Hill Head

Fareham · South East · population 6,934 · 5 LSOAs

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

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

Residents7,092
Median age (est.)54
Density2,231per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above38%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 28%65+ 33%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 3%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 6%Other: 24%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 6%Other 24%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional16%
Administrative12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Other 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

Hill Head is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #39 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 14 in Fareham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (99) and lowest on Housing & access (67). Typical homes here sold for about £392,500 over the past year, up 15% across five years (from 114 sales), 14% above the wider Fareham median of £345,000. Typical household take-home income is around £46,732 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 25 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 · #135
Employment 95 · #348
Education 95 · #327
Health 91 · #601
Crime 97 · #224
Housing & access 67 · #2,240
Living environment 99 · #39

House prices ?

£392,500median (12m) · -4.8% yr · n=114
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£392,500114-4.8%+15.4%
Detached£502,50050-8.6%+10.4%
Semi-detached£390,00027+6.8%+22.1%
Terraced£272,50023-15.6%-0.5%
Flat£185,50014+2.7%
This area£392,500
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)£46,732±£6,922 · #1,690 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,714
Price-to-income ?8.4×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 ?

73Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

25 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 176 offences
Fareham52
South East71
England83

Rank #183 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences101
Theft15
Burglary12
Vehicle crime2
Criminal damage & arson18
Public order & weapons19
Drugs6
Robbery0
Other3

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 39 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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