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Some 46,964 people live in this large town, in Hampshire, South East.
Havant grades low on several counts. Safety lags (D): 59.2 violent and sexual offences and 16.8 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Against UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 93%. With a D− overall, Havant is better than 2% of UK towns. A median £275,000 buys a home here, 5.2 times what households in the Havant council area earn in a year. Walkability is its strong suit (A−): a fifth of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Schools are weaker too — primary results beat a fifth of towns in England; secondary results beat 1% of towns in England.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
The 3 things Havant 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 Havant is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 80 buildings inside Havant’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade II*.
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 Havant.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Havant logged 5,012 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 698 complaints of anti-social conduct. There were 14.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above both Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8). Violence and sexual offences were half of the crimes.
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.
Two of its 16 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Front Lawn Primary Academy’s results beat 94% of schools in England like it. 55% of pupils at the town’s 10 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Lawn Primary AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 447 | A |
| Park Community SchoolLargest secondary schoolAll-through | All-through | 1,006 | D− |
Children under 15 make up 19%, above Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. The median resident of Havant is 40 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Havant | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Nearly four fifths of people in Havant rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 6.3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Life expectancy here is 82.1 for women and 78.2 for men (2019–23). 3 GP practices serve the town; 82% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Havant | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 6.3% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Household income came to £50K a year before tax, below Hampshire’s towns (£67K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. There are 1 jobs in Havant for each resident in work. 30% of commuters who live in Havant also work there.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Private tenants account for 12% of households. Owners make up 58% of households, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Half of the 1,497 standard sales inside Havant’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £275,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £510,000 | 263 |
| Semi-detached | £315,000 | 439 |
| Terraced | £256,000 | 580 |
| Flat or maisonette | £154,000 | 215 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, below Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Grade II* covers 2 of them. One registered park or garden lies in Havant.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Havant. Best known first.
MuseumSpring Arts and Heritage Centrein town
CastleWarblingon Castle200 m outside town, to the southeast
FortFort Widley3.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumEmsworth Museum1.8 km outside town, to the southeast
FortFort Purbrook1.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumWW1 Remembrance Centre3.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
80 listed buildings in Havant.
The Old Mill: Photo: IanDWheatley · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Royal Oak Public House: Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Signal Box at Havant Station: Photo: Edgepedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Gothick Library: Photo: Vass177 · CC BY-SA 4.0
16 notable people were born in Havant.
Tiff Needell: Brian Snelson, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Havant | 46,964 | — | D− | C+ | D | C− |
| Rowlands Castle | 2,969 | 2 | B− | B− | C+ | A |
| Waterlooville | 34,766 | 2.1 | C− | C− | C | B− |
| Emsworth | 11,512 | 2.3 | C+ | D | B− | A− |
| Westbourne | 1,938 | 2.7 | — | D | B | B+ |
| Stoke | 1,267 | 3.2 | — | D | B+ | B |
| Horndean | 34,046 | 3.4 | B+ | A | B− | A− |
| Southbourne | 4,150 | 3.5 | C+ | D | B− | B+ |
Westbourne and Stoke 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.
Large town in Hampshire, England
Havant is a built-up area of 46,964 people, in the Havant 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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