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Compare all 13 Hampshire authorities
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Data status
Most rows below are live, sourced figures for all 13 authorities. Cells that still read “Data pending” are genuine gaps in what's officially published — never an estimated, approximate or placeholder number. See Data Sources below for where each figure comes from.
| Metric | Portsmouth | Southampton | Winchester | Basingstoke and Deane | East Hampshire | Eastleigh | Fareham | Gosport | Hart | Havant | New Forest | Rushmoor | Test Valley |
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| Population | |||||||||||||
| Population (total) ⚠ Not like-for-like: these figures cover different reference periods (Mid-2024; current), because each authority publishes its own. Read them individually — do not rank authorities on this row. | 212936 peopleMid-2024 | 259424 peoplecurrent | 135632 peoplecurrent | 193110 peoplecurrent | 129975 peoplecurrent | 142933 peoplecurrent | 115428 peoplecurrent | 82921 peoplecurrent | 103162 peoplecurrent | 126985 peoplecurrent | 176116 peoplecurrent | 105751 peoplecurrent | 135201 peoplecurrent |
| Median age | 36.4 yearsmid-2024 | 34.3 yearsmid-2024 | 42.5 yearsmid-2024 | 40.9 yearsmid-2024 | 47 yearsmid-2024 | 41.8 yearsmid-2024 | 47.7 yearsmid-2024 | 43.9 yearsmid-2024 | 43.6 yearsmid-2024 | 46 yearsmid-2024 | 52.4 yearsmid-2024 | 38 yearsmid-2024 | 44.1 yearsmid-2024 |
| Labour market | |||||||||||||
| Employment rate | 77.8 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 73.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 79.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 80.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 78.5 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 80.7 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 87.6 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 73.7 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 78.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 82.4 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 79.8 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 82 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 76.9 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Economic inactivity rate | 18.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 22.4 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 18.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 17.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 18.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 17.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 11.9 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 25.1 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 17.7 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 14.1 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 18.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 16.1 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 22.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Claimant count rate | 4.4 percentJuly 2026 | 4.2 percentJuly 2026 | 2 percentJuly 2026 | 2.7 percentJuly 2026 | 2.1 percentJuly 2026 | 2.3 percentJuly 2026 | 2 percentJuly 2026 | 3.6 percentJuly 2026 | 1.8 percentJuly 2026 | 3.3 percentJuly 2026 | 2.4 percentJuly 2026 | 3 percentJuly 2026 | 2 percentJuly 2026 |
| Model-based unemployment rate | 4.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 4.8 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 3.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 3.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 3.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 2.9 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 2.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 3.7 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 3.3 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 3.7 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 2.8 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 3.2 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 | 2.7 percentApr 2025-Mar 2026 |
| Earnings | |||||||||||||
| Median gross annual earnings of full-time residents Median gross annual earnings of full-time residents | 36022 GBP per year2025 | 37668.8 GBP per year2025 | 44486 GBP per year2025 | 42801.2 GBP per year2025 | 46872.8 GBP per year2025 | 42640 GBP per year2025 | 43456.4 GBP per year2025 | 36946 GBP per year2025 | 48256 GBP per year2025 | 38230.4 GBP per year2025 | 38110.8 GBP per year2025 | 37871.6 GBP per year2025 | 41355.6 GBP per year2025 |
| Housing | |||||||||||||
| Median house price | 260000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 260000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 460000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 364000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 422000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 345000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 345000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 252750 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 465000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 322750 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 380000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 360000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 | 365000 GBPYear ending Sep 2025 |
| Median private rent | 950 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 900 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 1200 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 998 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 1100 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 950 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 975 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 850 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 1103 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 975 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 995 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 1000 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 | 1050 GBP per month1 October 2022 to 30 September 2023 |
| House price to earnings ratio | 7.2 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 6.9 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 10.3 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 8.5 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 9 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 8.1 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 7.9 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 6.8 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 9.6 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 8.4 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 10 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 9.5 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings | 8.8 ratioYear ending Sep 2025 house price / 2025 earnings |
| Deprivation | |||||||||||||
| Share of neighbourhoods in most-deprived deciles (IMD 2025) | 12 percent of LSOAs2025 | 11.84 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 | 8.93 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 | 11.39 percent of LSOAs2025 | 1.75 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 | 0 percent of LSOAs2025 |
