
Peel Common is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Fareham local authority.
How deprived is Peel Common?
The Fareham local authority, which includes Peel Common, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.