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5,091 people live in this town in Hampshire, South East.
Odiham’s strongest subject is health (A+): life expectancy is 84.9 for men and 88 for women. Buying the median home, at £480,000, takes 6.1 years of household income in the Hart council area. Schools do well: primary results beat 93% of towns in England; secondary results beat 82% of towns in England. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall, better than almost every UK town.
Figures: life expectancy and incomes, ONS · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years. Odiham is a military garrison town: most residents serve or work for the armed forces and live in service housing, so it keeps its grades but isn’t ranked against other towns.
The 3 things Odiham 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 Odiham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 189 buildings inside Odiham’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
18% 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 Odiham.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 35% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 62% of commuters got to work at the census. 35% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, above both Hampshire’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (27%). For 53% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 50.6, and 57% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Key Stage 2 results at the 3 primary schools within 3 km: 73% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayhill Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 236 | C+ |
| Robert May's SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,354 | A− |
12% of residents have a disability, below Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. Asked at the census, 89% of residents of Odiham said they were in good or very good health. One GP practice serves the town; four in five patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.7% of the town.
| Census 2021 | Odiham | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 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.
Odiham’s listed buildings include the Church of All Saints, Grade I. For its size, Odiham has more listed buildings than any other town in Hampshire. Also worth knowing: 18% of its homes were built before 1919, above Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%) alike. Historic England’s list names 189 listed buildings here: 1 Grade I, 7 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
From September 2023 to August 2026, 185 homes sold inside Odiham’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £480,000. 59% of households own their home, below Hampshire’s towns (64%) and close to England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,414 a month across the Hart council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £795,000 | 63 |
| Semi-detached | £472,500 | 48 |
| Terraced | £430,000 | 43 |
| Flat or maisonette | £185,000 | 31 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
There were 2.6 anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 residents (not graded), lower than both Hampshire’s towns (5.4) and England’s towns (7.8). Per 1,000 residents, 13.8 violent crimes are recorded each year. Over the year to August 2026, 120 offences were reported in Odiham, along with 21 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Each year, 6.7 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded per 1,000 residents.
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
Half of Odiham is older than 38.8, half younger. Children under 15 make up 18%, about level with both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Odiham is a garrison town: service personnel living in barracks count as residents.
| Odiham | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 23% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 42% | 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 Odiham. Best known first.
CastleOdiham Castle500 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic house · National TrustWest Green House4.3 km outside town, to the northFortFortPillbox3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
189 listed buildings in Odiham, 1 of them Grade I.
Almshouses: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Old House: Photo: Derek Harper · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Castle Bridge Cottages: Photo: Flickrway · CC BY-SA 4.0 · The Bell Inn: Photo: Simon Burchell · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odiham | 5,091 | — | A+ | A− | A− | A+ |
| Hook | 9,062 | 2.3 | A+ | A | B | A |
| Hartley Wintney | 3,465 | 3.8 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Crondall | 1,220 | 3.9 | — | B | B− | A |
| Old Basing | 3,834 | 4.1 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Fleet | 37,800 | 4.8 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
| Elvetham Heath | 4,916 | 4.8 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
| Bentley | 1,406 | 5.2 | — | C+ | A | A− |
Crondall and Bentley have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 15.2 times the typical UK town for its size. Its Grade I building is Church of All Saints.
GCSE results beat 82% of towns in England, and primary results beat 93% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Odiham has 3 state schools; places are handled by Hampshire council.
Police recorded 120 crimes inside Odiham’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 46% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £480,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £185,000, terraced houses £430,000, semi-detached houses £472,500 and detached houses £795,000. Household incomes are higher than in 97% of UK towns, so cost of living still grades A−.
Town in Hampshire, England
Odiham is a built-up area of 5,091 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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