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Stoke

Stoke is a town or village in Hampshire, England, with 15 bus stops. There are 2 restaurants and cafés. The nearest railway station is Mengham Road, 2.9 km away. In June 2026, there were around 8 recorded street crimes, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Stoke 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

19°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 19° / 15° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 18° · Overcast

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

15 reported · July 2026 36% YoY

  • Vehicle crime3
  • Other theft2
  • Public order2
  • Shoplifting2

1 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

78 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 69 rated 4–5 ★ (66 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Beachlands (3.7 km)
  • 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Warblington (4.1 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 (6.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (5.6 km)

13 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

113 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 150 kW
  • Nearest: Waratah Lodge (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches2
  • Playgrounds2

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
  • 29 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

  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

5,100 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

2,430 jobs advertised · £36,911 avg

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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

73% low-carbon electricity

Solar 36% · Wind 30% · Imports 21% · Gas 6%

39 gCO₂/kWh · low 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

  • Havant (constituency) · 0.3 km

    Havant is a constituency in Hampshire represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 by Alan Mak, a member of the Conservative Party. He is the first person of Chinese and East Asian origin to be…

  • Stoke, Hayling Island · 0.3 km

    Stoke is a village on Hayling Island in the Havant district, in the county of Hampshire, England. The village lies on the Havant A3023 road between North Hayling and South Hayling. The village is closest to Langstone…

  • Fleet, Hayling Island · 0.3 km

    Fleet is a hamlet near Stoke on Hayling Island in Hampshire, England. The hamlet lies approximately 5.1 miles (8.2 km) east from Portsmouth and 1.6 miles (2.6 km) north from South Hayling.

  • North Hayling railway station · 0.6 km

    North Hayling station was a halt on the single track Hayling Island branch, most often used to load oysters caught by local fishermen, but also ornithologists and ramblers. The station, along with the line was closed,…

  • Hayling Billy · 0.8 km

    Hayling Billy is a 42-hectare (100-acre) Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service. It is part of Chichester and Langston…

  • West Hayling · 1.2 km

    West Hayling is a 76.2-hectare (188-acre) Local Nature Reserve on Hayling Island in Hampshire. It is owned by Havant Borough Council and managed by the council and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. It is…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Stoke?
Stoke is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Havant local authority.
How deprived is Stoke?
The Havant local authority, which includes Stoke, is around the average in England on the IoD2019.