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St Mary Bourne

St Mary Bourne is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 671. It has 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Whitchurch, 4.4 km away. There were around 1 recorded street crime in June 2026, most commonly Burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the St Mary Bourne area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Basingstoke and Deane area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 185,154 residents at roughly 292 people per km².

Council
Basingstoke and Deane
County
Hampshire
Constituency
North West Hampshire
Police force
Hampshire
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 62nd of 294 English council areas — better than 79% of them.

Home affordability43
Affordable rents43
Good schools42
Life expectancy80
Low deprivation77
Employment65
Low council tax89

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

22°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 25° / 17° · 66% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:24

12h 47m 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 · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026

  • Other theft1

Neighbourhood team: Basingstoke Rural West · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Violence Reduction
  • Rural Crime

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

Road safety

266 reported road collisions (2024)

71 killed or seriously injured · 362 casualties · 14.4 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

9 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 8 rated 4–5 ★ (7 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Whitchurch (4.9 km)
  • 8 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Whitchurch (Hampshire) (4.9 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£368,739 average 1.3% YoY

Across Basingstoke and Deane · to 2026-06

Detached£656,770
Semi-detached£395,112
Terraced£304,394
Flat£186,461

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,307 average monthly rent 2% YoY

  • 1 bed £929
  • 2 bed £1,208
  • 3 bed £1,463

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

Affordability

8.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 8.8 times median annual pay (9.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 167.9p · Asda (10.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · Asda (10.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

13 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 100 kW
  • Nearest: Bourne Valley Inn (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools4
  • Sports pitches16
  • Playgrounds2

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

185,154 residents in Basingstoke and Deane · 292/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 64%
  • 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 246 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,255 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (34% of 81,590)

A £1,503
B £1,754
C £2,005
D £2,255
E £2,756
F £3,258
G £3,759
H £4,510

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

Schools

86 schools · 26,122 pupils

58 primary · 10 secondary · 18 other

Ofsted: 33 of 38 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)

75inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Brighton Hill Community SchoolGood
  • CranbourneGood
  • Testbourne Community SchoolGood
  • The Costello SchoolGood
  • The Vyne Community SchoolGood
  • The Blue Coat School BasingstokeRequires improvement
  • Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School
  • Everest Community Academy
  • The Clere School
  • The Hurst School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basingstoke and Deane

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

  • In a conservation area (St Mary Bourne and Stoke)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 72 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

225 applications decided

94.2% granted · 212 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Kit Malthouse

Conservative

North West Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 10
  • Con 11
  • LD 11
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 3
  • Oth 17

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

8,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£823 median full-time weekly pay

2.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,000 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

59% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 88,518 certificates

7.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

29% low-carbon electricity

Gas 47% · Imports 24% · Solar 12% · Wind 8%

203 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.3
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Hampshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Mary Bourne · 1.0 km

    St Mary Bourne is a village and civil parish in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It lies on the valley of the Bourne Rivulet, a tributary of the River Test, 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Andover.

  • Middle Wyke · 1.8 km

    Middle Wyke is a hamlet in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Andover, which lies approximately 3.7 miles (6.1 km) south-west from the hamlet.

  • Stoke, Basingstoke and Deane · 1.8 km

    Stoke is a small village in northwest Hampshire. At the 2011 Census the population of the village was included in the civil parish of St Mary Bourne. It lies in the valley of the Bourne Rivulet, a tributary of the Riv…

  • Lower Wyke · 2.2 km

    Lower Wyke is a hamlet in the Basingstoke and Deane district of Hampshire, England. It is in the civil parish of St. Mary Bourne. Its nearest town is Andover, which lies approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-east fro…

  • Hurstbourne railway station · 2.2 km

    Hurstbourne railway station served the village of Hurstbourne Priors in Hampshire, England. It was on the London and South Western Railway's West of England Main Line and was also the junction for the Fullerton to Hur…

  • Binley, Hampshire · 2.6 km

    Binley is a village in Hampshire, England. The village lies near the A34 road between Whitchurch and Stockbridge. Its nearest town is Whitchurch, which lies approximately 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south-east from the village.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Mary Bourne?
St Mary Bourne is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Basingstoke and Deane local authority.
What is the population of St Mary Bourne?
St Mary Bourne has an approximate settlement population of 671.
How deprived is St Mary Bourne?
The Basingstoke and Deane local authority, which includes St Mary Bourne, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.