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3,113 people live in this town in Hampshire, South East.
Residents are healthier than most: life expectancy 83.6 for men, 87.6 for women. At A overall, Swanmore is better than 86% of UK towns and ranks #30 of 76 in Hampshire. Households here earn well (A): households earn a mean £75,667 a year, and 1.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The trade-off is walkability: one in ten commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. It takes 6.6 years of household income in the Winchester council area to buy the median home, at £465,000. Hazard risk is weaker too: 2% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · commuting, Census 2021 · flood risk, Environment Agency · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Swanmore 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 Swanmore is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 5 buildings inside Swanmore’s built-up area.
17% 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 Swanmore.
13% of residents in Swanmore live with a disability. At the census, 3% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Self-reported good health: 88% of the town’s residents. This Hampshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.8 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Swanmore | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 88% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 13% | 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.
Its two schools are listed below. 62% of pupils at the 4 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Swanmore’s one primary and one secondary have 1,747 pupils between them.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swanmore Church of England Aided Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 409 | B− |
| Swanmore CollegeLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,338 | B+ |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 42% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
8% of commuters who live in Swanmore also work there. The car took 88% of commuters, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). Jobs per working resident: 0.5.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
17% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Violence and sexual offences made up 48% of the total. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 96 recorded crimes inside Swanmore’s built-up area, and 23 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Swanmore records less crime per resident than nearly three quarters 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.
7% rent privately, below Hampshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Social renters account for just over one in ten households. From September 2023 to August 2026, 127 homes sold inside Swanmore’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £465,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £555,000 | 78 |
| Semi-detached | £362,500 | 31 |
| Terraced | £299,000 | 14 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%) alike. One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Swanmore | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 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 Swanmore. Best known first.
Historic house · English HeritageBishop's Waltham Palace1.8 km outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseNew Place, Shirrell Heath1.6 km outside town, to the southwestHistoric houseHistoric houseHill Place400 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumBishop's Waltham Museum1.8 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionWickham Vineyard3 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swanmore | 3,113 | — | A | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Waltham Chase | 2,830 | 1.1 | A | B | A− | A |
| Bishop's Waltham | 6,957 | 1.8 | A− | B+ | B− | A |
| Wickham | 2,170 | 2.9 | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Knowle | 1,487 | 4.3 | — | A | D | B+ |
| Botley | 5,900 | 4.4 | B | B− | C− | B+ |
| Whiteley | 9,350 | 5.2 | A− | B | C+ | A |
| Horton Heath | 3,047 | 5.3 | A+ | B | A | A |
Wickham and Knowle have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £465,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £299,000, semi-detached houses £362,500 and detached houses £555,000.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in Hampshire, England
Swanmore is a built-up area of 3,113 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
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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