Ashford Hill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Ashford Hill’s built-up area.
30% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Ashford HillHampshire
Some 611 people live in this village, in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
611
Census 2021 · Basingstoke and Deane council
Median home
£635K
26 sales in 3 years
Median age
43.3
14% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
43%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
8%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ashford Hill a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ashford Hill is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £635,000. Pre-1919 homes make up 30% of the housing.
What makes Ashford Hill stand out
The 3 things Ashford Hill does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.3 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ashford Hill.
Work & commute
Under 5 km to work: 18% in Ashford Hill, fewer than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
8%walk, cycle or ride
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
85% of commuters drove, above both Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). The average household earns £76K a year before tax. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 1.7%.
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
Train6%
On foot3%
18%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
52%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£76K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Ashford Hill
Ashford Hill Primary School’s results beat 98% of schools in England like it. Below is its only school. GCSE results at the one secondary school within 3 km: just over two in five pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 45.7.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hill Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 130 | A+ |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Few households rent privately in Ashford Hill: 9%, fewer than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
£635Kmedian sale
73% of households own their home. Private rents average £1,309 a month across the Basingstoke and Deane council area. Social housing holds 16% of households, about level with Hampshire’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (18%).
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ashford Hill£635K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £703,497 | 20 |
| Semi-detached | £525,000 | 6 |
73%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,309
average private rent a month, Basingstoke and Deane council area
£2,279
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Violent crime runs low in Ashford Hill: 5.5 per 1,000 residents a year, under Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
5.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences accounted for 21% of recorded crime. Police recorded 14 crimes inside Ashford Hill’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.1 reports per 1,000, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft4
Violence & sexual3
Public order3
Damage & arson2
Other crime2
Shoplifting0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social0
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
5.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
5.5
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
1.1
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
14
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Is Ashford Hill a healthy place? 90% of its people say their health is good, above Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
90%good or very good health
At the census, just over a tenth of people here had a disability, below both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.8% of the town. The nearest A&E to Ashford Hill is Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, 6.5 miles away.
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Ashford Hill | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
82.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Ashford Hill’s listed buildings: 3, all Grade II
3listed buildings
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Historic England’s list puts 3 listed buildings inside Ashford Hill’s built-up area.
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
30%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
49
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
Children make up 24% of Ashford Hill, above Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
43.3median age
7.7% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up 14% of the town, below Hampshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Ashford Hill split evenly at 43.3: half are older, half younger.
Ashford HillHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications10%
Apprenticeship3%
A levels or similar19%
Degree level43%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ashford Hill | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.9% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ashford Hill
13pages on Ashford Hill
The big questions
Safety5.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £635K · rent £1,309 a monthHousing7 sold in 12 months · busiest street Lilly Wood LaneSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82.2 (men), 86 (women)Work & commute67% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
About Ashford Hill
Village in Hampshire, England
Ashford Hill is a built-up area of 611 people, in the Basingstoke and Deane council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 611 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005291
Ashford Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
KingsclereTadleyThatchamUpper BuckleburyNewburyCold AshMortimerAshford Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashford Hill | 611 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kingsclere | 2,889 | 2.5 | A− | B+ | B | A− |
| Tadley | 14,767 | 2.7 | A | A− | B | B |
| Thatcham | 25,537 | 4.1 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Upper Bucklebury | 1,036 | 4.4 | — | C | B− | A |
| Newbury | 42,262 | 5.9 | B | B | C− | B− |
| Cold Ash | 2,267 | 6 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Mortimer | 2,932 | 6.1 | B+ | C+ | C | A− |
Upper Bucklebury and Cold Ash have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ashford Hill
Is Ashford Hill expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £525,000 and detached houses £703,497.
How many listed buildings are there in Ashford Hill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 2 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Ashford Hill?
Band D council tax in Ashford Hill is £2,279 for 2026–27, less than in 78% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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