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Wrecclesham

Wrecclesham is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 2,600. It has around 2 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and Bentley station is 2.7 km away. There were around 40 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 Wrecclesham area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the East Hampshire area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 125,742 residents at roughly 244 people per km².

Council
East Hampshire
County
Hampshire
Constituency
East Hampshire
Police force
Hampshire
66/ 100

My Area Score

Excellent

Ranked 39th of 294 English council areas — better than 87% of them.

Low crime92
Home affordability14
Affordable rents29
Good schools34
Life expectancy89
Low deprivation90
Employment88
Low council tax72

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

17°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 76% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 15° · Mist

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:24

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Reading New Town, United Kingdom

Crime

47 reported · July 2026 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences25
  • Anti-social behaviour8
  • Public order5
  • Other theft4

Neighbourhood team: Wrecclesham, Rowledge & The Bourne · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Waverley has been identified as a force hotspot for Fraud and Rogue offender offences. Statistically it is more likely a person aged 70 a…
  • Shoplifting - Reports of retail crime have been increasing nationally. Surrey Police have prioritised retail crime and has seen a signifi…

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

Road safety

200 reported road collisions (2024)

42 killed or seriously injured · 248 casualties · 15.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

158 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 123 rated 4–5 ★ (104 top)
  • 5 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Farnham (2.0 km)
  • 46 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Farnham (2.0 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£446,392 average 0.4% YoY

Across East Hampshire · to 2026-06

Detached£714,262
Semi-detached£436,253
Terraced£336,652
Flat£203,168

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,262 average monthly rent 1.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £901
  • 2 bed £1,179
  • 3 bed £1,482

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

11.6× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 11.6 times median annual pay (11.6× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 165.9p · Morrisons (10.6 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Morrisons (10.6 km)

15 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

16 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 10 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 kW
  • Nearest: WaverleyBC (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools12
  • Sports pitches19
  • Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

125,742 residents in East Hampshire · 244/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 59%
  • 65+: 23%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 285 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,344 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (24% of 56,500)

A £1,563
B £1,823
C £2,083
D £2,344
E £2,865
F £3,386
G £3,907
H £4,688

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

60 schools · 18,836 pupils

42 primary · 6 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 16 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)

51inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Bohunt SchoolGood
  • Amery Hill School
  • Eggar's School
  • Horndean Technology College
  • Oakmoor School
  • The Petersfield School

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · East Hampshire

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
  • 52 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

142 applications decided

88.7% granted · 126 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Gregory Stafford

Conservative

Farnham and Bordon

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
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative / Independent coalition

  • Lab 1
  • Con 18
  • LD 14
  • Grn 1
  • Oth 9

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools5
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens16
  • Restaurants & cafés5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,010 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

8 jobs advertised · £63,750 avg

e.g. Live in Care Assistant for Zoology Uni Graduate, Online Piano Tutoring Job in Wrecclesham – Flexible Schedule, Web Designer and Developer

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£901 median full-time weekly pay

2.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£32,411 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

49% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 57,309 certificates

8.7% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

21% low-carbon electricity

Gas 43% · Imports 36% · Wind 11% · Biomass 8%

202 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 85.6 yrs women · 82.1 yrs men

54% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.9
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Farnham and Bordon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • St Peter's Church, Wrecclesham · 0.4 km

    St Peter's Church is an active Anglican Parish church in Wrecclesham, a village outside Farnham in Surrey. It is in the deanery of Farnham, the archdeaconry of Surrey and the Diocese of Guildford. The church was conse…

  • Wrecclesham · 0.4 km

    Wrecclesham is a village on the southern outskirts of the town of Farnham in Surrey, England. Its local government district is the Borough of Waverley.

  • Green Lane Cemetery, Farnham · 0.4 km

    Green Lane Cemetery is a small cemetery on Green Lane in Farnham in Surrey, one of four cemeteries owned and maintained by Farnham Town Council.

  • Weydon School · 0.4 km

    Weydon School is a secondary academy school located in Weydon Lane, Farnham, Surrey, England. It is the lead school of the Weydon Multi Academy Trust.

  • Underdown nature reserve · 0.6 km

    Underdown is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) nature reserve in Farnham in Surrey. It is owned and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

  • Farnham Pottery · 0.7 km

    Farnham Pottery is located in Wrecclesham near Farnham, Surrey. This is one of the best preserved examples of a working Victorian country pottery left in England and is a grade II listed building. Its significance in…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Wrecclesham?
Wrecclesham is a town in Hampshire, England, in the East Hampshire local authority.
How deprived is Wrecclesham?
The East Hampshire local authority, which includes Wrecclesham, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.