Fair Oak

Eastleigh · South East · population 11,952 · 7 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #492 of 6,856 in England
  • #168 of 1,119 in South East
  • #5 of 15 in Eastleigh
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,532
Median age (est.)43
Density1,156per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above33%
No car or van8%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 46%Social rent: 6%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 46%Social rent 6%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 22%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 33%Lone parent: 8%Other: 16%
One person 22%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 33%Lone parent 8%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 44% · Hindu 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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

Fair Oak is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #492 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 15 in Eastleigh. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (98) but weak on Housing & access (37). Typical homes here sold for about £375,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 150 sales), 10% above the wider Eastleigh median of £342,130. Typical household take-home income is around £46,346 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 35 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 89 · #766
Employment 91 · #622
Education 87 · #882
Health 82 · #1,198
Crime 74 · #1,794
Housing & access 37 · #4,337
Living environment 98 · #142

House prices ?

£375,000median (12m) · -3.8% yr · n=150
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£375,000150-3.8%+7.1%
Detached£460,00069+2.2%+10.8%
Semi-detached£350,00043+0.7%+14.8%
Terraced£272,50027-10.7%-1.8%
Flat£148,00011+2.8%+10.2%
This area£375,000
Eastleigh£342,130
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)£46,346±£6,602 · #1,767 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,221
Price-to-income ?8.1×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 ?

76Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

35 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 415 offences
Eastleigh57
South East71
England83

Rank #787 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences215
Theft61
Burglary13
Vehicle crime15
Criminal damage & arson31
Public order & weapons48
Drugs13
Robbery2
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 64 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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