Neighbourhood · East Hampshire · South East
Liss & Hawkley
East Hampshire 010 · 5 sub-areas · 7,752 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Families (75/100)Watch-out: Solo renters (50/100)Liveability 50/100 · Below medianResidential
Liss & Hawkley is a settled residential pocket of East Hampshire. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 79 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
50/100
Below median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Liss & Hawkley?
A snapshot of Liss & Hawkley
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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; broadband infrastructure is patchy — worth checking the specific postcode.
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.
Liss & Hawkley in East Hampshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Liss & Hawkley?
- The median monthly rent across Liss & Hawkley is £1,252.
- How safe is Liss & Hawkley?
- Liss & Hawkley 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 Liss & Hawkley?
- 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 15 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Liss & Hawkley?
- There are 2 schools within 2 km of Liss & Hawkley, of which 50% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 7447 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Liss & Hawkley?
- The most common council tax band in Liss & Hawkley is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,662. Council tax is set by East Hampshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Liss & Hawkley to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Liss & Hawkley to central London is approximately 79 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 Liss & Hawkley?
- 24% of premises in Liss & Hawkley are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is partial — check the specific postcode for service availability.
- What is the deprivation rank of Liss & Hawkley?
- Liss & Hawkley sits in IMD decile 8 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 Liss & Hawkley?
- 79% of households in Liss & Hawkley 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 Liss & Hawkley?
- The average property price across East Hampshire (the local authority covering Liss & Hawkley) 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 Liss & Hawkley 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 Liss & Hawkley?
- Liss & Hawkley contains 5 local areas: East Hampshire 010A, East Hampshire 010B, East Hampshire 010D, East Hampshire 010C, East Hampshire 010E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Liss & Hawkley
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Liss & Hawkley?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Liss & Hawkley 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 Liss & Hawkley a safe place to live?
- Liss & Hawkley has a safety score of 95/100. 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 Liss & Hawkley?
- 50% of schools within 2 km of Liss & Hawkley are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Liss & Hawkley?
- Public-transport commute time from Liss & Hawkley to central London is approximately 79 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Liss & Hawkley different from the rest of East Hampshire?
- Liss & Hawkley 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 Liss & Hawkley rank in East Hampshire?
- Liss & Hawkley scores 50/100 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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