Sheet’s story
12 listed buildings
Historic England lists them inside Sheet’s built-up area.
18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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SheetHampshire
A village of 321 in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: Martyn Pattison · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
321
Census 2021 · East Hampshire council
Median home
£550K
15 sales in 3 years
Median age
54.9
27% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
48%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
19%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Sheet a good place to live?
Sheet has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures on this page are still real.
What makes Sheet stand out
The 3 things Sheet does most differently from other towns.
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
0 Grade II*; 15.3 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sheet.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Sheet than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 9.3% are under 15
For Sheet, that is below both Hampshire’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%). People 65 and over make up 27% of the town. Half the people of Sheet are older than 54.9.
54.9median age
SheetHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications7%
Apprenticeship4%
A levels or similar13%
Degree level48%
Women and men · all residents
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.
| Sheet | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.3% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 40% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 6.9% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 13% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 48% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Sheet
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 110 | A |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Sheet is better off than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: households earn £71K a year
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 47% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Sheet sits above both Hampshire’s towns (£66K) and England’s towns (£55K) on this measure. The car carried 80% of commuters at the census.
19%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving80%
On foot15%
Train2%
Bus1%
Bicycle1%
39%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
47%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£71K
mean household income, before tax
1.5%
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
Housing
A home in Sheet sells for £550K, more than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns
That puts Sheet above both Hampshire’s towns (£415K) and England’s towns (£308K). Owners make up 88% of households.
£550Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Sheet£550K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £400,000 | 8 |
88%
of households own their home · England 61%
9%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,262
average private rent a month, East Hampshire council area
£2,330
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
Sheet records more burglary and damage per resident than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 16.6 per 1,000 a year
On this, Sheet is above both Hampshire’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 18 crimes inside Sheet’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 0 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violence and sexual offences were 39% of the crimes; the police category includes harassment and stalking.
17.7violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Burglary4
Public order2
Other theft2
Vehicle crime2
Other crime1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Anti-social0
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.
17.7
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
16.6
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
18
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Health
Bad health is less common in Sheet than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.1% of residents
In the comparison, Sheet comes below both Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Sheet has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.2 miles away. 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.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | Sheet | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
82.9
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
85.2
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
History
More buildings in Sheet are listed than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 374 per 10,000 residents
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Sheet has 12 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. Of Sheet’s land, 35% lies in conservation areas, above both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). 18% of homes were built before 1919.
12listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II12
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
18%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
374
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Sheet
12pages on Sheet
The big questions
Safety17.7 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £550K · rent £1,262 a monthHousing3 sold in 12 months · busiest street Village StreetSchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 82.9 (men), 85.2 (women)Work & commute59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards3.1% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Sheet’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
PetersfieldHill Brow and RakeLissWhitehillClanfieldLiphookBordonSheet
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet | 321 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Petersfield | 14,994 | 0.9 | A | B | C+ | A |
| Hill Brow and Rake | 1,200 | 2.4 | — | C+ | A | A− |
| Liss | 4,749 | 2.5 | A− | B | B | B+ |
| Whitehill | 5,178 | 6.4 | B+ | A | B | B |
| Clanfield | 1,254 | 6.4 | — | B | B+ | A+ |
| Liphook | 7,128 | 6.6 | A | B | B− | A− |
| Bordon | 9,349 | 7.2 | C+ | A | C− | C |
Hill Brow and Rake and Clanfield have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Sheet
How many listed buildings are there in Sheet?
That is 15.3 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Sheet expensive to live in?
Private rents in the East Hampshire council area averaged £1,262 a month in August 2026.
Who lives in Sheet?
An older village. At the 2021 Census, 27% of residents were 65 or over and 40% were 45 to 64, against 18% and 25% across England’s towns; 9.3% were under 15.
About Sheet
Village in Hampshire, England
Sheet is a built-up area of 321 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
- 321 (Census 2021)
- Council
- East Hampshire
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006165
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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