Upham
Upham is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 663. There are 6 bus stops serving the area, and the nearest railway station is Hedge End, 5.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 2 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Upham area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Eastleigh area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 136,443 residents at roughly 1,712 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 7th of 294 English council areas — better than 98% of them.
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
8°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 12° / 7° · 24% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:36
9h 36m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
22US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.8% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
1 reported · August 2026
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Twyford, Colden Common, Owslebury and Curbridge · Hampshire
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
186 reported road collisions (2025)
49 killed or seriously injured · 240 casualties · 13.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
9 food businesses within 2 miles
- 9 rated 4–5 ★ (9 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hedge End (7.0 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hedge End (7.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£312,753 average▲ 2.9% YoY
Across Eastleigh · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,214 average monthly rent▲ 3.4% YoY
- 1 bed £862
- 2 bed £1,111
- 3 bed £1,363
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.9 times median annual pay (8.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,981 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (9.6 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (9.6 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
11 charging locations within ~8 km
- 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 50 kW
- Nearest: The Crown Inn (customer Use Only) (3.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches5
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
136,443 residents in Eastleigh · 1,712/km²
- Under 16: 19%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK8,741
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,683
- Net moves+1,058
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 263 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,342 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (32% of 61,310)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
47 schools · 20,623 pupils
34 primary · 7 secondary · 6 other
Ofsted: 19 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (100%)
43 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Deer Park SchoolGood
- Thornden SchoolGood
- Wildern SchoolGood
- Crestwood Community School
- The Hamble School
- The Toynbee School
- Wyvern College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Eastleigh
Care & health services
1,439 CQC-registered services
- Care homes483
- GP practices166
- Dentists324
- Homecare agencies359
- Hospitals & hospices35
CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Upham)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 28 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
133 applications decided
89.5% granted · 119 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 1
- LD 35
- Oth 3
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools1
- Parks & greens1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,320 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised
e.g. Commercial Cleaners for Offices, Office Cleaners, Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£820 median full-time weekly pay
2.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£25,968 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
55% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 61,442 certificates
7.1% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85 yrs women · 81.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.8
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in SO32
- Bishops Waltham Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Winchester:
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks447 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases267 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND240 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills179 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately152 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
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Baybridge, Hampshire · 2.2 kmBaybridge is a small village in Hampshire, in England. It is situated to the east of Owslebury, south of Winchester.

Ashton, Hampshire · 2.5 kmAshton is a village in Hampshire, England. It consists of mainly substantial properties and is situated just inside the boundary for the South Downs National Park.
Claylands · 2.7 kmClaylands is a 5.8-hectare (14-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and managed by Hampshire Countryside Service.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upham?
- Upham is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Eastleigh local authority.
- What is the population of Upham?
- Upham has an approximate settlement population of 663.
- How deprived is Upham?
- The Eastleigh local authority, which includes Upham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.