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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 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 East 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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 9% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:28Sunset 19:34

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

1 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Burglary1

Neighbourhood team: Basingstoke Rural South · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Rural Crime
  • Violence Reduction

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

4 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hook (6.2 km)
  • 2 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hook (6.1 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: 163.9p · Morrisons (8.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (8.5 km)

4 stations 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)

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 (Upton Grey)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 59 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

Alex Brewer

Liberal Democrat

North East Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145

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

8,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £31,200 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Professional House Cleaner, Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist

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

53% low-carbon electricity

Solar 33% · Imports 29% · Gas 18% · Wind 10%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate 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 East Hampshire:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Upton Grey · 0.2 km

    Upton Grey is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England.

  • Bidden · 0.6 km

    Bidden is a village in Hampshire, England.

  • Weston Patrick · 1.7 km

    Weston 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 km

    St 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 km

    Weston 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…

  • Tunworth · 1.9 km

    Tunworth is a hamlet and civil parish in Hampshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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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 less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.