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 (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 124,208 residents at roughly 2,228 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 218th of 294 English council areas — better than 26% 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
20°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 21° / 19° · 61% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:36Sunset 19:22
12h 46m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
13US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Crime
247 reported · July 2026▲ 54% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences89
- Anti-social behaviour41
- Shoplifting40
- Criminal damage & arson18
13 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
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
254 food businesses within 2 miles
- 207 rated 4–5 ★ (181 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
£320,643 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across Havant · to 2026-06
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: 156.9p · Esso (11.4 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (2.4 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
59 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 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)
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)
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
- 10 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
Suella Braverman
Reform UK
Fareham and Waterlooville
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
- AyePublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199
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
5,100 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
739 jobs advertised · £33,977 avg
e.g. Senior Mission System Architect – Platform Interface, Principal Systems Engineer, Design Engineer – Electrical
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
35% low-carbon electricity
Gas 41% · Imports 25% · Solar 20% · Wind 7%
180 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Fareham and Waterlooville:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases473 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership427 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office371 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s320 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test320 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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. Rising at sources to north and south of Waterlooville these flow west around Portsdown Hill into a dammed section as the lake in…
- 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 Roman Catholic Comprehensive 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…
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 IoD2019.