Rushmoor

How Rushmoor compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (106,185 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.

Gigabit broadband

96.2%

33rd fastest of 318

lastmiddle area: 89.4%1st

Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026

Average house price

£326,771

193rd most affordable of 317

lastmiddle area: £289,2821st

HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026

Price change over 12 months

+0.5%

213th fastest rising of 317

lastmiddle area: +1.8%1st

HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026

Fine particles (PM2.5)

7.1 µg/m³

189th cleanest of 318

lastmiddle area: 6.9 µg/m³1st

Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)

Recorded crime

58.2 per 1,000

Shared figure for the North Hampshire partnership, so not ranked on its own.

ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026

Deprivation rank

198 / 296

99th least deprived of 296

lastmiddle area: 148.5 / 2961st

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived

Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.

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These figures are for the whole area. The free check reads one postcode: flood, crime, noise and the station, in seconds.

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