Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
In Hampshire, South East, this village has 519 residents.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Itchen Abbas is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. Homes change hands at a median £1,387,500. Its listed buildings number 14, with 0 at Grade I. 57% of adults have a degree-level qualification.
The 3 things Itchen Abbas does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 14 buildings inside Itchen Abbas’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
44% 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 Itchen Abbas.
Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 19%, above Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The median resident of Itchen Abbas is 48.9 years old.
52% women, 48% men
About 92 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Itchen Abbas | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 8.2% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 57% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Just over two thirds of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. The town’s primary school has 62 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Abbas Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 62 | B |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 54% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The car took 83% of commuters, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%); what’s more, the census counted 54% of workers working mainly from home. Of the commuters living in Itchen Abbas, 3% work in the town itself. Average household income comes to £74K a year before tax.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social renters account for just over one in ten households. 13% rent privately, below both Hampshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%). Private rents average £1,508 a month across the Winchester council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,613,630 | 10 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up a third of the total. Per 1,000 residents, 12.9 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year. Police recorded 18 crimes inside Itchen Abbas’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 0.6 reports per 1,000, below Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike.
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.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.1% of the town. At the census, 12% of people here had a disability, below Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. There is no GP practice in Itchen Abbas: the nearest is 3.5 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Itchen Abbas | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 12% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Census health answers are raw, so younger towns score better on them; for the Health Grade we use age-adjusted figures like life expectancy and early deaths.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Itchen Abbas has 270 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents. Conservation areas cover 17% of Itchen Abbas’ land, above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Itchen Abbas. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageThe Grange3.8 km outside town, to the northeast
Historic houseAvington Park House300 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWinchester Science Centre and Planetarium3.4 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseum · National TrustCity Mill4.8 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionTangled Woods3.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionHidden Woods4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itchen Abbas | 519 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kings Worthy | 4,631 | 2.4 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| New Alresford | 5,340 | 3.6 | A | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Winchester | 48,486 | 3.9 | A− | C+ | C | B |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 4 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Littleton | 1,506 | 4.3 | — | C | A | A |
| Twyford | 1,482 | 5.7 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Compton | 1,307 | 6.6 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
Littleton, Twyford and Compton have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 11.1 times the typical UK town for its size. 44% of Itchen Abbas’ homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Village in Hampshire, England
Itchen Abbas is a built-up area of 519 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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