Whiteley
Whiteley is a village in Hampshire, England. It has around 10 restaurants and cafés, 20 bus stops, and Swanwick station 1.1 km away. There were around 62 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 Whiteley area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Fareham area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 114,513 residents at roughly 1,542 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 11th of 294 English council areas — better than 96% 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°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 8° · 54% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:03Sunset 16:33
9h 29m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
48US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Southampton Centre, 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
45 reported · August 2026▲ 2% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences11
- Criminal damage & arson8
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Public order6
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Wickham and Whiteley · Hampshire
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
171 reported road collisions (2025)
38 killed or seriously injured · 195 casualties · 14.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
189 food businesses within 2 miles
- 165 rated 4–5 ★ (144 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Swanwick (1.8 km)
- 17 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Swanwick (1.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£334,303 average▲ 0.5% YoY
Across Fareham · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,176 average monthly rent▲ 0.9% YoY
- 1 bed £832
- 2 bed £1,073
- 3 bed £1,330
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
8.6× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 8.6 times median annual pay (9.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,803 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: 137.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
12 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
36 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 160 kW
- Nearest: Whiteley Shopping Centre, East car park (0.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools4
- Sports pitches12
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds20
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
114,513 residents in Fareham · 1,542/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,522
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,931
- Net moves+591
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 291 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,271 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (31% of 51,100)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
48 schools · 16,712 pupils
30 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 17 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
40 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Cams Hill SchoolGood
- Portchester Community SchoolGood
- The Henry Cort Community CollegeRequires improvement
- Brookfield Community School
- Crofton School
- Fareham Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Fareham
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
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
149 applications decided
98% granted · 146 granted, 3 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 1
- Con 22
- LD 6
- Ref 1
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- GPs & clinics1
- Pharmacies2
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens10
- Restaurants & cafés27
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
5,220 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
118 jobs advertised · £40,950 avg
e.g. Deliveroo Driver, Planning Manager, Preferred Supplier Agencies - Europe
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£836 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,171 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
48% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 47,737 certificates
7.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.8 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men
65% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.7
- Feeling worthwhile8.0
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.8
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
11 GP surgeries · 4 pharmacies in PO15
- Gudgeheath Lane Surgery
- Meon Health Practice
- Fareham Area Clinical Enterprise Ltd
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamble Valley:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases687 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death366 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth263 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks234 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND210 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
College of Air Traffic Control · 0.2 kmThe College of Air Traffic Control or CATC is the main British non-military training establishment for air traffic control (ATC). It also trains people from other countries.
Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses · 1.0 kmBotley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses is a 352.7-hectare (872-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Fareham in Hampshire.
- Segensworth · 1.6 km
Segensworth is a business park near Whiteley and Fareham in Hampshire in England. At the 2011 Census the business park was included in the Park Gate Ward of Fareham Council.
Whiteley · 1.6 kmWhiteley is a planned community of 6,500 homes in the county of Hampshire, England, United Kingdom near Fareham. The development straddles the boundary between two council districts: the Borough of Fareham to the sout…
Burridge · 1.7 kmBurridge is a small village in the Borough of Fareham, south of Hampshire, England. It lies approximately 14 miles south of Winchester on the A3051 between Botley and Park Gate. It is also to the north of Sarisbury an…
- Swanwick, Hampshire · 1.7 km
Swanwick is a village in Hampshire, England, east of the River Hamble and north of the M27 motorway. The village is located within the borough of Fareham and is the site of the London Area Control Centre (LACC) and th…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Whiteley?
- Whiteley is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Fareham local authority.
- How deprived is Whiteley?
- The Fareham local authority, which includes Whiteley, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.