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Hart

Hart 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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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,400

Lower than 60% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

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£480k

Higher than 89% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

12th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

Up 2.3% since June 2025

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

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£1,303

Higher than 77% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Up 2.8% since August 2025

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

Price to local earnings10.3

Higher than 86% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

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

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 van7.8%

The lowest of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

The lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

The 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 station18.3%

Lower than 67% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

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

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

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket73.9%

Higher than 53% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

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

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy65.4%

Lower than 72% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

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

Premises with full fibre available73.4%

Lower than 63% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

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 maths69%

Higher than 86% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

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

Down 5 points since 2018/19

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

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score50.6

Higher than 85% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

13th highest of the 64 councils in the South East.

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

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,048

Lower than 66% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

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 residents57.9

Lower than 70% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

Down 11.4% 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 households4.4

Lower than 57% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

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 earlier89.5%

Lower than 65% 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 residents4.8

Lower than 77% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 16.7% 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 107.5

Lower than 54% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

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

Anxiety, mean out of 103.1

Lower than 61% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

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 home51.5 ha

Higher than 82% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd highest of the 11 districts in Hampshire.

13th 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 mean7.3 µg/m³

Lower than 55% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 38.1% 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

Hart shares a boundary with Basingstoke and Deane, Bracknell Forest, East Hampshire, Rushmoor, Surrey Heath, Waverley and Wokingham. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. East Hampshire£1,180
  2. Basingstoke and Deane£1,210
  3. Rushmoor£1,269
  4. Hart£1,303
  5. Surrey Heath£1,335
  6. Bracknell Forest£1,345
  7. Wokingham£1,345
  8. Waverley£1,354
Average house price, all homes
  1. Rushmoor£329k
  2. Basingstoke and Deane£369k
  3. Bracknell Forest£396k
  4. East Hampshire£446k
  5. Surrey Heath£461k
  6. Hart£480k
  7. Wokingham£499k
  8. Waverley£561k
Council tax, band D
  1. Basingstoke and Deane£2,255
  2. Bracknell Forest£2,265
  3. Rushmoor£2,320
  4. East Hampshire£2,344
  5. Hart£2,400
  6. Wokingham£2,498
  7. Surrey Heath£2,585
  8. Waverley£2,605
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. Waverley36.7
  2. Wokingham38.8
  3. East Hampshire43.2
  4. Surrey Heath51.4
  5. Bracknell Forest52.1
  6. Hart57.9
  7. Basingstoke and Deane57.9
  8. Rushmoor57.9
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. Waverley1,855
  2. East Hampshire1,933
  3. Basingstoke and Deane1,990
  4. Surrey Heath1,995
  5. Hart2,048
  6. Rushmoor2,253
  7. Wokingham2,593
  8. Bracknell Forest2,623
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. Bracknell Forest60%
  2. East Hampshire60%
  3. Rushmoor60%
  4. Basingstoke and Deane63%
  5. Surrey Heath66%
  6. Hart69%
  7. Waverley70%
  8. Wokingham70%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. East Hampshire6.2 µg/m³
  2. Waverley6.8 µg/m³
  3. Hart7.3 µg/m³
  4. Basingstoke and Deane7.3 µg/m³
  5. Wokingham8.9 µg/m³
  6. Bracknell Forest9.2 µg/m³
  7. Rushmoor9.6 µg/m³
  8. Surrey Heath10.2 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Basingstoke and Deane13.2%
  2. Hart18.3%
  3. Surrey Heath22.4%
  4. Wokingham24.1%
  5. Bracknell Forest24.9%
  6. Waverley26.6%
  7. East Hampshire28%
  8. Rushmoor34.9%

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