Whitchurch (Basingstoke and Deane)

17°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 19° / 16° · 83% rain
• Tomorrow: 25° / 16° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:26

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

39 reported · July 2026▲ 86% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences20
• Other theft4
• Other crime4
• Criminal damage & arson3

1 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Basingstoke Rural South · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

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)

34 food businesses within 2 miles

• 34 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Whitchurch (0.9 km)
• 25 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£368,739 average▼ 1.3% YoY

Across Basingstoke and Deane · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 168.9p · Asda (8.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 191.9p · BP (9.8 km)

4 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

6 charging locations within ~8 km

• 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Gill Nethercott Centre Car Park (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches8
• Playgrounds8

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

185,154 residents in Basingstoke and Deane · 292/km²

• Under 16: 19%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Less deprived than the average in England

Ranked 246 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Basingstoke and Deane

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

• In a conservation area (Whitchurch)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 62 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

225 applications decided

94.2% granted · 212 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Kit Malthouse

Conservative

North West Hampshire

Source: UK Parliament

Independent / Liberal Democrat coalition

• Lab 10
• Con 11
• LD 11
• Grn 2
• Ref 3
• Oth 17

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools2
• GPs & clinics1
• Supermarkets1
• Parks & greens7
• Restaurants & cafés6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

8,145 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

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

9% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Imports 38% · Biomass 5% · Wind 4%

236 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.1 yrs women · 82.8 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Hampshire:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases533 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership500 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s364 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test351 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office341 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide

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

• Whitchurch Rural District, Hampshire · 0.1 km

  Whitchurch was a rural district in Hampshire, England from 1894 to 1932.

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  Whitchurch Town Hall · 0.2 km

  Whitchurch Town Hall is a municipal structure in Newbury Street, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Whitchurch Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

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  Whitchurch, Hampshire · 0.2 km

  Whitchurch is a market town in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England. It is on the River Test, 13 miles (21 km) south of Newbury, Berkshire, 12 miles (19 km) north of Winchester, 8 miles (13 km) e…

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  Whitchurch Silk Mill · 0.3 km

  Whitchurch Silk Mill is a watermill on the River Test, located in the town of Whitchurch, Hampshire, England. It is a Grade II* listed building

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  Whitchurch Town railway station · 0.5 km

  Whitchurch Town railway station was a stop on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway between 1885 and 1960. It served the town of Whitchurch, in Hampshire, England.

• Testbourne Community School · 0.5 km

  Testbourne Community School in Whitchurch, Hampshire, England, has been a secondary school since the Victorian era and is a foundation school. It has around 900 pupils aged 11–16. The headteacher is Jon Beck, who was…

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