United Kingdom · South East · Local Authority
Fareham
Non-metropolitan district · South East, England · population ~116k · 40 state-funded schools
Expensive to live in, but relatively affordable for the region. Fareham's median house price is 7.9 times median annual pay, a multiple that is lower than the South East median of £382,250, and rent takes 33.3% of gross median earnings, also below the regional average. However, this relative affordability comes with a cost: weekly pay at £835.70 is only slightly above the South East median, and the share of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools is below the regional average at 92.9%. Recorded crime is low, and deprivation is the lowest in the region. This suits those prioritising lower housing costs and low crime over career progression or top-tier school performance.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Fareham ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£43,456/yr
High
Better than 76% of UK LAs
House price
£345,000
Expensive
Worse than 67% of UK LAs
Rent
£1,206/mo
Expensive
Worse than 64% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,271/yr
Cheapest
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Crime
51.4/1k
Safest
Better than 87% of UK LAs
Deprivation
9.0
Least deprived
Better than 94% of UK LAs
Schools
92.5%
Mid
Around UK average
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
40 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
37 of 40 (92.5%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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40 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 40 schools, sortable and filterable.
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