Eastleigh: local statistics
Eastleigh is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 143,710 people (mid-2025). This page brings together 10 official figures for the area, each with its period, publisher and the address it was read from. See also who has power over Eastleigh, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The average house price in Eastleigh was £310,283 in July 2026, up 2.6% on July 2025. Among council areas that puts it the 52nd highest of 64 in the South East (regional average £380,878). The July peak was £326,358 in 2022, and prices are 24% above July 2016. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Eastleigh (£42,461) gives a ratio of 7.3. That ratio is the 58th highest ratio of the 64 council areas in the South East.
For 2026-27 the average Band D council tax bill in Eastleigh is £2,342.21, up £114.53 on 2025-26. It is the 55th highest of the 64 council areas in the South East. In 2016-17 the figure was £1,495.77, so it has risen 57%.
Eastleigh had an estimated 143,710 residents in mid-2025, up 0.7% on mid-2024. That is 15,427 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 12.0%; the South East grew by 8.1% over the same years, 12th of 64 in the South East, counting from the fastest growth. No earlier year in the series was higher.
In 2022 to 2024, women in Eastleigh had a life expectancy at birth of 85.2 years; for men it was 81.7, compared with 83.3 and 79.5 years across England. In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 84.4 and 81.7. It is the 20th highest for women of 64 in the South East.
2.3% of Eastleigh residents aged 16 to 64 (2,010 people) were on the claimant count in August 2026 (the South East: 3.1%). Twelve months before, it was 2.1%. Since August 2021 the rate has ranged between 1.8% (September 2023) and 2.8% (August 2021).
In the year to March 2026, 7,856 offences were recorded by police in Eastleigh: 54.7 per 1,000 people, the 36th highest rate of the 55 council areas in the South East. The rate was 55.8 in the year to March 2025. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 49.8 to 67.1 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 80.7% of Eastleigh residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026 (give or take 6.1 points), against 78.9% across the South East. Its lowest reading in the series was 78.5% and its highest 86.6%.
The median full-time employee living in Eastleigh was paid £820.00 a week before tax in April 2025 (£42,461 a year). It is mid-table in the South East, 34th of 64, and 0.6% more than across the South East. Measured by where people work rather than where they live, the median is £731.20, £88.80 lower. In 2015 the residents' median was £547.70, so it has risen 50% before inflation.
6,320 businesses were registered for VAT or PAYE in Eastleigh in March 2026, 1% more than in 2016. That is 44 for every 1,000 residents, the 42nd highest of 64 in the South East.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 128,283 |
| 2016 | 128,808 |
| 2017 | 129,386 |
| 2018 | 130,517 |
| 2019 | 132,175 |
| 2020 | 134,090 |
| 2021 | 136,963 |
| 2022 | 139,002 |
| 2023 | 140,845 |
| 2024 | 142,678 |
| 2025 | 143,710 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £249,462 |
| July 2017 | £265,048 |
| July 2018 | £271,321 |
| July 2019 | £268,282 |
| July 2020 | £272,024 |
| July 2021 | £294,732 |
| July 2022 | £326,358 |
| July 2023 | £315,554 |
| July 2024 | £312,487 |
| July 2025 | £302,300 |
| July 2026 | £310,283 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £547.70 a week |
| 2016 | £548.00 a week |
| 2017 | £561.70 a week |
| 2018 | £586.40 a week |
| 2019 | £619.50 a week |
| 2020 | £666.60 a week |
| 2021 | £654.00 a week |
| 2022 | £690.30 a week |
| 2023 | £726.30 a week |
| 2024 | £791.20 a week |
| 2025 | £820.00 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,495.77 |
| 2017-18 | £1,557.17 |
| 2018-19 | £1,640.21 |
| 2019-20 | £1,705.20 |
| 2020-21 | £1,767.82 |
| 2021-22 | £1,849.50 |
| 2022-23 | £1,911.08 |
| 2023-24 | £2,021.13 |
| 2024-25 | £2,117.95 |
| 2025-26 | £2,227.68 |
| 2026-27 | £2,342.21 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 49.8 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 55.9 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 64.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 61.4 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 66.8 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 52.7 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 63.6 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 67.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 60.2 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 55.8 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 54.7 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 82.9% |
| 2016/17 | 82.2% |
| 2017/18 | 85.0% |
| 2018/19 | 78.5% |
| 2019/20 | 79.6% |
| 2020/21 | 82.0% |
| 2021/22 | 85.5% |
| 2022/23 | 83.4% |
| 2023/24 | 83.6% |
| 2024/25 | 86.6% |
| 2025/26 | 80.7% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 84.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.3 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.4 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.7 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.9 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.9 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.6 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.5 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.2 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 6,275 |
| 2017 | 7,040 |
| 2018 | 7,470 |
| 2019 | 8,295 |
| 2020 | 7,610 |
| 2021 | 6,995 |
| 2022 | 6,430 |
| 2023 | 6,200 |
| 2024 | 6,260 |
| 2025 | 6,280 |
| 2026 | 6,320 |
Questions about Eastleigh
What is the average house price in Eastleigh?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £310,283.
How much is Band D council tax in Eastleigh?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,342.21 for 2026-27.
What is the population of Eastleigh?
The ONS estimates 143,710 people lived in Eastleigh in mid-2025.
What is life expectancy in Eastleigh?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.7 years for men and 85.2 for women.
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Eastleigh?
2,010 in August 2026 (2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the crime rate in Eastleigh?
Home Office figures show 7,856 offences in the year to March 2026, or 54.7 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is the average salary in Eastleigh?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Eastleigh was £820.00 a week in April 2025 (£42,461 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Eastleigh
Every body that makes decisions for Eastleigh, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Parish, town and community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 3: Local councils
- Eastleigh council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Eastleigh in official figures this page
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
England has no devolved parliament of its own: its laws are made by the UK Parliament.
Level 6: National government
- Eastleigh: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat) MP
- Hamble Valley: Paul Holmes (Conservative) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
Each value above links to the official file or query it was read from, on 14 October 2026. What each figure measures.
- Recorded crime: Years before April 2020 come from the earlier Home Office table.
More on this area and these figures
- Council money: spending, reserves and debt
- Figures for the whole region: the South East
- UK figures: UK average house price · UK population · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the South East: Ashford · Elmbridge · Isle of Wight · Thanet · Tonbridge and Malling · Waverley
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