Fareham Common

Fareham · South East · population 8,619 · 6 LSOAs

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

98Area Score / 100 ?
  • #108 of 6,856 in England
  • #38 of 1,119 in South East
  • #4 of 14 in Fareham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,672
Median age (est.)51
Density700per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above36%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 20%45–64 29%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 50%Mortgage/shared: 37%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 50%Mortgage/shared 37%Social rent 3%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 5%Other: 22%
One person 25%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 5%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 24% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional24%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary5%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

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

Fareham Common is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #108 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #4 of 14 in Fareham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (96) and lowest on Housing & access (86). Typical homes here sold for about £395,000 over the past year, up 13% across five years (from 143 sales), 14% above the wider Fareham median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,644 a year, in the top third of England. 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 96 · #279
Employment 93 · #464
Education 90 · #649
Health 91 · #636
Crime 89 · #766
Housing & access 86 · #965
Living environment 87 · #882

House prices ?

£395,000median (12m) · +2.6% yr · n=143
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£395,000143+2.6%+12.9%
Detached£455,00074-9.0%+14.0%
Semi-detached£357,00050+9.7%+13.3%
Terraced£273,50010-8.8%+14.6%
Flat£162,0009-14.7%+8.0%
This area£395,000
Fareham£345,000
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)£44,644±£6,337 · #2,167 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£41,593
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 ?

72Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

30 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 254 offences
Fareham52
South East71
England83

Rank #373 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences148
Theft28
Burglary3
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons32
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other9

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 36 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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