United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
East Hampshire
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~124k · 51 state-funded schools
High earnings and low crime make East Hampshire an attractive prospect, though the trade-off is a significant barrier to home ownership. A median house costs 9 times annual gross pay, a steep hurdle even for a local workforce earning £901.40 per week. Rent is more manageable, consuming 32.1% of median earnings, which sits below the regional median. The area benefits from a low recorded crime rate of 43.6 per 1,000 people, ranking among the best in the South East. While the deprivation score is also low, the high cost of entry remains the defining feature for prospective residents. This location suits high-earning professionals who prioritise safety and economic stability over housing affordability.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How East Hampshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£46,873/yr
Very high
Better than 90% of UK LAs
House price
£422,000
Expensive
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,252/mo
Expensive
Worse than 68% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,344/yr
Cheap
Better than 70% of UK LAs
Crime
43.6/1k
Safest
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Deprivation
10.3
Least deprived
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Schools
94.1%
Strong
Better than 62% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
64 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
48 of 51 (94.1%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 13 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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51 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 51 schools, sortable and filterable.
Schools in East Hampshire →Places with similar signatures
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What we don't know yet
Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.