Neighbourhood · East Hampshire · South East
Liphook
East Hampshire 009 · 5 sub-areas · 10,186 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (97/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (51/100)Liveability 64/100 · Above medianResidential
Liphook is a settled residential pocket of East Hampshire. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 69 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
64/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Liphook?
A snapshot of Liphook
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,252 a month for a typical home.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Liphook in East Hampshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Liphook?
- The median monthly rent across Liphook is £1,252.
- How safe is Liphook?
- Liphook has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Liphook?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 12 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Liphook?
- There are 3 schools within 2 km of Liphook, of which 100% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1238 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Liphook?
- The most common council tax band in Liphook is E, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,701. Council tax is set by East Hampshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Liphook to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Liphook to central London is approximately 69 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Liphook?
- 64% of premises in Liphook are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is good but not yet universal.
- What is the deprivation rank of Liphook?
- Liphook sits in IMD decile 9 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Liphook?
- 72% of households in Liphook are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Liphook?
- The average property price across East Hampshire (the local authority covering Liphook) is approximately £441,709, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Liphook a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.35 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £39,682.)
- Which local areas are part of Liphook?
- Liphook contains 5 local areas: East Hampshire 009E, East Hampshire 009B, East Hampshire 009A, East Hampshire 009C, East Hampshire 009D.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Liphook
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Liphook?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Liphook is £1,252. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Liphook a safe place to live?
- Liphook has a safety score of 86/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Liphook?
- 100% of schools within 2 km of Liphook are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Liphook?
- Public-transport commute time from Liphook to central London is approximately 69 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Liphook different from the rest of East Hampshire?
- Liphook contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Liphook rank in East Hampshire?
- Liphook scores 64/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in East Hampshire, see the Cities table on the East Hampshire page.
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