Fareham West

Fareham · South East · population 7,353 · 5 LSOAs

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

99Area Score / 100 ?
  • #46 of 6,856 in England
  • #14 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 14 in Fareham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,479
Median age (est.)52
Density3,272per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above32%
No car or van11%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 7%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 53%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 1%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 53%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 1%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 5%Other: 22%
One person 25%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 5%Other 22%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 19% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional19%
Managers & directors13%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Hindu 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

Fareham West is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #46 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #2 of 14 in Fareham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (98) and lowest on Housing & access (87). Typical homes here sold for about £323,750 over the past year, up 10% across five years (from 110 sales), 6% below the wider Fareham median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £44,156 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 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 98 · #169
Employment 96 · #279
Education 89 · #780
Health 90 · #684
Crime 95 · #334
Housing & access 87 · #882
Living environment 95 · #368

House prices ?

£323,750median (12m) · -7.5% yr · n=110
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£323,750110-7.5%+10.1%
Detached£470,00036-1.1%+15.3%
Semi-detached£320,00043-0.6%+15.7%
Terraced£280,00019-3.4%+9.4%
Flat£177,50012+6.0%+2.3%
This area£323,750
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)£44,156±£6,272 · #2,283 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£39,092
Price-to-income ?7.3×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

92Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

31 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 225 offences
Fareham52
South East71
England83

Rank #452 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences133
Theft33
Burglary5
Vehicle crime8
Criminal damage & arson15
Public order & weapons16
Drugs4
Robbery0
Other11

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 22 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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