Is Eastleigh a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Eastleigh, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 3,463 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Eastleigh, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 3,463 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Eastleigh sold for £310,283 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.6% on a year earlier. Across Eastleigh, police record 66 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Eastleigh, the nearest primary school is Saint James' Church of England Primary School, 1.2 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, 1.6 mi away; the nearest GP surgery is St. Andrew's Surgery, 1.4 mi away.
Southampton Airport Parkway station is 1.1 mi away, about a 22 minute walk; the nearest park, Itchen Valley Country Park, is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across Eastleigh, police record 66 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Eastleigh sold for £310,283 in the latest House Price Index, up 2.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £525,140, semi-detached £338,991, terraced £273,015, flats £163,088. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Saint James' Church of England Primary School, 1.2 mi away (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is Barton Peveril Sixth Form College, 1.6 mi away. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Southampton Airport Parkway is 1.1 mi away, about a 22 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £55,130 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.