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A town of 4,916 in Hampshire, South East. Only 6% of residents are 65 or over.
Elvetham Heath grades A+ overall against UK towns: better than almost every UK town, and #1 of 76 in Hampshire. Its strongest subject is health (A+): life expectancy 84.4 for men, 86 for women. Its weakest is walkability (C+): 12% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £452,500 in the last three years, 5.7 times what households in the Hart council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Elvetham Heath 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 Elvetham Heath is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Elvetham Heath’s built-up area.
0% 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 Elvetham Heath.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Of Elvetham Heath’s land, 100% lies in conservation areas, above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). 0% of homes were built before 1919. Elvetham Heath has 1 listed building on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Elvetham Heath Primary School’s results beat 85% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elvetham Heath Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 635 | A |
That puts Elvetham Heath above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Of the 106 towns in Hampshire, Elvetham Heath has the second-smallest share in bad or very bad health: 1.4%. These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Elvetham Heath | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 8.9% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Social housing holds 6% of households, below both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £717,750 | 63 |
| Semi-detached | £450,000 | 46 |
| Terraced | £405,000 | 41 |
| Flat or maisonette | £258,000 | 38 |
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 52% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
On this, Elvetham Heath is above both Hampshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K). The car carried 87% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Police recorded 207 crimes inside Elvetham Heath’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 20 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 41% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking, so it runs higher than U.S. “violent crime”.
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
In the comparison, Elvetham Heath comes above both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Over-65s are 6% of the population. Elvetham Heath has a median age of 37.
51% women, 49% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Elvetham Heath | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 6% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.9% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.9% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 49% | 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 Elvetham Heath. Best known first.
Historic house · National TrustWest Green House4.4 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionTweseldown Racecourse Grandstand3.8 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumHistory Hub2.7 km outside town, to the northFortFortPillbox3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvetham Heath | 4,916 | — | A+ | A | B | A+ |
| Fleet | 37,800 | 1.5 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
| Minley | 1,041 | 2.3 | — | A− | A+ | A |
| Hartley Wintney | 3,465 | 2.4 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Yateley | 14,676 | 3.2 | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Farnborough | 60,665 | 3.8 | C+ | C | C | B− |
| Blackwater | 7,170 | 3.9 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Hawley | 2,581 | 4 | A+ | A | A− | A |
Minley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
A young town. At the 2021 Census, 24% of residents were under 15 and 28% were 25 to 44, against 18% and 27% across England’s towns; only 6% were 65 or over.
GCSE results beat 91% of towns in England, and primary results beat 88% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £452,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £258,000, terraced houses £405,000, semi-detached houses £450,000 and detached houses £717,750. Household incomes are higher than in 99% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades A.
Town in Hampshire, England
Elvetham Heath is a built-up area of 4,916 people, in the Hart 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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