Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 9,062 in Hampshire, South East.
Hook grades A+ overall against UK towns: better than almost every UK town, and #4 of 76 in Hampshire. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A+): mean household income £84,934; 1.9% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Its weakest is hazard risk (C−): 2.8% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. The median home sold for £425,000 in the last three years, 5.4 times what households in the Hart council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Hook 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 Hook is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 20 buildings inside Hook’s built-up area.
6% 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 Hook.
On this, Hook is above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). Women here live to 84.5 on average and men to 83.2 (2019–23). 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 | Hook | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hook Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 467 | A |
In the comparison, Hook comes above both Hampshire’s towns (64%) and England’s towns (61%). Social housing holds 10% of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £610,000 | 141 |
| Semi-detached | £431,000 | 86 |
| Terraced | £352,500 | 100 |
| Flat or maisonette | £250,000 | 82 |
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.
For Hook, that is above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). Homes from before 1919 make up 6% of the total. Hook has 20 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Police recorded 347 crimes inside Hook’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 48 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 44% 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
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 49% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Hook sits below both Hampshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%) on this measure. 14% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
That puts Hook above both Hampshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (34%). Children under 15 make up 19% of residents. The median resident of Hook is 40.9 years old.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hook | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.9% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 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 Hook. Best known first.
CastleOdiham Castle1.7 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · National TrustWest Green House1.6 km outside town, to the northeast
CastleBasing House4.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumThe Pest House2.9 km outside town, to the southFortFortPillbox4.3 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hook | 9,062 | — | A+ | A | B | A |
| Odiham | 5,091 | 2.3 | A+ | A− | A− | A+ |
| Hartley Wintney | 3,465 | 2.5 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Old Basing | 3,834 | 3.7 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Sherfield on Loddon | 1,385 | 3.9 | — | B+ | B+ | B+ |
| Elvetham Heath | 4,916 | 4.5 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
| Bramley | 4,730 | 5.1 | B+ | B | B+ | B+ |
| Fleet | 37,800 | 5.2 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
Sherfield on Loddon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 82% of towns in England, and primary results beat 90% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Hook has 2 state schools; places are handled by Hampshire council.
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 £425,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £250,000, terraced houses £352,500, semi-detached houses £431,000 and detached houses £610,000. Household incomes are higher than in 99% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades A.
Town in Hampshire, England
Hook is a built-up area of 9,062 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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