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This village in Hampshire, South East has a population of 1,506. It skews young: one resident in 4 is 15 to 24.
Jobs & income is where it shines (A+): the mean household earns £82,788 a year. Buying in is costly (C): the median home sold for £910,000, 12.9 years of area income. Hazard risk is lower than in most UK towns (A). The median home sold for £910,000.
Figures: income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · flood risk, Environment Agency. Littleton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Littleton is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The 3 things Littleton does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Littleton’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
9% 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 Littleton.
Among adults, 43% have a degree. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 24% of residents, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The middle age in Littleton is 35.
37% women, 63% men
About 58 women for every 100 men. Across England, 51% of residents are women. A large institution, such as a prison, barracks, boarding school, university or care home, can tilt a town’s split: the census counts the people living there as residents.
| Littleton | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 24% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 5.6% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 43% | 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 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
42% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 28%, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 1% of 16 to 64s in 2026. About 2% of its commuters stay in Littleton for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Littleton has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1 miles away. 1.9% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%) alike. Disability touches 11% of the town’s population. Women here live to 85.2 on average and men to 81.8 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Littleton | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 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.
Violent crime runs at 13.5 per 1,000 residents a year. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 45 offences in Littleton and 3 cases of nuisance behaviour. For its size, Littleton records less crime per resident than just over four fifths of the 1,541 UK towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 1.3 reports per 1,000, below Hampshire’s towns (5.4) 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
Social housing holds 7% of households, below both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Renting privately is how 10% of households live. Private rents average £1,508 a month across the Winchester council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £948,738 | 23 |
| Semi-detached | £599,000 | 7 |
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.
Listed buildings per head: 60 for every 10,000 residents of Littleton. One scheduled monument lies locally.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Littleton. Best known first.
CathedralWinchester Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleWinchester Castle2.8 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageWolvesey Castle3.5 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRoyal Green Jackets Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumGurkha Museum2.8 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Village in Hampshire, England
Littleton is a built-up area of 1,506 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littleton | 1,506 | — | — | C | A | A |
| Winchester | 48,486 | 1.8 | A− | C+ | C | B |
| Kings Worthy | 4,631 | 2.2 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 2.4 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Twyford | 1,482 | 4.7 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Compton | 1,307 | 4.9 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Otterbourne | 1,252 | 5.4 | — | C | A− | A+ |
| King's Somborne | 1,206 | 6 | — | B− | B | A+ |
Twyford, Compton, Otterbourne and King's Somborne have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
By type: semi-detached houses £599,000 and detached houses £948,738.
That is 2.5 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
GCSE results beat 96% of towns in England, and primary results beat 80% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Places are handled by Hampshire council.
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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