Ropley’s story
29 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Ropley’s built-up area.
35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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RopleyHampshire
The village has 314 residents and lies in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: M Walden · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
314
Census 2021 · East Hampshire council
Median home
£741K
12 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.2
21% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
55%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
6%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Ropley a good place to live?
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Ropley is too small for fair grades, though the figures on this page are real. 6% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median sale price is £741,250. It has 29 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
What makes Ropley stand out
The 3 things Ropley does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.7 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
1 Grade II*, including Soames Place; 37.9 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ropley.
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Ropley work nearby than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 21% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 60% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
At the census, three in five workers worked mainly from home. Households had £77K a year before tax, above Hampshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K) alike. The car carried 92% of commuters at the census. About 3% of its commuters stay in Ropley for work.
6%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving92%
Train5%
On foot2%
21%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
60%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£77K
mean household income, before tax
1.7%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Schools
The schools around Ropley
Its one school is below. Ropley CofE Primary School’s results beat 85% of schools in England like it. Key Stage 2 results at the 2 primary schools within 3 km: 72% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ropley CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 180 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Housing
Private renting is less common in Ropley than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 8%
Home ownership stands at three quarters of households. Private rents average £1,262 a month across the East Hampshire council area. 16% live in social housing, about level with Hampshire’s towns (16%) and below England’s towns (18%).
£741Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Ropley£741K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £870,000 | 9 |
75%
of households own their home · England 61%
8%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,262
average private rent a month, East Hampshire council area
£2,306
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Ropley records more burglary and damage per resident than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 18.1 per 1,000 a year
Violence accounts for 28.7 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Police figures for Ropley’s built-up area: 11 crimes and 3 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. 55% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
28.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual6
Other theft3
Vehicle crime2
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Anti-social3
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.
28.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
18.1
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
11
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
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.
Health
Bad health is less common in Ropley than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 1.9% of residents
Ropley has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.4 miles away. 88% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). The nearest A&E to Ropley is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 10.7 miles away.
88%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2021 | Ropley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 17% | 17% |
83
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
86.5
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Ropley is rich in listed buildings: 924 per 10,000 residents, more than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Homes from before 1919 make up 35% of the total, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%). Grade II* covers 1 of them.
29listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*1
Grade II28
Among them · Grade II*
- Soames Place Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
35%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
924
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Who lives here
More people in Ropley hold a degree than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 55%
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 7.6% of the population. Children under 15 make up 16%, below Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. Ages in Ropley split evenly at 50.2: half are older, half younger.
50.2median age
RopleyHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship2%
A levels or similar15%
Degree level55%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ropley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 7.3% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 2.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 15% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 55% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ropley
13pages on Ropley
The big questions
Safety28.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £741K · rent £1,262 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 monthsSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 83 (men), 86.5 (women)Work & commute77% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Ropley’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
Four MarksNew AlresfordAltonHolybournePetersfieldLissWhitehillRopley
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ropley | 314 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Four Marks | 5,613 | 2.4 | A+ | B− | A− | A+ |
| New Alresford | 5,340 | 3.4 | A | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Alton | 17,883 | 6.8 | B+ | A− | C | B− |
| Holybourne | 1,304 | 8.2 | — | B | A | A− |
| Petersfield | 14,994 | 8.5 | A | B | C+ | A |
| Liss | 4,749 | 8.9 | A− | B | B | B+ |
| Whitehill | 5,178 | 9.4 | B+ | A | B | B |
Holybourne has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Ropley
How many listed buildings are there in Ropley?
That is 37.9 times the typical UK town for its size.
How much is council tax in Ropley?
Band D council tax in Ropley is £2,306 for 2026–27, less than in 74% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About Ropley
Village in Hampshire, England
Ropley is a built-up area of 314 people, in the East Hampshire 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
- Population
- 314 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Hampshire
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006014
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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