Upton Grey
Upton Grey is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 449. The area has one restaurant or café, two bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Hook, 6.2 km away. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Upton Grey area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Basingstoke and Deane area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 185,154 residents at roughly 292 people per km².
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- County
- Hampshire
- Constituency
- North East Hampshire
- Police force
- Hampshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 60th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.
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
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 12° / 6° · 37% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 7° · Partly Cloudy
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:58Sunset 16:36
9h 38m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, 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
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Basingstoke Rural South · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Rural Crime
- Violence Reduction
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
276 reported road collisions (2025)
74 killed or seriously injured · 365 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
4 food businesses within 2 miles
- 4 rated 4–5 ★ (3 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Hook (6.2 km)
- 2 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Hook (6.1 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£373,551 average▲ 2.2% YoY
Across Basingstoke and Deane · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,309 average monthly rent▲ 1.5% YoY
- 1 bed £930
- 2 bed £1,210
- 3 bed £1,466
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
2,390 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: 171.9p · Asda (6.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (6.4 km)
1 station within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
32 charging locations within ~8 km
- 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Herriard Estate-the Bullpens (4.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches7
- Playgrounds1
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,732
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,356
- Net moves+376
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 237 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,255 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (34% of 81,590)
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%)
75 inspected 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
1,439 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 (Upton Grey)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 59 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
259 applications decided
91.1% granted · 236 granted, 23 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alex Brewer
Liberal Democrat
North East Hampshire
Recent votes:
- AyeOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
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
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
8,260 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
4 jobs advertised
e.g. Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Commercial Cleaners, Commercial Cleaners for Offices
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
31% low-carbon electricity
Gas 67% · Wind 17% · Biomass 8% · Nuclear 6%
273 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 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
Health services
0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in RG25
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North East Hampshire:
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death512 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks335 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases325 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Criminalise unauthorised development & ban retrospective permission307 local signatures · 7,329 nationwide
- Stop megasheds being built & operated 24/7 close to homes and communities 287 local signatures · 11,425 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby

Weston Patrick · 1.7 kmWeston Patrick is a small village and civil parish in Hampshire. It lies four miles (6 km) southeast from Basingstoke and covers an area of 1,183 acres (4.79 km2). Weston Patrick is divided from the neighbouring paris…
St Lawrence's Church, Weston Patrick · 1.7 kmSt Lawrence's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Weston Patrick, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building and stands on the eastern side of the village near its highest point. English Heritage…
Weston Corbett · 1.8 kmWeston Corbett is a hamlet and civil parish in Hampshire and lies three miles south from Basingstoke. There is only one mention of Weston Corbett in the Domesday Survey of 1086. The first reference to Weston Corbett o…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upton Grey?
- Upton Grey is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Basingstoke and Deane local authority.
- What is the population of Upton Grey?
- Upton Grey has an approximate settlement population of 449.
- How deprived is Upton Grey?
- The Basingstoke and Deane local authority, which includes Upton Grey, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.