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A village of 2,170 in Hampshire, South East. 66 listed buildings, 0 of them Grade I.
Wickham has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Its strongest subject is cost of living (A−): median sale £325,000, 4.6 years of area income; rent £1,508 a month. Its weakest is schools (D−): primary results beat 7% of towns in England.
The 3 things Wickham 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 Wickham is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists them inside Wickham’s built-up area.
14% 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 Wickham.
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. The median resident of Wickham is 48.6 years old. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 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.
| Wickham | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 14% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
At the 2 primary schools within 3 km, 49% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). The one school in town appears below. 300 pupils attend Wickham’s one primary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wickham Church of England Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 300 | C |
Homes see 14.1 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Over the year to August 2026, 154 offences were reported in Wickham, along with 26 incidents of anti-social behaviour. Also worth knowing: of all the crimes, 53% were violence and sexual offences. Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 11.1 reports per 1,000, above both Hampshire’s towns (5.3) and England’s towns (7.8).
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 heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Wickham has 66 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 8 Grade II*. Homes from before 1919 make up 14% of the total, between Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%).
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
23% live in social housing, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). From September 2023 to August 2026, 72 homes sold inside Wickham’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £325,000. The owner-occupied share of households is 60%.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £875,000 | 13 |
| Semi-detached | £352,500 | 16 |
| Terraced | £325,000 | 25 |
| Flat or maisonette | £249,000 | 18 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
At the census, 3.9% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. The nearest A&E to Wickham is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 6.2 miles away. One GP practice serves the town; 89% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Wickham | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.9% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 32% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Short trips to work, under 5 km: 27%, below both Hampshire’s towns (46%) and England’s towns (45%). At the census, 82% of commuters went by car. Unemployment benefit claims reached 3.3% of 16 to 64s in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Wickham. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageTitchfield Abbey4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
Historic houseNew Place, Shirrell Heath1.5 km outside town, to the north
MuseumFort Nelson4.8 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric houseHistoric houseHill Place4.6 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumWestbury Manor Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionWickham Vineyard1.9 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 notable people were born in Wickham.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wickham | 2,170 | — | — | A− | C− | B+ |
| Knowle | 1,487 | 1.5 | — | A | D | B+ |
| Waltham Chase | 2,830 | 2.5 | A | B | A− | A |
| Swanmore | 3,113 | 2.9 | A | C+ | B+ | A+ |
| Fareham | 42,633 | 3.1 | A− | A | C | B |
| Whiteley | 9,350 | 3.2 | A− | B | C+ | A |
| Bishop's Waltham | 6,957 | 4 | A− | B+ | B− | A |
| Botley | 5,900 | 4.3 | B | B− | C− | B+ |
Knowle has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results trail 93% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Hampshire council.
That is 12.5 times the typical UK town for its size.
Burglary was rare, with 3 reports in the year.
Village in Hampshire, England
Wickham is a built-up area of 2,170 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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