Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 6,309 people live in this town, in Hampshire, South East. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
Netley’s weakest subject is schools (D) — primary results beat 13% of towns in England; secondary results beat 15% of towns in England. The town’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than 38% of UK towns, #64 of 76 in Hampshire. Crime is the sore point (C): 29.4 violent and sexual offences and 12.7 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Against UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has more crime per resident than 71%. Cost of living is its strong suit (B+): homes sell for a median £330,000, about 5.2 times local household income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income, B− for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Netley 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 Netley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Netley’s built-up area, 3 of them Grade II*, and 3 scheduled monuments.
11% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
The archive holds 4 old photos and postcards going back to 1890.
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Netley. Best known first.
CastleNetley Castlein town
CastleSouthampton Castle3.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Museum · English HeritageMedieval Merchants House3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Art gallerySouthampton City Art Gallery4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSeaCity Museum4.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumTudor House Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Netley.
Below is one of its 2 schools, and why it was picked. Key Stage 2 results at the 13 primary schools within 3 km: 52% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Secondary results at the 4 secondary schools within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 40.3, with 36% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netley Abbey Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 341 | C− |
Degrees are held by 30% of adults, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (34%). 25% of residents are 65 or over. Line up the people of Netley by age and the one in the middle is 47.5.
52% women, 48% men
About 94 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.
| Netley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 18% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 30% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Council and housing-body homes hold nearly a fifth of households. Private rents average £1,214 a month across the Eastleigh council area. Also worth knowing: from September 2023 to August 2026, 255 homes sold inside Netley’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £330,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £456,730 | 52 |
| Semi-detached | £356,250 | 96 |
| Terraced | £305,000 | 64 |
| Flat or maisonette | £204,000 | 43 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
In the 12 months to August 2026, police logged 360 crimes and 182 reports of anti-social behaviour inside Netley’s built-up area. There were 15.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), above Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Of all the crimes, 48% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
The nearest A&E to Netley is Southampton General Hospital, 5.5 miles away. Asked at the census, 81% of residents of Netley said they were in good or very good health. This Hampshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 0.9 miles away. Men in Netley can expect to live to 78.9, women to 82.3 (2019–23).
| Census 2021 | Netley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Self-reported health favours young towns, since these answers ignore age; the Health Grade leans on age-adjusted measures such as 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 3 of them. Of Netley’s land, 15% lies in conservation areas, above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). One registered park or garden lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Just over a third of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. The car took 84% of commuters, above both Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). Unemployment benefit claims reached 2.8% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
13 listed buildings in Netley.
Netley Castle: Photo: Nilfanion · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Netley Abbey: Photo: Alan Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Chapel in the Grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital: Photo: Tim Firkins · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prince Consort Public House: Photo: Hassocks5489 · CC0
3 notable people were born in Netley.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netley | 6,309 | — | C+ | B+ | C | C |
| Hamble-le-Rice | 4,613 | 1.4 | A− | A− | B− | A− |
| Bursledon | 8,072 | 1.6 | C+ | A− | C− | C+ |
| Hythe and Dibden Purlieu | 19,857 | 2.8 | C | C | C+ | B |
| Locks Heath | 35,744 | 3.4 | A | A− | B− | A |
| Hedge End | 23,195 | 3.5 | A | B+ | B | B+ |
| Holbury | 7,339 | 3.5 | C | C | B− | C+ |
| Southampton | 249,633 | 3.7 | D | C | D− | C− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Netley has 2 state schools; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Town in Hampshire, England
Netley is a built-up area of 6,309 people, in the Eastleigh 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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