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A town of 6,509 in Hampshire, South East.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. With a B overall, Denmead is better than 62% of UK towns. The ranking puts it #50 of 76 in Hampshire. Its strongest subject is safety — 16 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 5.3 home and vehicle crimes. What holds it back is schools — primary results beat 16% of towns in England; secondary results beat 15% of towns in England. A median £386,000 buys a home here, 5.5 times what households in the Winchester council area earn in a year. Natural hazards weigh more here (D): 5.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Denmead 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 Denmead is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Denmead’s built-up area.
5% 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 Denmead.
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 5% of the total, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%). Scaled to its population, that is 9 listed buildings for every 10,000 people in Denmead.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Some 517 pupils attend Denmead’s two primaries. Of its 2 schools, one is shown below, with the reason. Key Stage 2 results at the 8 primary schools within 3 km: 53% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmead Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 316 | C |
36% of adults hold a degree, above Hampshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (34%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for a tenth of the town. Line up the people of Denmead by age and the one in the middle is 49.9.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Denmead | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 36% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · 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.
Households had £69K a year before tax, close to Hampshire’s towns (£66K) and above England’s towns (£55K). Nearly nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census. Also worth knowing: about 8% of its commuters stay in Denmead for work. For 24% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Of all the crimes, 56% were violence and sexual offences. Over the year to August 2026, 165 offences were reported in Denmead, along with 51 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 4.3 reports per 1,000, below both Hampshire’s towns (5.4) and England’s towns (7.8).
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.
One GP practice serves the town; 87% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. The nearest A&E to Denmead is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 3.6 miles away. Men in Denmead can expect to live to 82.4, women to 82.8 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Denmead | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
10% rent privately, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,508 a month across the Winchester council area. 262 standard sales inside Denmead’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 put the median at £386,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £518,500 | 109 |
| Semi-detached | £350,000 | 71 |
| Terraced | £299,750 | 44 |
| Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | 38 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Denmead. Best known first.
FortFort Widley4.5 km outside town, to the south
FortFort Southwick4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
FortFort Purbrook5 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumRoyal Military Police Museum3.1 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmead | 6,509 | — | B | B | A− | B |
| Horndean | 34,046 | 2.3 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Waterlooville | 34,766 | 2.4 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Clanfield | 1,254 | 3.6 | — | B | B+ | A+ |
| Havant | 46,964 | 4.3 | D− | C+ | D | C− |
| Rowlands Castle | 2,969 | 4.6 | B− | B− | C+ | A |
| Wickham | 2,170 | 5.4 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Swanmore | 3,113 | 5.7 | A | C+ | B+ | A+ |
Clanfield and Wickham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
GCSE results trail 85% of towns in England, and primary results trail 84% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Denmead has 2 state schools; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Town in Hampshire, England
Denmead is a built-up area of 6,509 people, in the Winchester 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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