Emsworth
Emsworth is a town in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 18,777. It has around 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, 3 supermarkets, and 25 restaurants and cafés, along with 19 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Emsworth, 1 km away. The average sold house price is around £453,371, and there were around 54 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 Emsworth area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Chichester area is less deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 124,068 residents at roughly 158 people per km².
- Council
- Chichester
- County
- West Sussex
- Constituency
- Chichester
- Police force
- Sussex
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 152nd of 294 English council areas — better than 48% 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
18°CPartly Cloudy
- Today: 19° / 15° · 12% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 18° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:27
12h 54m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
25US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Crime
50 reported · July 2026▼ 9% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences18
- Public order10
- Anti-social behaviour8
- Shoplifting5
2 stop & searches
Neighbourhood team: Havant and Emsworth · 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
275 reported road collisions (2024)
79 killed or seriously injured · 383 casualties · 22.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
179 food businesses within 2 miles
- 159 rated 4–5 ★ (143 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Emsworth (0.4 km)
- 29 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Emsworth (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£429,978 average▼ 2.3% YoY
Across Chichester · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,328 average monthly rent▲ 2.8% YoY
- 1 bed £944
- 2 bed £1,217
- 3 bed £1,501
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
12.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 12.3 times median annual pay (11.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (5.3 km)
15 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: South St Municipal Car Park (0.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Swimming pools17
- Sports pitches17
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
124,068 residents in Chichester · 158/km²
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 57%
- 65+: 27%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Less deprived than the average in England
Ranked 213 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,470 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (25% of 61,610)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
69 schools · 16,863 pupils
48 primary · 5 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 22 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Bishop Luffa School, ChichesterOutstanding
- Midhurst Rother CollegeOutstanding
- Bourne Community CollegeGood
- Chichester High School
- The Academy, Selsey
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Chichester
Care & health services
988 CQC-registered services
- Care homes343
- GP practices106
- Dentists219
- Homecare agencies210
- Hospitals & hospices37
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · West Sussex
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 111 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
199 applications decided
85.4% granted · 170 granted, 29 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Alan Mak
Conservative
Havant
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- NoDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Liberal Democrat majority
- Con 5
- LD 24
- Grn 2
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools5
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies1
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,725 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
172 jobs advertised · £32,412 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£696 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£32,884 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
44% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 64,800 certificates
11.5% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
54% low-carbon electricity
Wind 33% · Gas 27% · Imports 19% · Biomass 15%
132 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
58% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.2
- Feeling worthwhile7.9
- Happiness yesterday7.6
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Havant:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases633 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office362 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership327 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test271 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership269 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Brook Meadow (Emsworth) · 0.2 kmBrook Meadow (Emsworth) is a 3.9-hectare (9.6-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Emsworth in Hampshire. It is owned by Havant Borough Council and managed by Brook Meadow Conservation Group.
Emsworth · 0.2 kmEmsworth is a town in the Borough of Havant in the county of Hampshire, on the south coast of England near the border with West Sussex. It lies at the north end of an arm of Chichester Harbour, a large and shallow inl…
Emsworth Town Hall · 0.2 kmEmsworth Town Hall is a former chapel which later served as an events venue in St Peter's Square in Emsworth, a town in Hampshire, in England. It currently serves as a café.
- Emsworth railway station · 0.4 km
Emsworth railway station serves the town of Emsworth, on the Hampshire side of the border between Hampshire and West Sussex, in southern England. It is located on the West Coastway Line which runs between Brighton and…
Fowley Island · 1.6 kmFowley Island is a small uninhabited island in Chichester Harbour, around 900 metres south of the coast at Emsworth between Hayling Island and Thorney Island. The island is an area of raised ground approximately 180 m…
- Westbourne, West Sussex · 1.7 km
Westbourne is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Chichester District of West Sussex, England. It is located 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north east of Emsworth. The parish includes the hamlets of Woodmancote and…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Emsworth?
- Emsworth is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Chichester local authority.
- What is the population of Emsworth?
- Emsworth has an approximate settlement population of 18,777.
- How deprived is Emsworth?
- The Chichester local authority, which includes Emsworth, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.