Hart: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£791,813

Semi-detached

£481,069

Terraced

£384,668

Flat or maisonette

£239,550

First-time buyers

£358,898

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

  80,547 in 1991 → 103,162 in 2024 (+28.1%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £244,354 in 2005 → £481,051 in 2026 (+96.9%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £547 in 2008 → £773 in 2025 (+41.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  80.4% in 2004 → 84.6% in 2023 (+5.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.4% in 2001 → 1.6% in 2025 (+300.0%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £16,269 in 1997 → £33,968 in 2024 (+108.8%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Hart; 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

• Claimant count · Economy & work1.6% (2025) · 4th lowest of 361
• Fuel poverty · Economy & work6.0% (2024) · 4th lowest of 296
• Preventable heart deaths · Health & wellbeing16.1 per 100,000 (2022 to 2024) · 3rd lowest of 292
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing6.6% (2020 to 2024) · 10th lowest of 373

Where it ranks worst

• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access23% (May 2024) · 318th highest of 318
• Home gas use · Environment12,224 kWh (2024/25) · 334th lowest of 347
• New homes · Housing4.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 249th highest of 296
• Housing affordability · Housing10.0× earnings (April 2025) · 262nd lowest of 316

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

• 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 Hart.

• 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