Eastleigh area report

Highlights

Eastleigh in Hampshire is a local authority district with a population of 136443. The median house price is 330000, with 3751 sales in the past 12 months and growth of 9.0% over five years. Detached homes median at 480000, semi-detached at 345000, terraced at 285000 and flats at 180500. The affordability ratio stands at 8.8, based on median earnings of 38983. The area has 46 schools including 34 primary and 7 secondary, with 20 rated good or better by Ofsted. There are 9 GP surgeries, 21 dentists, 20 pharmacies and 4 hospitals. Life expectancy is 81.9 for males and 85.6 for females. Crime totalled 825 incidents in May 2026, a rate of 6.0 per 1000 population, with violent crime the largest category. The nearest rail station is Hedge End, 1.3 km away, with a commute of 87 minutes to London Waterloo. Broadband coverage includes 97.3% superfast and 77.5% ultrafast availability. Deprivation indicators are relatively favourable across most measures. Housing is predominantly owner-occupied at 71.0%, with 33.3% of properties detached.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Eastleigh, Hampshire — a free, sourced local-area report from Acreright. Every figure shows its source and date; where the data isn't reliable we say so rather than guess.

Within Hampshire, Eastleigh ranks 5th cheapest of 13, 6th safest and 5th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £330,000 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid + UK HPI, Apr 2026)

Sold prices in Eastleigh have risen 6% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

How safe is it?

• 6 recorded crimes per 1,000 people (police.uk, May 2026)

Who lives here?

• 136,440 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021)

About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Eastleigh (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 8 of 10, national basis). More deprived than in 2019 (decile 8 then).

Schools

• 100% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026)

Health

• 81.9 · 85.6 yrs life expectancy (men · women) (NHS ODS register (GP/dentist/pharmacy) + OSM (hospitals) + IoD2025 health domain + OHID Fingertips (outcomes), 2026/2025)

Getting around

• ≈87 min fastest train to London (OpenStreetMap + National Rail timetable (ATOC/RDG, GTFS), 2026)
• 76% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024)

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Eastleigh that changed hands in the last five years, 19.9% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 2.8 points above South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 15.38% over 7.96 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 4.9% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/eastleigh.

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Nearby areas we cover: Southampton, Winchester, Fareham.