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 around the average in England (IoD2025). 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
Mixed
Ranked 157th of 294 English council areas — better than 47% 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 8° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 12° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:02Sunset 16:32
9h 30m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
52US AQI · Moderate
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
56 reported · August 2026▲ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences17
- Other theft9
- Anti-social behaviour7
- Burglary6
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
309 reported road collisions (2025)
96 killed or seriously injured · 439 casualties · 24.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
177 food businesses within 2 miles
- 161 rated 4–5 ★ (142 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
£428,364 average▼ 2.7% YoY
Across Chichester · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£1,333 average monthly rent▲ 2.9% YoY
- 1 bed £947
- 2 bed £1,222
- 3 bed £1,507
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
1,580 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: 157.9p · Esso (3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (10.4 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
24 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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK10,016
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK8,486
- Net moves+1,530
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 177 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
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 · 16,719 pupils
48 primary · 5 secondary · 16 other
Ofsted: 22 of 25 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)
57 inspected 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
991 CQC-registered services
- Care homes342
- GP practices107
- Dentists220
- 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
206 applications decided
89.3% granted · 184 granted, 22 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Alan Mak
Conservative
Havant
Recent votes:
- NoRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
- AyeSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
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
7,770 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
79 jobs advertised · £40,946 avg
e.g. Support Worker at Glebe House, Pre-Construction Manager, Chef de Partie
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
49% low-carbon electricity
Gas 48% · Wind 27% · Biomass 12% · Nuclear 10%
203 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 85.1 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy (West Sussex): 64.5 women · 63.1 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
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in PO10
- Thorney Island Medical Centre
- Southbourne Surgery
- Emsworth Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Havant:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases635 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Introduce legislation to make it possible to renumerate emergency volunteers230 local signatures · 13,821 nationwide
- Permanent driving ban on intoxicated drivers guilty of causing death225 local signatures · 29,985 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth215 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks198 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
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 around the average in England on the IoD2025.