Waterlooville Central

Havant · South East · population 7,135 · 4 LSOAs

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

36Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,392 of 6,856 in England
  • #912 of 1,119 in South East
  • #12 of 17 in Havant
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,117
Median age (est.)42
Density4,184per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above23%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 28%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 30%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 28%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 30%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 32%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 50% · Christian 43% · 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

Waterlooville Central is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,392 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 17 in Havant. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (85) but weak on Education (22). Typical homes here sold for about £295,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 78 sales), 8% below the wider Havant median of £320,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,784 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 110 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 34 · #4,488
Employment 29 · #4,865
Education 22 · #5,311
Health 31 · #4,742
Crime 29 · #4,858
Housing & access 68 · #2,157
Living environment 85 · #1,054

House prices ?

£295,000median (12m) · +3.3% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£295,00078+3.3%+7.3%
Detached£445,00012+4.7%+2.3%
Semi-detached£310,00025-11.4%+8.2%
Terraced£287,50026+3.5%+17.3%
Flat£133,40015-9.9%+4.6%
This area£295,000
Havant£320,000
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)£35,784±£5,070 · #4,784 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,648
Price-to-income ?8.2×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 ?

51Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 782 offences
Havant76
South East71
England83

Rank #5,201 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences358
Theft218
Burglary14
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson41
Public order & weapons93
Drugs16
Robbery10
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 129 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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