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 (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 114,513 residents at roughly 1,542 people per km².
My Area Score
Excellent
Ranked 14th of 294 English council areas — better than 95% 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
19°CSunny
- Today: 19° / 14° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 17° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:28
12h 54m 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 · Southampton Centre, United Kingdom
Crime
54 reported · July 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences27
- Anti-social behaviour12
- Criminal damage & arson4
- Other theft4
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Wickham and Whiteley · Hampshire
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
172 reported road collisions (2024)
40 killed or seriously injured · 211 casualties · 15 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
188 food businesses within 2 miles
- 164 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):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£328,364 average▲ 0.8% YoY
Across Fareham · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,189 average monthly rent▲ 1.7% YoY
- 1 bed £841
- 2 bed £1,085
- 3 bed £1,344
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 137.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 144.8p · AppleGreen (9.2 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
35 charging locations within ~8 km
- 12 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 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)
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 298 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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%)
40inspected 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
1,436 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
- 6 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
143 applications decided
97.2% granted · 139 granted, 4 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Conservative majority
- Lab 1
- Con 22
- LD 6
- Ref 1
- Oth 2
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
5,165 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
176 jobs advertised · £36,479 avg
e.g. Deliver with Uber Eats - Sign Up and Start Earning, Sign Up as A Delivery Person - Earn With Uber Eats, Commis Chef
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
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hamble Valley:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases683 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership465 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s399 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office361 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test314 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
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
Compare Fareham with nearby areas
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 IoD2019.