Chineham

Basingstoke and Deane · South East · population 7,826 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #183 of 6,856 in England
  • #64 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 22 in Basingstoke and Deane
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,851
Median age (est.)39
Density4,315per km²
No qualifications8%
Degree or above44%
No car or van7%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 9%25–44 31%45–64 29%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 6%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 24%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 8%Other: 10%
One person 25%Couple, no children 24%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 8%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary4%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 46% · Christian 44% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 15%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Chineham is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #183 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 22 in Basingstoke and Deane. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (100) but weak on Housing & access (32). Typical homes here sold for about £360,000 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 139 sales), in line with the wider Basingstoke and Deane median of £375,000. Typical household take-home income is around £57,113 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 30 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 95 · #320
Employment 98 · #115
Education 96 · #307
Health 86 · #944
Crime 92 · #567
Housing & access 32 · #4,653
Living environment 100 · #12

House prices ?

£360,000median (12m) · +9.1% yr · n=139
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£360,000139+9.1%+20.0%
Detached£567,50034+17.6%+30.5%
Semi-detached£365,00026-2.7%+9.0%
Terraced£300,00067+7.1%+8.6%
Flat£220,62512+11.7%+13.9%
This area£360,000
Basingstoke and Deane£375,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£57,113±£8,188 · #324 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,129
Price-to-income ?6.3×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

83Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 234 offences
Basingstoke and Deane62
South East71
England83

Rank #404 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences149
Theft33
Burglary9
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson12
Public order & weapons18
Drugs2
Robbery0
Other5

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 27 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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