Waterlooville
Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 64,350. It has around 12 restaurants and cafés, 2 supermarkets, 3 pharmacies, and 1 GP and clinic, with 48 bus stops and Bedhampton railway station 3.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £379,603. There were around 206 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Waterlooville area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Havant area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 124,208 residents at roughly 2,228 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 153rd of 294 English council areas — better than 48% 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: 14° / 8° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:56Sunset 16:39
9h 43m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
57US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
227 reported · August 2026▲ 36% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences79
- Anti-social behaviour42
- Shoplifting27
- Public order24
3 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Waterlooville North · 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
187 reported road collisions (2025)
55 killed or seriously injured · 218 casualties · 15.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
255 food businesses within 2 miles
- 206 rated 4–5 ★ (183 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Bedhampton (3.8 km)
- 45 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Bedhampton (3.8 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£319,869 average▼ 0.3% YoY
Across Havant · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,151 average monthly rent▲ 3.1% YoY
- 1 bed £852
- 2 bed £1,085
- 3 bed £1,354
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,582 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: 156.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (9.6 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
60 charging locations within ~8 km
- 14 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Wellington Way Car Park (0.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms4
- Sports pitches12
- Playgrounds7
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,172
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK6,145
- Net moves+1,027
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 139 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
11% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,320 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band B (26% of 57,340)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
48 schools · 15,725 pupils
31 primary · 7 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 11 of 12 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)
44 inspected 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
- Purbrook Park School
- The Hayling College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Havant
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
- Not in the Green Belt
- 11 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
113 applications decided
97.3% granted · 110 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Suella Braverman
Reform UK
Fareham and Waterlooville
Recent votes:
- NoWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- NoDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
- NoDraft 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
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
- Schools15
- Pharmacies5
- Supermarkets6
- Parks & greens34
- Restaurants & cafés42
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
397 jobs advertised · £37,209 avg
e.g. School Mobile Catering Assistant - Berewood Area Waterlooville, Activities Lead, Client Manager
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
26% low-carbon electricity
Gas 58% · Imports 16% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 8%
250 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 83.2 yrs women · 80.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 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
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in PO7
- Denmead Health Centre
- Vine Medical Group
- Waterlooville Gp Extended Access Hub
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Fareham and Waterlooville:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases473 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death267 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth236 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks207 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK157 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Waterlooville · 0.1 kmWaterlooville is a town in the Borough of Havant in Hampshire, England, about 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Portsmouth. It is the largest town in the borough. The Waterlooville built-up area had a population of 34,775…
River Wallington · 0.1 kmThe River Wallington curves and gently meanders west then south in south-east Hampshire, England. Rising at sources to north and south of Waterlooville these flow west around Portsdown Hill into a dammed section as th…
- Waterlooville Baptist Church · 0.5 km
Waterlooville Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Waterlooville and surrounding suburban areas in the borough of Havant in Hampshire, southeast England. Built in 1966 to replace a Victorian chapel on a different sit…
- Wecock Farm · 1.1 km
Wecock Farm is a 1970s council estate on the western edges of Waterlooville originally built by Portsmouth City Council. Its lineage can be traced back to the 16th century and is described as 'a place called Wycock' i…
The Cowplain School · 1.3 kmThe Cowplain School is a coeducational secondary school located in Cowplain, Hampshire in the south of England. It has approximately 1,060 students and around 60 teaching staff, plus around 35 other staff.
Oaklands Catholic School · 1.5 kmOaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form college with academy status located in Waterlooville, Hampshire. It opened in 1966, although its history can be trace…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Waterlooville?
- Waterlooville is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Havant local authority.
- What is the population of Waterlooville?
- Waterlooville has an approximate settlement population of 64,350.
- How deprived is Waterlooville?
- The Havant local authority, which includes Waterlooville, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.