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Fareham West

Middle area

Central Fareham. 7,454 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 65% of people in Fareham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£323,000
Joint 3,063rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,482
Joint 4,449th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
65%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Fareham West

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fareham West at a rate of 33.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.1 per 1,000 people across Fareham.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences138
Other crime36
Anti-social behaviour31
Criminal damage and arson16
Shoplifting13
Vehicle crime8
Burglary6
Drug offences2
Robbery0
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Fareham West compares

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

Fareham WestMiddle
Median sale price14 middle areas, Fareham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Fareham14 areas from £258,000 to £418,000. The middle area is £345,000. Fareham West is £323,000.
£323,0004th cheapest
Population14 middle areas, Fareham · 2021
Population: every middle area in Fareham14 areas from 7,094 to 10,255. The middle area is 7,799. Fareham West is 7,482.
7,4825th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, Fareham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Fareham14 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 22.5%. Fareham West is 65.0%.
65%5th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Fareham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Fareham14 areas from 94.4% to 99.8%. The middle area is 98.4%. Fareham West is 99.5%.
99.5%joint 3rd highest

Is Fareham West safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Fareham West at a rate of 33.5 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 61.1 per 1,000 people across Fareham.

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

In August 2026 alone, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Fareham West.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (138), other crime (36) and anti-social behaviour (31).

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 Fareham

These figures are published for the whole of Fareham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Fareham and not Fareham West alone. See Fareham

Average house price
£333,599
Up 1.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£43,740
70th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.6×
Joint 155th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
8.1
Joint 7th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Fareham West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Fareham West was £323,000 in 2025.

Fareham West had 7,482 usual residents at the census.

About 65% of people in Fareham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Fareham West, 99.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.