Fareham: local statistics
Fareham is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 115,373 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 Fareham, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
The ONS estimates that 115,373 people lived in Fareham in mid-2025, up 0.1% on a year earlier. Over ten years, since mid-2015, it has grown by 0.8% (the South East: +8.1%), the 61st fastest growth of the 64 council areas in the South East. No earlier year in the series was higher.
A Band D home in Fareham pays an average of £2,270.55 in council tax in 2026-27, up £106.00 on 2025-26. That makes it 61st of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,447.56.
In August 2026, 1,345 people in Fareham were on the claimant count, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 (the South East: 3.1%). The rate was the same a year earlier. Over the last five years it peaked at 2.5% in August 2021 and was lowest at 1.6% in January 2024.
An estimated 87.6% of people aged 16 to 64 living in Fareham were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, according to the ONS Annual Population Survey, with a margin of error of 5.2 points either way, against 78.9% across the South East. Its lowest reading in the series was 77.6% and its highest 87.6%.
In the year to March 2026, 5,997 offences were recorded by police in Fareham: 52.0 per 1,000 people, the 43rd highest rate of 55 in the South East. The rate was 50.2 in the year to March 2025. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 44.9 to 58.0 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
Life expectancy at birth in Fareham is 85.3 years for women and 81.5 years for men (2022 to 2024) (England: 83.3 and 79.5). For women that is 1.4 years more than in 2012 to 2014; for men, 0.8 more. It is the 15th highest for women of 64 in the South East.
The average house price in Fareham was £333,599 in July 2026, a rise of 1.4% in twelve months. It ranks as the 46th highest of 64 in the South East; the average for the South East was £380,878. The July peak was £338,045 in 2023, and prices are 31% above July 2016. The average price is 7.6 times the median annual pay of full-time employees who live in Fareham. That ratio is 55th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest ratio.
The ONS counted 5,220 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Fareham in March 2026, 2% more than in 2016. That is 45 for every 1,000 residents, the 40th highest of the 64 council areas in the South East.
In April 2025 the middle full-time earner living in Fareham took home £835.70 a week before tax, or £43,740 over a year. That is 2.5% above the figure for the South East and close to the middle of the 64 council areas in the South East (27th highest). Jobs based in Fareham paid a median £778.40 a week, £57.30 less than the figure for people who live there. Ten years earlier, in 2015, it was £576.60: a change of +45% before inflation.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 114,480 |
| 2016 | 115,102 |
| 2017 | 115,232 |
| 2018 | 115,115 |
| 2019 | 114,879 |
| 2020 | 114,777 |
| 2021 | 114,952 |
| 2022 | 114,595 |
| 2023 | 114,705 |
| 2024 | 115,208 |
| 2025 | 115,373 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £253,919 |
| July 2017 | £268,758 |
| July 2018 | £278,351 |
| July 2019 | £275,093 |
| July 2020 | £281,600 |
| July 2021 | £301,858 |
| July 2022 | £336,364 |
| July 2023 | £338,045 |
| July 2024 | £324,918 |
| July 2025 | £329,149 |
| July 2026 | £333,599 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £576.60 a week |
| 2016 | £565.90 a week |
| 2017 | £574.90 a week |
| 2018 | £613.80 a week |
| 2019 | £650.70 a week |
| 2020 | £652.10 a week |
| 2021 | £712.20 a week |
| 2022 | £683.20 a week |
| 2023 | £765.90 a week |
| 2024 | £827.40 a week |
| 2025 | £835.70 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,447.56 |
| 2017-18 | £1,512.62 |
| 2018-19 | £1,599.38 |
| 2019-20 | £1,666.26 |
| 2020-21 | £1,732.02 |
| 2021-22 | £1,817.56 |
| 2022-23 | £1,877.97 |
| 2023-24 | £1,972.60 |
| 2024-25 | £2,063.40 |
| 2025-26 | £2,164.55 |
| 2026-27 | £2,270.55 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 45.6 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 51.7 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 58.0 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 57.7 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 55.4 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 44.9 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 55.1 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 56.7 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 51.3 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 50.2 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 52.0 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 78.8% |
| 2016/17 | 81.4% |
| 2017/18 | 83.2% |
| 2018/19 | 79.2% |
| 2019/20 | 86.2% |
| 2020/21 | 77.6% |
| 2021/22 | 80.0% |
| 2022/23 | 83.4% |
| 2023/24 | 84.9% |
| 2024/25 | 85.5% |
| 2025/26 | 87.6% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.9 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 84.0 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 84.0 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 84.1 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 84.0 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 84.8 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 84.4 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 84.3 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 84.1 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 84.8 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 85.3 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 5,100 |
| 2017 | 5,260 |
| 2018 | 5,270 |
| 2019 | 5,330 |
| 2020 | 5,370 |
| 2021 | 5,330 |
| 2022 | 5,270 |
| 2023 | 5,135 |
| 2024 | 5,110 |
| 2025 | 5,165 |
| 2026 | 5,220 |
Questions about Fareham
What is the population of Fareham?
The ONS estimates 115,373 people lived in Fareham in mid-2025.
How much is Band D council tax in Fareham?
£2,270.55 on average for 2026-27, including police, fire and parish precepts (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Fareham?
1,345 in August 2026 (2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
What is the crime rate in Fareham?
Home Office figures show 5,997 offences in the year to March 2026, or 52.0 per 1,000 people, not counting fraud.
What is life expectancy in Fareham?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 81.5 years for men and 85.3 for women.
What is the average house price in Fareham?
£333,599 in July 2026, on HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index (+1.4% on a year).
What is the average salary in Fareham?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Fareham was £835.70 a week in April 2025 (£43,740 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
Who has power over Fareham
Every body that makes decisions for Fareham, 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
- Fareham council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Fareham 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
- Fareham and Waterlooville: Suella Braverman (Reform UK) MP
- Gosport: Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative) 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 population · UK unemployment rate · UK employment rate
- Other council areas in the South East: Dover · Folkestone and Hythe · Gravesham · Tunbridge Wells · West Oxfordshire · Worthing
Related questions
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