Ball Hill’s story
3 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Ball Hill’s built-up area.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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Ball HillHampshire
The village has 452 residents and lies in Hampshire, South East.
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Population
452
Census 2021 · Basingstoke and Deane council
Median home
£620K
18 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.6
25% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
12%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ball Hill a good place to live?
Ball Hill is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. Pre-1919 homes make up 43% of the housing. The median sale price is £620,000. Just over one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
What makes Ball Hill stand out
The 3 things Ball Hill does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919
History
Against 15% in the typical UK town
Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
12% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ball Hill.
Work & commute
Only 23% of Ball Hill’s commuters work within 5 km, fewer than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 57% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 57% of workers, above both Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census.
12%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving85%
On foot8%
Train3%
Bus2%
23%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
57%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£77K
mean household income, before tax
1.3%
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
Housing
More households own their home in Ball Hill than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 83%
1% live in social housing, below Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,309 a month across the Basingstoke and Deane council area.
£620Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ball Hill£620K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £830,000 | 10 |
| Semi-detached | £605,000 | 5 |
83%
of households own their home · England 61%
16%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,309
average private rent a month, Basingstoke and Deane council area
£2,260
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
Ball Hill records less violent crime per resident than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 0.7 per 1,000 a year
Burglary and damage come to 4.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Over the year to August 2026, 2 offences were reported in Ball Hill.
0.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Other theft1
Burglary1
Violence & sexual0
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
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.
0.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
2
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
91% of people in Ball Hill say their health is good or very good, more than in both Hampshire’s towns and England’s towns
A disability affects just over a tenth of people in Ball Hill. At the census, 2.2% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). This Hampshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.9 miles away.
91%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Ball Hill | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 17% | 17% |
82.4
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
87.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
History
Ball Hill keeps more of its old housing than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 43% built before 1919
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
None of the 3 listed buildings reaches Grade II* or Grade I; all are Grade II. Scaled to its population, Ball Hill has 66 listed buildings per 10,000 people, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (25) and England’s towns (39).
3listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II3
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
43%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
66
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
Degrees are more common in Ball Hill than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 46% of adults
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). Under 15: 13% of residents. Line up the people of Ball Hill by age and the one in the middle is 51.6. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
51.6median age
Ball HillHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
25%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications8%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Ball Hill | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.5% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ball Hill
13pages on Ball Hill
The big questions
Safety0.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £620K · rent £1,309 a monthHousing6 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 82.4 (men), 87.3 (women)Work & commute71% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.5% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Ball Hill’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Woolton Hill and HighclereKintburyNewburyHungerfordThatchamCold AshKingsclereBall Hill
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Hill | 452 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woolton Hill and Highclere | 2,755 | 1.2 | A+ | C+ | A | A+ |
| Kintbury | 2,054 | 3 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
| Newbury | 42,262 | 3.9 | B | B | C− | B− |
| Hungerford | 5,184 | 6 | B− | B+ | C | B− |
| Thatcham | 25,537 | 6.5 | B | B+ | C+ | B− |
| Cold Ash | 2,267 | 7.1 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Kingsclere | 2,889 | 7.3 | A− | B+ | B | A− |
Kintbury 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 Ball Hill
Is Ball Hill expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £605,000 and detached houses £830,000.
How many listed buildings are there in Ball Hill?
3 on Historic England’s list. That is 2.7 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Ball Hill?
Band D council tax in Ball Hill is £2,260 for 2026–27, less than in 79% 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.
About Ball Hill
Village in Hampshire, England
Ball Hill is a built-up area of 452 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
- 452 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005259
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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