# Lee-on-the-Solent Town in Fareham and Gosport, South East. Lee-on-the-Solent is a town in Fareham and Gosport, South East. Median sale price £375,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 41.8 per 1,000 people. About 24,491 people. Town. Code E63006581. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) Lee-on-the-Solent is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Lee-on-the-Solent add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Lee-on-the-Solent was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 226th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lee-on-the-solent#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 24,307** (2021). Lee-on-the-Solent had 24,307 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 451st most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lee-on-the-solent#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in Lee-on-the-Solent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lee-on-the-solent#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Lee-on-the-Solent, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/lee-on-the-solent#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006581) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 4% of people in Lee-on-the-Solent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63006581) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 451 homes were sold in Lee-on-the-Solent in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006581) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Lee-on-the-Solent. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006581) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Lee-on-the-Solent had 24,307 usual residents at the census. ## How Lee-on-the-Solent compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Lee-on-the-Solent | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £375,000 | joint 89th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 | | Population | 24,307 | 87th most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 4% | 84th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 99.6% | highest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 | ## Is Lee-on-the-Solent safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lee-on-the-Solent at a rate of 41.8 per 1,000 people. That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 122 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lee-on-the-Solent. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (413), anti-social behaviour (218) and other crime (189). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Lee-on-the-Solent was 37.8 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Lee-on-the-Solent, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Lee-on-the-Solent has no single figure. Of its 16 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Lee-on-the-Solent | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Fareham 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022776) | 1,494 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% | | [Fareham 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022777) | 1,571 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% | | [Fareham 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022778) | 1,399 | 56.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.4% | | [Fareham 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01032877) | 2,760 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.7% | | [Fareham 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022744) | 1,290 | 44.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% | | [Fareham 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022745) | 1,540 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% | | [Fareham 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022746) | 1,698 | 33.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% | | [Fareham 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022747) | 1,193 | 32.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.7% | | [Fareham 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/neighbourhood/e01022748) | 1,375 | 23.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% | | [Gosport 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022826) | 1,474 | 23.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% | | [Gosport 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022828) | 1,262 | 146.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% | | [Gosport 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022829) | 2,590 | 37.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% | | [Gosport 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01022830) | 1,343 | 32.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.8% | | [Gosport 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01032880) | 1,398 | 18.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% | | [Gosport 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01032881) | 1,703 | 26.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% | | [Gosport 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/neighbourhood/e01032883) | 1,339 | 39.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% | ## Your MP - [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport): Dame Caroline Dinenage (Conservative), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Councils Lee-on-the-Solent sits in [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham), [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport) ## Postcode districts covering Lee-on-the-Solent [PO13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po13), [PO14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/po14) ## Middle areas in Lee-on-the-Solent [Hill Head](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/hill-head), [Lee-on-the-Solent](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport/lee-on-the-solent), [Stubbington](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham/stubbington) ## Towns near Lee-on-the-Solent [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fareham), [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport), [Locks Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/locks-heath), [Whiteley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whiteley), [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth), [Ryde](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ryde) ## Lee-on-the-Solent in brief Lee-on-the-Solent is a town in Fareham and Gosport, South East. About 24,491 people lived in Lee-on-the-Solent in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 451 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 41.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Lee-on-the-Solent was £375,000 in 2025. Lee-on-the-Solent had 24,307 usual residents at the census. About 4% of people in Lee-on-the-Solent live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Lee-on-the-Solent, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63006581 - Constituency: [Gosport †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gosport) - Council: [Fareham †](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) - Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 7.25 km² - People, mid-2024: 24,491* - Neighbourhoods: 16 - Output areas: 82 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/fareham), [Gosport](https://openindex.co.uk/gosport), [Locks Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/locks-heath), [Whiteley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whiteley), [Portsmouth](https://openindex.co.uk/portsmouth), [Ryde](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ryde) ## Latest updates for Lee-on-the-Solent - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63006581 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/lee-on-the-solent, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/lee-on-the-solent#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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