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Petersfield Heath

Ward

The south of the East Hampshire. About 2,995 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Petersfield Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
2,931
1,047th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Petersfield Heath compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Petersfield HeathMiddle
Population31 wards, East Hampshire · 2021
Population: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 2,358 to 9,770. The middle area is 3,000. Petersfield Heath is 2,931.
2,93115th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares31 wards, East Hampshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Petersfield Heath is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage31 wards, East Hampshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 6.8% to 99.7%. The middle area is 85.5%. Petersfield Heath is 97.8%.
97.8%5th highest
Claimant rate31 wards, East Hampshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in East Hampshire31 areas from 1.1% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.1%. Petersfield Heath is 2.5%.
2.5%6th highest

Is Petersfield Heath safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Petersfield Heath at a rate of 28.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 47.1 per 1,000 people across East Hampshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 8 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Petersfield Heath.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (30), criminal damage and arson (14) and other crime (8).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of East Hampshire

These figures are published for the whole of East Hampshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of East Hampshire and not Petersfield Heath alone. See East Hampshire

Average house price
£440,599
Down 1.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£47,630
25th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.3×
Joint 72nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
9.9
Joint 21st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Petersfield Heath in brief

Petersfield Heath had 2,931 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Petersfield Heath live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Petersfield Heath, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Petersfield Heath, 2.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.