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14,676 people live in this town in Hampshire, South East.
A solid town with one catch. Health is its strong suit — life expectancy 83.2 for men, 87.4 for women. Yateley grades A+ overall, better than 96% of UK towns, and ranks #14 of 76 in Hampshire. The local economy does well: mean household income £69,915; 1.8% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. Hazards are a real consideration: 6.8% of homes face a high or medium risk of river or sea flooding. Getting around depends on the car (C): one in ten commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At a median £450,000, a home costs 5.7 times the yearly income of households in the Hart council area.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years.
The 3 things Yateley 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 Yateley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 19 buildings inside Yateley’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
3% 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 Yateley.
At the census, 87% of people in Yateley called their health good or very good, above both Hampshire’s towns (83%) and England’s towns (82%). 3.2% of residents report bad or very bad health. This Hampshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.5 miles away. Disability touches 14% of the town’s population.
| Census 2021 | Yateley | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Below are two of its 7 schools, each with why it was picked. At the town’s 4 primary schools, 64% of pupils reach the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Secondary results at the town’s 2 secondary schools: an Attainment 8 score of 46.7, with 44% at grade 5 or above in English and maths.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Junior SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 360 | B |
| Yateley SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,370 | B |
Private renters make up nearly one in ten households. Social housing holds 7% of households, below both Hampshire’s towns (16%) and England’s towns (18%). Also worth knowing: half of the 593 standard sales inside Yateley’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026 went for more than £450,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £585,000 | 165 |
| Semi-detached | £465,000 | 188 |
| Terraced | £375,000 | 176 |
| Flat or maisonette | £229,000 | 64 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, below both Hampshire’s towns (11%) and England’s towns (16%). Yateley has 19 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 39% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
29% of commuters travelled under 5 km to work. Working mainly from home: nearly two in five workers, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). Work in town: 15% of resident commuters. For every resident in work, Yateley has 0.4 jobs.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Violence accounts for 17 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 520 offences in Yateley and 156 cases of nuisance behaviour. Of all the crimes, 43% were violence and sexual offences.
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.
Under 15: 16% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.9% of residents, lower than both Hampshire’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The age that splits Yateley in two is 46.4.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Yateley | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 33% | 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 Yateley. Best known first.
Historic houseBramshill House3.6 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionCalifornia Country Park3.9 km outside town, to the northwestZooZooTrilakes Animal Park200 m outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
19 listed buildings in Yateley.
The White Lion Public House: Photo: Lewis Hulbert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Thatched Cottage: Photo: Lewis Hulbert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Church of St Peter: Photo: Diane Sambrook · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yateley War Memorial: Photo: Lewis Hulbert · CC BY-SA 4.0
4 notable people were born in Yateley.
Daniel Boys: User:AnemoneProjectors, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yateley | 14,676 | — | A+ | A | B+ | A |
| Minley | 1,041 | 1.4 | — | A− | A+ | A |
| Blackwater | 7,170 | 1.6 | A | A | B− | A− |
| Sandhurst | 20,220 | 2.1 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Hawley | 2,581 | 2.3 | A+ | A | A− | A |
| Crowthorne | 15,196 | 2.8 | A | C+ | B | A+ |
| Elvetham Heath | 4,916 | 3.2 | A+ | A | B | A+ |
| Farnborough | 60,665 | 4 | C+ | C | C | B− |
Minley has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £450,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £229,000, terraced houses £375,000, semi-detached houses £465,000 and detached houses £585,000.
Town in Hampshire, England
Yateley is a built-up area of 14,676 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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