Havant: local statistics
Havant is a district council area in the South East, home to an estimated 127,362 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 Havant, from the council up to the G20.
Key figures
What the figures show
Average Band D council tax in Havant is £2,320.28 for 2026-27, up £107.39 on 2025-26. It is the 57th highest of 64 in the South East. Ten years earlier, in 2016-17, it was £1,495.12.
HM Land Registry puts the average price of a home in Havant at £315,820 for July 2026, down 1.2% on July 2025. It ranks as 51st of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest; the average for the South East was £380,878. Since July 2016 prices have risen 33%; the July high in the series was £319,544 in 2025. Dividing the average price by the median annual pay of full-time employees living in Havant (£37,220) gives a ratio of 8.5. That ratio is 44th of 64 in the South East, counting from the highest ratio.
Full-time employees living in Havant earned a median £735.20 a week in April 2025, or £37,220 over a year. That is 9.8% below the figure for the South East and the 50th highest of 64 in the South East. For full-time jobs located in Havant the median is £722.70 a week (−£12.50 on the residents' figure). In 2015 the residents' median was £522.20, so it has risen 41% before inflation.
A girl born in Havant in 2022 to 2024 could expect to live 83.4 years and a boy 80.1 years, on the ONS's period measure (England: 83.3 and 79.5). In 2012 to 2014 the figures were 83.4 and 79.8. It is the 49th highest for women of all 64 council areas in the South East.
In mid-2025 the population of Havant was estimated at 127,362, up 0.4% on mid-2024. That is 5,173 more people than in mid-2015, a rise of 4.2%, against +8.1% for the South East as a whole, the 48th fastest growth of all 64 council areas in the South East. No earlier year in the series was higher.
The ONS counted 5,190 VAT or PAYE-registered businesses in Havant in March 2026, 9% more than in 2016. There are 41 per 1,000 residents, the 49th highest of all 64 council areas in the South East.
In the year to March 2026, 9,621 offences were recorded by police in Havant: 75.5 per 1,000 people, 17th of 55 in the South East, counting from the highest rate. That compares with 78.3 per 1,000 the year before. Across the 11 years shown it ranged from 71.3 to 90.2 per 1,000. Fraud is not included.
The claimant count for Havant stood at 2,445 in August 2026, or 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64; the rate for the South East was 3.1%. That compares with 3.5% a year before. Over the last five years it peaked at 4.8% in August 2021 and was lowest at 3.2% in July 2026.
The Annual Population Survey estimates that 82.4% of Havant residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, with a margin of error of 7.0 points either way; the figure for the South East was 78.9%. Over the 11 years shown it ranged from 63.2% to 82.4%.
History
Population (mid-year)
| 2015 | 122,189 |
| 2016 | 123,043 |
| 2017 | 123,836 |
| 2018 | 124,100 |
| 2019 | 124,099 |
| 2020 | 124,018 |
| 2021 | 124,467 |
| 2022 | 124,713 |
| 2023 | 125,911 |
| 2024 | 126,794 |
| 2025 | 127,362 |
Average house price (same month each year)
| July 2016 | £236,740 |
| July 2017 | £253,142 |
| July 2018 | £255,800 |
| July 2019 | £258,777 |
| July 2020 | £262,970 |
| July 2021 | £287,416 |
| July 2022 | £315,304 |
| July 2023 | £317,438 |
| July 2024 | £297,497 |
| July 2025 | £319,544 |
| July 2026 | £315,820 |
Median weekly pay, residents
| 2015 | £522.20 a week |
| 2016 | £536.10 a week |
| 2017 | £542.70 a week |
| 2018 | £575.40 a week |
| 2019 | £596.00 a week |
| 2020 | £582.00 a week |
| 2021 | £560.10 a week |
| 2022 | £566.80 a week |
| 2023 | £689.80 a week |
| 2024 | £714.30 a week |
| 2025 | £735.20 a week |
Average Band D council tax
| 2016-17 | £1,495.12 |
| 2017-18 | £1,555.18 |
| 2018-19 | £1,642.70 |
| 2019-20 | £1,710.52 |
| 2020-21 | £1,776.28 |
| 2021-22 | £1,861.82 |
| 2022-23 | £1,922.23 |
| 2023-24 | £2,018.20 |
| 2024-25 | £2,110.36 |
| 2025-26 | £2,212.89 |
| 2026-27 | £2,320.28 |
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents
| 2015/16 | 72.5 per 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 79.8 per 1,000 |
| 2017/18 | 87.9 per 1,000 |
| 2018/19 | 90.2 per 1,000 |
| 2019/20 | 85.6 per 1,000 |
| 2020/21 | 71.3 per 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 86.9 per 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 88.1 per 1,000 |
| 2023/24 | 80.9 per 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 78.3 per 1,000 |
| 2025/26 | 75.5 per 1,000 |
Employment rate
| 2015/16 | 74.2% |
| 2016/17 | 75.7% |
| 2017/18 | 75.2% |
| 2018/19 | 76.0% |
| 2019/20 | 73.1% |
| 2020/21 | 70.5% |
| 2021/22 | 77.6% |
| 2022/23 | 75.1% |
| 2023/24 | 63.2% |
| 2024/25 | 70.5% |
| 2025/26 | 82.4% |
Life expectancy, women
| 2012 to 2014 | 83.4 years |
| 2013 to 2015 | 83.4 years |
| 2014 to 2016 | 83.5 years |
| 2015 to 2017 | 83.4 years |
| 2016 to 2018 | 83.2 years |
| 2017 to 2019 | 83.6 years |
| 2018 to 2020 | 83.8 years |
| 2019 to 2021 | 83.8 years |
| 2020 to 2022 | 83.6 years |
| 2021 to 2023 | 83.3 years |
| 2022 to 2024 | 83.4 years |
Registered businesses
| 2016 | 4,740 |
| 2017 | 4,980 |
| 2018 | 4,925 |
| 2019 | 5,080 |
| 2020 | 5,090 |
| 2021 | 5,220 |
| 2022 | 5,110 |
| 2023 | 5,060 |
| 2024 | 5,095 |
| 2025 | 5,100 |
| 2026 | 5,190 |
Questions about Havant
How much is Band D council tax in Havant?
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government gives an average Band D bill of £2,320.28 for 2026-27.
What is the average house price in Havant?
HM Land Registry's figure for July 2026 is £315,820.
What is the average salary in Havant?
Median pay for full-time employees living in Havant was £735.20 a week in April 2025 (£37,220 a year), from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is life expectancy in Havant?
For 2022 to 2024 the ONS gives 80.1 years for men and 83.4 for women.
What is the population of Havant?
127,362 in mid-2025, the latest ONS mid-year estimate.
What is the crime rate in Havant?
75.5 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to March 2026, excluding fraud (Home Office).
How many people claim unemployment-related benefits in Havant?
2,445 in August 2026 (3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64), on the ONS claimant count, which is not the unemployment rate.
Who has power over Havant
Every body that makes decisions for Havant, 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
- Havant council spending, reserves, debt and council tax
- Havant 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
- Havant: Alan Mak (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 average weekly earnings growth · Life expectancy at birth (UK)
- Other council areas in the South East: Bracknell Forest · Chichester · Crawley · Dartford · East Hampshire · Sevenoaks
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