Horndean South & Rowlands Castle

East Hampshire · South East · population 7,525 · 5 LSOAs

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

94Area Score / 100 ?
  • #430 of 6,856 in England
  • #154 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 15 in East Hampshire
  • Least deprived 10% in England
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents7,396
Median age (est.)51
Density421per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above38%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 47%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 47%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 6%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 28%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Horndean South & Rowlands Castle is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #430 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 15 in East Hampshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (97) and lowest on Housing & access (51). Typical homes here sold for about £405,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 119 sales), in line with the wider East Hampshire median of £420,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,005 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 41 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 86 · #965
Employment 88 · #821
Education 87 · #910
Health 90 · #663
Crime 72 · #1,945
Housing & access 51 · #3,343
Living environment 97 · #183

House prices ?

£405,000median (12m) · -3.6% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£405,000119-3.6%-1.8%
Detached£500,00062-24.8%+7.5%
Semi-detached£375,00022-3.2%0.0%
Terraced£300,00025-7.0%-6.2%
Flat£184,00010-26.4%-10.2%
This area£405,000
East Hampshire£420,000
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)£46,005±£6,438 · #1,851 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,142
Price-to-income ?8.8×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

41 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 311 offences
East Hampshire44
South East71
England83

Rank #1,366 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences172
Theft51
Burglary19
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson19
Public order & weapons19
Drugs2
Robbery3
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 25 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 →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in East Hampshire

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.