Woodlands area report

Highlights

Woodlands is a Hampshire neighbourhood with a population of 1,436. The median property price is £502,500, with 18 sales in the past 12 months and prices rising 19.9 per cent over five years. Detached homes (8 sales) have a median of £590,000; terraced properties (5 sales) median £475,000. Energy efficiency shows 45.9 per cent of properties rated band C or better. Crime in May 2026 totalled 16 incidents, led by anti social behaviour (5), vehicle crime (4) and violent crime (4). Air quality is low for nitrogen dioxide and moderate for particulate matter, with no flood risk. About 95 per cent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. School catchments include Sun Hill Infant School, Sun Hill Junior School and Perins Academy. Superfast broadband reaches 90.3 per cent of premises. The area is within Winchester district council (Liberal Democrat control) and Hampshire County Council. Council tax band D is £2,241.90 for 2026/27.

Data updated 2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control). Woodlands, 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.

This district. Figures below lead with Woodlands’s own data where it exists; wider-area statistics are clearly labelled.

Within Hampshire, Woodlands ranks 13th cheapest of 13, 7th safest and 11th most affordable.

What does it cost?

• £502,500 median home price (HM Land Registry Price Paid, May 2026) Across this district

Sold prices in Woodlands have risen 20% over the last five years (UK House Price Index).

Who lives here?

• 127,445 residents (ONS Census 2021 (Nomis), 2021) This district

About 95% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than Woodlands (English Indices of Deprivation, decile 10 of 10, national basis). Little changed since 2019 (decile 10).

Schools

• 95% of inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding (Get Information About Schools (GIAS) + Ofsted inspections MI, 2026) Across this district

Getting around

• 49% of premises can get gigabit broadband (Ofcom Connected Nations 2024, Jul 2024) Across this district

Has it been a good investment?

Of homes in Woodlands that changed hands in the last five years, 12.3% sold for less than the previous owner paid — 4.8 points below South East (17.1%) (nominal, not inflation-adjusted). Across those resales the typical gain was 20% over 7.76 years held.

Investment context: a gross rental yield of about 3.9% (area median rent against the median sold price) — appraise a specific property at /appraisal/woodlands.

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Nearby areas we cover: New Alresford, New Alresford, Old Alresford.