Gosport Town

Gosport · South East · population 9,466 · 7 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,222 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,087 of 1,119 in South East
  • #10 of 10 in Gosport
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,392
Median age (est.)41
Density5,053per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above23%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 28%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 44%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 14%Other: 11%
One person 44%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 14%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 14% · Elementary 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure14%
Elementary14%
Associate professional13%
Professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors10%
Sales & customer service9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 53% · Christian 40% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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

Gosport Town is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,222 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 10 in Gosport. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (50) and lowest on Crime (6). Typical homes here sold for about £165,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 137 sales), 34% below the wider Gosport median of £251,000. Typical household take-home income is around £33,877 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 151 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 13 · #5,941
Employment 10 · #6,154
Education 8 · #6,277
Health 12 · #6,030
Crime 6 · #6,428
Housing & access 17 · #5,688
Living environment 50 · #3,426

House prices ?

£165,000median (12m) · -7.3% yr · n=137
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£165,000137-7.3%0.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£212,50042+0.7%+14.2%
Flat£138,97588-8.0%+4.1%
This area£165,000
Gosport£251,000
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)£33,877±£4,827 · #5,388 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,301
Price-to-income ?4.9×typical home ÷ net income — less 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 ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

151 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,426 offences
Gosport71
South East71
England83

Rank #5,909 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences698
Theft305
Burglary35
Vehicle crime25
Criminal damage & arson75
Public order & weapons179
Drugs64
Robbery10
Other35

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 212 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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