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East Hampshire

East Hampshire is a district council in Hampshire, in the South East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is East Hampshire and the tick is the council in the middle.

Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,344

Lower than 71% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

11th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£446k

Higher than 84% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Up 0.4% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,180

Higher than 69% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 1.3% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings9.4

Higher than 79% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home71

Higher than 82% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 8th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van9.7%

Lower than 99% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

3rd lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station28%

Higher than 57% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket60.1%

Lower than 75% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 12th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy59.6%

Lower than 80% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

10th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available60.6%

Lower than 88% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 6th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%

Lower than 69% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Down 10 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score49.6

Higher than 78% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP1,933

Lower than 78% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

14th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Published for Hampshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents43.2

Lower than 95% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

6th lowest of the 51 councils in the South East.

Down 16.2% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households3.8

Lower than 73% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year42.4

Lower than 50% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Published for Hampshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Joint 16th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier89.9%

Lower than 58% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.5

Higher than 54% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

No change since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.6

Higher than 67% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.5

Higher than 80% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

12th highest of the 62 councils in the South East.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women65.1 yrs

Higher than 83% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

Published for Hampshire as a whole, so every district in it shows this figure.

Down 1.9 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home47.1 ha

Higher than 78% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

15th highest of the 63 councils in the South East.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean6.2 µg/m³

Lower than 70% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Joint 7th lowest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Down 42.1% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

East Hampshire shares a boundary with Basingstoke and Deane, Chichester, Hart, Havant, Waverley and Winchester. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Havant£1,085
  2. East Hampshire£1,180
  3. Basingstoke and Deane£1,210
  4. Chichester£1,222
  5. Hart£1,303
  6. Winchester£1,318
  7. Waverley£1,354
Average house price, all homes
  1. Havant£321k
  2. Basingstoke and Deane£369k
  3. Chichester£430k
  4. East Hampshire£446k
  5. Winchester£471k
  6. Hart£480k
  7. Waverley£561k
Council tax, band D
  1. Basingstoke and Deane£2,255
  2. Havant£2,320
  3. East Hampshire£2,344
  4. Winchester£2,360
  5. Hart£2,400
  6. Chichester£2,470
  7. Waverley£2,605
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Waverley36.7
  2. East Hampshire43.2
  3. Winchester55.3
  4. Basingstoke and Deane57.9
  5. Hart57.9
  6. Chichester59.9
  7. Havant75.5
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Chichester1,672
  2. Winchester1,748
  3. Waverley1,855
  4. East Hampshire1,933
  5. Havant1,977
  6. Basingstoke and Deane1,990
  7. Hart2,048
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Chichester56%
  2. Havant56%
  3. East Hampshire60%
  4. Basingstoke and Deane63%
  5. Hart69%
  6. Winchester69%
  7. Waverley70%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. Chichester5.9 µg/m³
  2. East Hampshire6.2 µg/m³
  3. Waverley6.8 µg/m³
  4. Basingstoke and Deane7.3 µg/m³
  5. Hart7.3 µg/m³
  6. Winchester7.4 µg/m³
  7. Havant8.5 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Basingstoke and Deane13.2%
  2. Chichester16.6%
  3. Winchester17%
  4. Hart18.3%
  5. Havant20.9%
  6. Waverley26.6%
  7. East Hampshire28%

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