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Population 31,965: a large town in Hampshire, South East.
Chandler's Ford grades A+ overall and ranks #9 of 76 in Hampshire. Set against the rest, it does better than 98% of UK towns. The local economy does well: mean household income £72,467; 1.6% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. It takes 6.3 years of household income in the Eastleigh council area to buy the median home, at £400,000. What holds it back is hazard risk — 2.5% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Chandler's Ford 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 Chandler's Ford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Chandler's Ford’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
2% 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 Chandler's Ford.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 2% of the total. One scheduled monument lies in Chandler's Ford.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Scantabout Primary School’s results beat 96% of schools in England like it. Between them, ten primaries and two secondaries teach 5,032 pupils in Chandler's Ford. Below are three of its 13 schools, each with why it was picked. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 7 primary schools: 68% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightwood Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 395 | B |
| Thornden SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,440 | A+ |
| Scantabout Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 216 | A+ |
2 GP practices serve the town; 88% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 3.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Disability touches 14% of Chandler's Ford’s population.
| Census 2021 | Chandler's Ford | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 86% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · A young population flatters these answers, which are not age-adjusted; the Health Grade instead uses measures that allow for age, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Chandler's Ford logged 1,067 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 139 complaints of anti-social conduct. Burglary and damage come to 6.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Violence came to 17.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Hampshire’s towns (20.8) and England’s towns (22). 48% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
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.
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. 8% live in social housing, below Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Private rents average £1,219 a month across the Eastleigh council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £545,500 | 640 |
| Semi-detached | £370,000 | 227 |
| Terraced | £315,000 | 247 |
| Flat or maisonette | £212,250 | 188 |
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 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
There are 1 jobs in Chandler's Ford for each resident in work. The car took 84% of commuters, above Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. 41% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Work in town: 18% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
People aged 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or over, above Hampshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Line up the people of Chandler's Ford by age and the one in the middle is 45.7.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Chandler's Ford | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Chandler's Ford. Best known first.
MuseumTwyford Pumping Station4.8 km outside town, to the northeastAttractionAttractionChildren's Pleasure Park2.9 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt gallerySpecial Collections Gallery3.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumShears Mill2.4 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteSpitfire2.3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 notable people were born in Chandler's Ford.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler's Ford | 31,965 | — | A+ | B | B+ | A |
| Eastleigh | 48,355 | 2 | B | A− | C− | C+ |
| Chilworth | 1,169 | 2.1 | — | C+ | C+ | A− |
| Otterbourne | 1,252 | 2.4 | — | C | A− | A+ |
| North Baddesley | 6,996 | 2.7 | A | B+ | B | A− |
| Compton | 1,307 | 2.9 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Colden Common | 3,827 | 3.1 | A+ | B− | B+ | A+ |
| Twyford | 1,482 | 4 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
Chilworth, Otterbourne, Compton and Twyford have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 96% of towns in England, and primary results beat 83% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £400,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £212,250, terraced houses £315,000, semi-detached houses £370,000 and detached houses £545,500. Household incomes are higher than in 93% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades B.
Large town in Hampshire, England
Chandler's Ford is a built-up area of 31,965 people, in the Eastleigh 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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