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Elson

Middle area

North east Gosport. 7,306 people in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Elson live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£267,500
Joint 3,074th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,313
Joint 4,723rd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
99.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Elson

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elson at a rate of 67.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Gosport.

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 offences180
Other crime124
Anti-social behaviour66
Shoplifting46
Criminal damage and arson39
Vehicle crime16
Drug offences11
Burglary8
Robbery5
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Elson compares

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

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Median sale price10 middle areas, Gosport · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from £167,750 to £367,000. The middle area is £263,750. Elson is £267,500.
£267,5005th most expensive
Population10 middle areas, Gosport · 2021
Population: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from 6,247 to 11,111. The middle area is 7,667. Elson is 7,313.
7,3134th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares10 middle areas, Gosport · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 7.5%. Elson is 100.0%.
100%most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage10 middle areas, Gosport · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Gosport10 areas from 88.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.9%. Elson is 99.8%.
99.8%5th lowest

Is Elson safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Elson at a rate of 67.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Gosport.

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

In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Elson.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (180), other crime (124) and anti-social behaviour (66).

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 Gosport

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

Average house price
£240,696
Up 3.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,060
125th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
Joint 128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.4
101st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Elson in brief

The median price paid for a home in Elson was £267,500 in 2025.

Elson had 7,313 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Elson live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Elson, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.