Havant: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£525,477

Semi-detached

£343,728

Terraced

£268,863

Flat or maisonette

£161,921

First-time buyers

£258,981

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

  119,814 in 1991 → 126,985 in 2024 (+6.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £169,148 in 2005 → £315,820 in 2026 (+86.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £355 in 2008 → £606 in 2025 (+70.9%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  75.8% in 2004 → 63.5% in 2023 (−16.2%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.9% in 2001 → 3.6% in 2025 (+89.5%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £10,210 in 1997 → £25,599 in 2024 (+150.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Havant; 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

• Fuel poverty · Economy & work7.3% (2024) · 22nd lowest of 296
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing2.7 out of 10 (2022/23) · 33rd lowest of 363
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment2.9 t per person (2024) · 40th lowest of 361
• 4G coverage · Connectivity & access100.0% (January 2026) · 60th highest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Employment rate · Economy & work63.5% (2023) · 345th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work34.2% (2023) · 346th lowest of 348
• GCSE English and maths · Education & skills63.6% (2024/25) · 302nd highest of 313
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills56.9% (2023) · 305th highest of 348

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

• 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 Havant.

• 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