Gosport: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£490,129

Semi-detached

£313,401

Terraced

£241,439

Flat or maisonette

£151,926

First-time buyers

£210,122

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.

• Residents

  76,464 in 1991 → 82,921 in 2024 (+8.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £128,782 in 2005 → £240,696 in 2026 (+86.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £369 in 2008 → £638 in 2025 (+72.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.4% in 2004 → 82.3% in 2023 (+9.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.3% in 2001 → 3.5% in 2025 (+169.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,481 in 1997 → £21,811 in 2024 (+157.2%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Gosport; 30 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

• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.2 t per person (2024) · 6th lowest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.9% (January 2026) · 6th highest of 361
• Home gas use · Environment8,020 kWh (2024/25) · 18th lowest of 347
• Employment rate · Economy & work82.3% (2023) · 56th highest of 348

Where it ranks worst

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work0.0% (2024) · 360th highest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing40.8% (2024/25) · 295th lowest of 296
• Job density · Economy & work0.45 jobs per resident (2024) · 348th highest of 350
• New homes · Housing3.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 274th highest of 296

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes Gosport.

• 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

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes Gosport.

• 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