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Haslemere

Haslemere is a town in West Sussex, England, with a population of around 17,279. It features around 2 parks and greens and 9 restaurants and cafés, with 31 bus stops and Haslemere railway station 1.3 km away. The average sold house price is around £718,944, and there were around 29 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 Haslemere 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
50/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 152nd of 294 English council areas — better than 48% of them.

Low crime68
Home affordability9
Affordable rents17
Good schools47
Life expectancy74
Low deprivation67
Employment52
Low council tax40

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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 20° / 17° · 85% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 17° · 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

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Storrington Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

28 reported · July 2026 20% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Anti-social behaviour4
  • Criminal damage & arson3
  • Public order3

Neighbourhood team: Haslemere, Grayswood & Chiddingfold · Surrey

Local policing priorities

  • Vehicle anti-social use - Haslemere
  • Seasonal burglaries

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

80 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 70 rated 4–5 ★ (62 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Haslemere (0.8 km)
  • 27 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Haslemere (0.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£429,978 average 2.3% YoY

Across Chichester · to 2026-06

Detached£682,816
Semi-detached£424,454
Terraced£343,728
Flat£216,673

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: 169.9p · BP (11.5 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (10.1 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

6 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Haslemere High Street Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Gyms2
  • Swimming pools2
  • Sports pitches34
  • Playgrounds6

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)

A £1,646
B £1,921
C £2,195
D £2,470
E £3,019
F £3,567
G £4,116
H £4,939

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

  • In a conservation area (HASLEMERE)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 125 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

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

Liberal Democrat majority

  • Con 5
  • LD 24
  • Grn 2
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets3
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés25

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,725 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

174 jobs advertised · £35,121 avg

e.g. Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats, Online Maths Tutoring Job in Linchmere – Flexible Schedule, Third In Charge

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

10% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Imports 38% · Biomass 5% · Wind 5%

236 gCO₂/kWh · very high 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 Farnham and Bordon:

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

Notable places nearby

  • The Curry Club · 0.3 km

    The Curry Club was founded by Pat Chapman in 1982, to further the understanding and appreciation of the cuisines of the Indian subcontinent. In 2007 it became known as Pat Chapman's Curry Club. It gave annual Curry Aw…

  • Haslemere Educational Museum · 0.3 km

    Haslemere Educational Museum was founded in 1888 by the eminent surgeon Sir Jonathan Hutchinson to display his growing collection of natural history specimens. After two moves it found in 1926 a permanent home in Hasl…

  • Haslemere · 0.3 km

    The town of Haslemere and the villages of Shottermill and Grayswood are in south-west Surrey, England, around 38 miles (62 km) south-west of London. Together with the settlements of Hindhead and Beacon Hill, they comp…

  • Serpent Trail · 0.3 km

    The Serpent Trail is a 64-mile (103 km) long distance footpath. It runs from Haslemere to Petersfield, which are 11 miles apart in a straight line, by a route which is designed to join up the many heathland areas on g…

  • Haslemere Town Hall · 0.3 km

    Haslemere Town Hall is a municipal building in the High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, England. The structure, which serves as the meeting place of Haslemere Town Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Church Hill House, Haslemere · 0.4 km

    Church Hill House is a grade II* listed house in Tanners Lane, Haslemere, Surrey. Parts of the walls are grade II listed as well as the adjoining Church Hill Gate.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Haslemere?
Haslemere is a town in West Sussex, England, in the Chichester local authority.
What is the population of Haslemere?
Haslemere has an approximate settlement population of 17,279.
How deprived is Haslemere?
The Chichester local authority, which includes Haslemere, is less deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.