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Home to 3,688 people, this town lies in Hampshire, South East.
Health outcomes beat most towns (A): men here can expect to live to 84.1, women to 85.1. What holds it back is cost of living (D) — the median home sold for £465,000, 8.2 years of area income. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking #51 of 76 in Hampshire. That leaves it better than 62% of UK towns. It lags on walkability as well — on the way to work, 8% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: life expectancy, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
The 3 things Bransgore does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Bransgore is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 9 buildings inside Bransgore’s built-up area.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bransgore.
Half the people of Bransgore are older than 52.4. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 7.4% of residents. Degrees are held by 38% of adults, above both Hampshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (34%).
52% women, 48% men
About 92 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.
| Bransgore | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 38% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 3 primary schools within 3 km, 59% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. 351 pupils attend Bransgore’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bransgore Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 351 | B |
One GP practice serves the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Self-reported good health: 85% of Bransgore’s residents. 3.7% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%).
| Census 2021 | Bransgore | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 85% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
Social housing holds 5% of households, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 7% of households live. From September 2023 to August 2026, 162 homes sold inside Bransgore’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £465,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £560,000 | 91 |
| Semi-detached | £420,000 | 31 |
| Terraced | £361,250 | 36 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 38% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
38% of workers worked mainly from home, above Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%) alike. Households take home £68K a year before tax, on average. Unemployment benefit claims reached 1.2% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Per 1,000 residents, 6.2 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Violent crime ran at 11.4 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (20.8) and England’s towns (22). Bransgore logged 85 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 12 complaints of anti-social conduct. Violence and sexual offences made up 47% of the total.
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.
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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Just over a tenth of its homes were built before 1919, near Hampshire’s towns (11%) and lower than England’s towns (16%). Scaled to its population, Bransgore has 24 listed buildings per 10,000 people, near Hampshire’s towns (26) and lower than England’s towns (39).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Bransgore. Best known first.
CastleHighcliffe Castle4.3 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseHinton Admiral2.8 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumSammy Miller Museum3.9 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionThe Kingdom Of Waywood100 m outside town, to the eastRuinsRuinsConstable’s House5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
9 listed buildings in Bransgore.
Church of St Mary the Virgin: Photo: Basher Eyre · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Burnthouse Farmhouse and Attached Barn: Photo: Mike Faherty · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Thatched Cottage: Photo: Peter Facey · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Little Cottage: Photo: Mike Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
3 notable people were born in Bransgore.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransgore | 3,688 | — | B | D | A | A |
| Christchurch | 48,973 | 2.8 | B− | D− | B | B |
| New Milton | 11,872 | 3.9 | C | C | C− | C+ |
| Barton on Sea | 6,763 | 4.3 | B+ | D | A | A− |
| Hightown | 1,296 | 4.3 | — | D | A+ | A |
| Ashley | 7,730 | 4.7 | C+ | C− | B | B |
| Ringwood | 12,789 | 5 | B− | C− | C | B+ |
| Ashley Heath | 7,151 | 5.6 | B | D− | A− | A |
Hightown has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £465,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £361,250, semi-detached houses £420,000 and detached houses £560,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Hampshire, England
Bransgore is a built-up area of 3,688 people, in the New Forest 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
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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