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South Hayling

South Hayling is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 15,485. It has 2 GP surgeries, 1 pharmacy, around 30 restaurants and cafés, and 32 bus stops, with the nearest railway station being Mengham Road, 0.6 km away. There were around 87 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 South Hayling area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Havant area is around the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 124,208 residents at roughly 2,228 people per km².

Council
Havant
County
Hampshire
Constituency
Havant
Police force
Hampshire
41/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 218th of 294 English council areas — better than 26% of them.

Low crime46
Home affordability37
Affordable rents37
Good schools10
Life expectancy43
Low deprivation42
Employment48
Low council tax77

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

18°COvercast

  • Today: 19° / 15° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 18° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27

12h 54m 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

Crime

88 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences42
  • Criminal damage & arson11
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Other theft8

3 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Hayling Island · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Waterlooville has experienced an increase in ASB in recent months which has affected 3 main areas – Town centre inc Wellington Retail Par…
  • A long term district priority to make Leigh Park and in particular the Greywell a safer place to live.

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

Road safety

202 reported road collisions (2024)

57 killed or seriously injured · 272 casualties · 16.3 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

132 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 117 rated 4–5 ★ (108 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Mengham Road (0.6 km)
  • 32 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Fratton (7.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£320,643 average 3.9% YoY

Across Havant · to 2026-06

Detached£533,176
Semi-detached£349,328
Terraced£272,527
Flat£164,768

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,146 average monthly rent 2.3% YoY

  • 1 bed £848
  • 2 bed £1,080
  • 3 bed £1,348

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

Affordability

9.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.2 times median annual pay (9.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (8.7 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

101 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Mill Rythe Coastal Village (1.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools3
  • Sports pitches15
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

124,208 residents in Havant · 2,228/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 58%
  • 65+: 24%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 133 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

8% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,320 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band B (26% of 57,340)

A £1,547
B £1,805
C £2,062
D £2,320
E £2,836
F £3,352
G £3,867
H £4,641

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

Schools

50 schools · 15,988 pupils

33 primary · 8 secondary · 9 other

Ofsted: 10 of 13 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (77%)

45inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • The Cowplain SchoolGood
  • Warblington SchoolRequires improvement
  • Crookhorn College
  • Havant Academy
  • Oaklands Catholic School
  • Park Community School
  • Purbrook Park School
  • The Hayling College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Havant

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
  • 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

106 applications decided

92.5% granted · 98 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Alan Mak

Conservative

Havant

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • 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

Labour / Green / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 7
  • Con 5
  • LD 5
  • Grn 6
  • Ref 10
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools4
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies3
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés36

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,100 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

63 jobs advertised · £28,456 avg

e.g. Commis Chef, Entertainment and Activities Team Member - Sinah Warren, Cluster Front Office Manager

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£735 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,599 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

47% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,652 certificates

9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

52% low-carbon electricity

Wind 30% · Gas 27% · Imports 21% · Biomass 15%

136 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men

63% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.8
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.7

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Havant:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Mengham · 0.2 km

    Mengham is a settlement on Hayling Island in Hampshire, England. It is the largest shopping area on the island, and has three schools and a library. There is a church, St Mary's, in the north of the settlement.

  • St Mary's Church, Hayling Island · 0.7 km

    St Mary's Church is a parish church in the Church of England in the Anglican Diocese of Portsmouth within the Havant deanery in Hampshire.

  • Funland Hayling Island · 0.8 km

    Funland Hayling Island is an amusement park on Hayling Island, in the Havant district, in the county of Hampshire, England.

  • The Hayling College · 0.9 km

    The Hayling College is a coeducational foundation secondary school, located on Hayling Island in the English county of Hampshire.

  • West Town, Hayling Island · 0.9 km

    West Town is a village on Hayling Island in the borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, England. It is on the south coast of the island, between Sinah to the west and Eastoke to the east. The wide area between t…

  • Hayling United F.C. · 0.9 km

    Hayling United Football Club is a football club based on Hayling Island in Hampshire, England. The club is affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, and is a FA Charter Standard club. The Humbugs were founded…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is South Hayling?
South Hayling is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Havant local authority.
What is the population of South Hayling?
South Hayling has an approximate settlement population of 15,485.
How deprived is South Hayling?
The Havant local authority, which includes South Hayling, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.