| Children in relative low-income families (after housing costs) | 31 percent2025 | 31 percent2025 | 15.3 percent2025 | 17.2 percent2025 | 16.5 percent2025 | 18.5 percent2025 | 15.6 percent2025 | 29.1 percent2025 | 12.3 percent2025 | 28.3 percent2025 | 20.4 percent2025 | 20 percent2025 | 17.3 percent2025 |
| Crime | |||||||||||||
| Police-recorded crime rate per 1,000 population Police-recorded crime. Recording practices and reporting can affect comparisons. ⚠ Not like-for-like: these figures cover different reference periods (year ending March 2024; year ending March 2025 (2024/25); year ending March 2024 (2023/24)), because each authority publishes its own. Read them individually — do not rank authorities on this row. | 120.7 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 | 121 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2025 (2024/25) | 57.2 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 | 62.9 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2025 (2024/25) | 48.8 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 | 60.4 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 | 51 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 | Data pending | 40.8 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2025 (2024/25) | 80.6 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 | 60.8 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 | 81 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 (2023/24) | 58.9 offences per 1,000 populationyear ending March 2024 |
| Health outcomes | |||||||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Male: 78.1 · Female: 82.6 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 78.0 · Female: 82.6 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 82.4 · Female: 86.3 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 81.5 · Female: 84.3 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 82.3 · Female: 85.0 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 81.7 · Female: 85.2 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 81.5 · Female: 85.3 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 79.0 · Female: 82.3 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 83.7 · Female: 86.2 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 80.1 · Female: 83.4 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 81.7 · Female: 85.3 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 80.5 · Female: 83.4 years2022 to 2024 | Male: 82.0 · Female: 84.9 years2022 to 2024 |
| Education | |||||||||||||
| Special schools located in the authority | 5 schools2026-08-01 | 9 schools2026-08-01 | 2 schools2026-08-01 | 9 schools2026-08-01 | 7 schools2026-08-01 | 1 schools2026-08-01 | 8 schools2026-08-01 | 0 schools2026-08-01 | 2 schools2026-08-01 | 6 schools2026-08-01 | 12 schools2026-08-01 | 4 schools2026-08-01 | 8 schools2026-08-01 |
| Permanent exclusion rate (all state-funded schools) | 0.09 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.1 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.03 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.07 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.03 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.02 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.09 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.08 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.02 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.05 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.05 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.07 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 | 0.02 rate per 100 pupils2023/24 |
| Persistent absence rate (school-location) | 20.6 percent2023/24 | 22.5 percent2023/24 | 15.8 percent2023/24 | 17.6 percent2023/24 | 16.7 percent2023/24 | 16.6 percent2023/24 | 17.2 percent2023/24 | 23.4 percent2023/24 | 14.4 percent2023/24 | 21.9 percent2023/24 | 19.5 percent2023/24 | 16.2 percent2023/24 | 16.2 percent2023/24 |
| Politics | |||||||||||||
| Council political control | Liberal Democrat majority party / composition2026-08-01 | Labour majority party / composition2026-08-01 | Liberal Democrat-led administration party / composition2026-08-01 | Liberal Democrat-led administration party / composition2026-08-01 | Conservative-led coalition with Whitehill & Bordon Community Party party / composition2026-08-01 | Liberal Democrat-led administration party / composition2026-08-01 | Conservative control party / composition2026-08-01 | Conservative minority administration party / composition2026-08-01 | Joint Liberal Democrat and Community Campaign Hart administration party / composition2026-08-01 | Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green coalition administration party / composition2026-08-01 | Conservative control party / composition2026-08-01 | Labour-led administration; no overall control party / composition2026-08-01 | Conservative control party / composition2026-08-01 |
| Parliamentary representation | Portsmouth North — Amanda Martin (Labour); Portsmouth South — Stephen Morgan (Labour) seats / result2024 general election | Southampton Itchen — Darren Paffey (Labour); Southampton Test — Satvir Kaur (Labour) seats / result2024 general election | Winchester — Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat) seats / result2024 general election | Basingstoke — Luke Murphy (Labour) seats / result2024 general election | East Hampshire — Damian Hinds (Conservative) seats / result2024 general election | Eastleigh — Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat) seats / result2024 general election | Fareham and Waterlooville — Suella Braverman (Reform UK) seats / result2024 general election | Gosport — Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) seats / result2024 general election | North East Hampshire — Alex Brewer (Liberal Democrat) seats / result2024 general election | Havant — Alan Mak (Conservative) seats / result2024 general election | New Forest East — Sir Julian Lewis (Conservative); New Forest West — Desmond Swayne (Conservative) seats / result2024 general election | Aldershot — Alex Baker (Labour) seats / result2024 general election | North West Hampshire — Kit Malthouse (Conservative); Romsey and Southampton North — Caroline Nokes (Conservative) seats / result2024 general election |
| Council finance | |||||||||||||
| Band D council tax (authority element) | 1908.41 GBP per year2026-27 | 1998.18 GBP per year2026-27 | 194.1 GBP per year2026-27 | 151.42 GBP per year2026-27 | 156.92 GBP per year2026-27 | 131.71 GBP per year2026-27 | 197.14 GBP per year2026-27 | 270.88 GBP per year2026-27 | 210.2 GBP per year2026-27 | 246.87 GBP per year2026-27 | 211.92 GBP per year2026-27 | 246.87 GBP per year2026-27 | 180.76 GBP per year2026-27 |
Table shows every common metric module from the Hampshire data registry. Cells marked “Data pending” have a complete metric definition and adapter registered but no verified live value yet. Council tax cells marked †(Portsmouth, Southampton) are a whole unitary-authority council tax bill, not comparable to the other 11 authorities’ district/borough element only — shown for completeness, not as a like-for-like ranking.