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Its listed buildings number 131, with 0 at Grade I. With 5,340 residents, it is a town in Hampshire, South East.
At A overall, New Alresford is better than 94% of UK towns and ranks #19 of 76 in Hampshire. Its best grade is for health — men here can expect to live to 82.7, women to 88.6. Households here earn well: households earn a mean £63,047 a year, and 1.7% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Buying the median home, at £482,500, takes 6.8 years of household income in the Winchester council area.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far New Alresford is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things New Alresford does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 131 buildings inside New Alresford’s built-up area, 4 of them Grade II*, and 1 scheduled monument.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →131 listed buildings in New Alresford.
Old Fulling Mill: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Swan Hotel: Photo: Peter Glyn · CC0 · Post Office: Photo: Peter Glyn · CC0 · Toll House: Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New Alresford.
14% are under 15, below Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Aged 15 to 24: 8.8% of residents. Line up the people of New Alresford by age and the one in the middle is 52.8. Among adults, 42% have a degree.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 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.
| New Alresford | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 48.8, and just over half of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Some 1,412 pupils attend New Alresford’s two primaries and one secondary. 64% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Hill Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 145 | B− |
| Perins SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,140 | B+ |
One GP practice serves the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. At the census, 3.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to New Alresford is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 7.4 miles away.
| Census 2021 | New Alresford | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.8% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
New Alresford counts 131 listed buildings on the national list (Historic England): 4 Grade II*. Conservation areas cover 16% of the town’s land, above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). One scheduled monument lies in the town.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences. Reported offences in New Alresford came to 140 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 32. Violent crime ran at 16.9 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (20.8) and England’s towns (22). Also worth knowing: for its size, New Alresford records less crime per resident than 81% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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 Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 41% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Home was the main workplace for just over two in five workers at the census, and on top of that the car took four in five commuters, above both Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). New Alresford counts 0.8 jobs per working resident. Work in town: 22% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Social housing holds 13% of households, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). 14% of households rent privately. Private rents average £1,508 a month across the Winchester council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £645,000 | 83 |
| Semi-detached | £470,000 | 57 |
| Terraced | £420,000 | 67 |
| Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | 33 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near New Alresford. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageThe Grange3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustHinton Ampner4 km outside town, to the south
Historic houseAvington Park House4.1 km outside town, to the westGardenGarden · National TrustWalled Garden3.9 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in Hampshire, England
New Alresford is a built-up area of 5,340 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Alresford | 5,340 | — | A | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Four Marks | 5,613 | 5.2 | A+ | B− | A− | A+ |
| Kings Worthy | 4,631 | 6 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| Winchester | 48,486 | 7.1 | A− | C+ | C | B |
| South Wonston | 2,686 | 7.5 | A+ | C | A+ | A+ |
| Twyford | 1,482 | 7.8 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
| Littleton | 1,506 | 7.9 | — | C | A | A |
| Compton | 1,307 | 8.9 | — | C | A+ | A+ |
Twyford, Littleton 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 10.1 times the typical UK town for its size. It also has 1 scheduled monument.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £482,500, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £245,000, terraced houses £420,000, semi-detached houses £470,000 and detached houses £645,000.
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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