Hampshire · South East
East Hampshire: house prices, jobs and local statistics
East Hampshire is a district of Hampshire in the South East, home to 125,744 people at the 2021 census. The average house price was £440,541 in July 2026, down 1.2% on a year earlier and up 9.2% on five years before. On the ONS figure for July 2026 it had the 59th highest average price of 360 council areas. 2.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming unemployment-related benefits in August 2026, against 3.9% across the UK. Median full-time pay for people living here was £47,630 a year in 2025 (UK: £39,039). The biggest employing sector is retail, wholesale & motor trade, with 16.2% of the 43,125 employee jobs counted in 2024.
East Hampshire house prices
Average price, July 2026
£440,541
South East: £380,878
Change over 1 year
−1.2%
South East: +0.2%
Change over 5 years
+9.2%
Since July 2021
- Detached
- £706,108
- Semi-detached
- £430,578
- Terraced
- £332,813
- Flat or maisonette
- £198,995
- First-time buyers
- £309,663
UK House Price Index, July 2026: HM Land Registry, Registers of Scotland, Land and Property Services NI and the ONS. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. About the index.
Ten years of prices and sales in the house price explorerJobs, pay and unemployment in East Hampshire
Claimant rate, August 2026
2.1%
1,565 people aged 16 to 64. UK: 3.9%
Employment rate, Apr 2025-Mar 2026
78.5%
UK: 75.4% · Annual Population Survey
Economically inactive
18.2%
UK: 21.0%
Median full-time pay, 2025
£47,630 a year
UK: £39,039
Median weekly pay, 2025
£901
UK: £767
The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.
Claimant count, Annual Population Survey and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (resident analysis), via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Two years of claimant counts and ten of pay in the jobs explorerWhat East Hampshire does for a living
Employee jobs, 2024
43,125
44,245 in 2019
Businesses, 2026
6,485
| Sector | Share of jobs | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Retail, wholesale & motor trade | 16.2% | 13.6% |
| Education | 11.6% | 8.6% |
| Health & social care | 11.6% | 14.1% |
| Manufacturing | 10.4% | 7.2% |
| Professional & scientific | 9.3% | 9.2% |
| Hotels, pubs & restaurants | 8.1% | 7.8% |
Business Register and Employment Survey 2024 (Great Britain only). UK Business Counts 2026. Both via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Every sector and business size in the industries explorerHow East Hampshire has changed
Residents
103,946 in 1991 → 129,975 in 2024 (+25.0%)
England over the same years: +22.4%
Average house price
£233,840 in 2005 → £440,541 in 2026 (+88.4%)
England over the same years: +85.9%
Median weekly pay
£439 in 2008 → £729 in 2025 (+66.1%)
England over the same years: +63.7%
Employment rate
80.2% in 2004 → 82.5% in 2023 (+2.9%)
England over the same years: +4.4%
Claimant count
0.8% in 2001 → 2.0% in 2025 (+150.0%)
England over the same years: +60.0%
Disposable income per head
£14,051 in 1997 → £32,411 in 2024 (+130.7%)
England over the same years: +143.8%
ONS Explore local statistics, each series from its official producer; Office for National Statistics content licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Money figures are in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation.
Every series, charted, in the trends explorerWho lives in East Hampshire
Residents, 2021
125,744
People per km², 2021
244
England and Wales: 395
Aged 65 and over
23.1%
England and Wales: 18.4%
Aged under 15
16.3%
England and Wales: 17.3%
Homes owned
73.0%
England and Wales: 61.5%
Homes rented privately
13.0%
England and Wales: 20.3%
Homes socially rented
12.5%
England and Wales: 17.1%
Degree or higher (16+)
38.7%
England and Wales: 33.8%
No qualifications (16+)
13.1%
England and Wales: 18.2%
Good or very good health
85.1%
England and Wales: 82.0%
Born in the UK
90.5%
England and Wales: 83.2%
Census 2021 topic summaries (TS001, TS006, TS007A, TS054, TS067, TS037, TS004), via Nomis. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0.
Any neighbourhood's census profile in the census explorerHow East Hampshire ranks among UK councils
40 official indicators are published for East Hampshire; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).
Where it ranks best
- Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing16.2% (2024/25) · 10th lowest of 296
- Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing17.9 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 13th lowest of 292
- Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.4% (2024) · 26th lowest of 296
- Claimant count · Economy & work2.0% (2025) · 35th lowest of 361
Where it ranks worst
- Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access73.8% (January 2026) · 324th highest of 361
- Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access83.9 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 297th highest of 361
- Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.5 out of 10 (2022/23) · 293rd lowest of 363
- Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access57% (May 2024) · 257th highest of 318
ONS Explore local statistics, latest figure for each indicator, ranked among council areas with a published figure; Office for National Statistics content licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, each indicator’s producer named on its linked ONS page.
All 40 indicators in the area scorecardHealth in Hampshire
These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes East Hampshire.
- Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.7 years · England 80.0 · 21st highest of 151
- Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.0 years · England 83.8 · 28th highest of 151
- Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)64.2 years · England 60.9 · 24th highest of 151
- Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)65.1 years · England 61.3 · 22nd highest of 151
- Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)267.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 24th lowest of 151
- Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.7% · England 10.4 · 23rd lowest of 148
- Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.7% · England 64.6 · 61st lowest of 153
OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement & Disparities. Upper-tier local authorities, England. © Crown copyright. Read 2026-09-02. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England only: published for upper-tier local authorities.
The full health profile in the health explorerSchools and children in Hampshire
These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes East Hampshire.
- School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.9% · England 68.3 · 19th highest of 153
- GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.9 score · England 46.0 · 71st highest of 153
- 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.4% · England 5.8 · 89th lowest of 150
- Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)11.3% · England 19.8 · 19th lowest of 153
OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement & Disparities, carrying DfE / ONS education measures. Upper-tier local authorities, England. © Crown copyright. Read 2026-09-04. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. England only: published for upper-tier local authorities.
Nearby schools and more in the education explorerNearby council areas
Other districts in Hampshire
About these figures
East Hampshire (E07000085) is a district council area in the South East, one of 361 council areas this site covers. Every figure on this page is read from the official source named beneath it and carries its own date; the page is rebuilt at most once a day. Survey figures carry sampling error, so small differences between neighbouring councils are often noise. For a single street or neighbourhood rather than the whole council area, search a postcode on the dashboard.
Sources
- HM Land Registry UK House Price Index (landregistry.data.gov.uk). Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right, OGL v3.0.
- Office for National Statistics via Nomis (nomisweb.co.uk): claimant count, Annual Population Survey, ASHE, BRES, UK Business Counts and Census 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics, OGL v3.0.
- ONS Explore local statistics (ons.gov.uk/explore-local-statistics), OGL v3.0.
- OHID Fingertips (fingertips.phe.org.uk), Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
- Council area names and codes: mySociety, UK local authority names and codes (CC BY 4.0), from the ONS Register of Geographic Codes.