Popley

Basingstoke and Deane · South East · population 15,485 · 8 LSOAs

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

43Area Score / 100 ?
  • #3,926 of 6,856 in England
  • #853 of 1,119 in South East
  • #20 of 22 in Basingstoke and Deane
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents14,930
Median age (est.)34
Density4,392per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 11%25–44 36%45–64 20%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 31%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 80%Asian: 10%Black: 5%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 80%Asian 10%Black 5%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 40% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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

Popley is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #3,926 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 22 in Basingstoke and Deane. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (91) but weak on Crime (29). Typical homes here sold for about £290,000 over the past year, up 9% across five years (from 170 sales), 23% below the wider Basingstoke and Deane median of £375,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,387 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 37 · #4,324
Employment 46 · #3,700
Education 40 · #4,125
Health 34 · #4,495
Crime 29 · #4,872
Housing & access 30 · #4,817
Living environment 91 · #588

House prices ?

£290,000median (12m) · -2.5% yr · n=170
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£290,000170-2.5%+9.4%
Detached£500,00015+13.6%+17.6%
Semi-detached£367,00019+1.9%+16.5%
Terraced£300,000920.0%+13.2%
Flat£176,50044+2.6%-1.5%
This area£290,000
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)£44,387±£6,193 · #2,228 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,887
Price-to-income ?6.5×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 ?

60Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,157 offences
Basingstoke and Deane62
South East71
England83

Rank #3,810 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences638
Theft176
Burglary26
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage & arson92
Public order & weapons133
Drugs24
Robbery8
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 105 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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