Hamble-le-Rice
Eastleigh 015 · 3 sub-areas · 6,167 residents
Eastleigh 015 is a residential part of Eastleigh, in Hampshire's South East, home to around 6,200 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,100 a month — slightly below the national two-bedroom median — and nearly seven in ten households own their home, giving it a noticeably more settled, owner-occupied feel than many comparable commuter towns.
Hamble-le-Rice is a mid-density neighbourhood of Eastleigh in the South East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Overview
What's it like to live in Hamble-le-Rice?
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,205 a month for a typical home.
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Figures are aggregated across 3 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hamble-le-Rice in Eastleigh
Living in Hamble-le-Rice
This corner of Eastleigh has a calm, suburban character — predominantly owner-occupied streets, a relatively older age profile, and a low footprint of private renting. It doesn't have the transient energy of a student area or a city-centre neighbourhood; it's somewhere people tend to stay rather than pass through. The greenspace nearest to typical residents is only around 350 metres away, which shapes the day-to-day rhythm meaningfully.
On rent, it sits at the affordable end of the South East spectrum. A two-bedroom home runs around £1,100 a month — modestly below the UK two-bedroom median of roughly £1,200. That said, with rent taking up nearly 55% of a typical resident's take-home pay, affordability is still tight by national standards, and saving a deposit takes around five years on a median salary.
The people who live here skew older. More than 45% of residents are aged 50 or above, and a relatively modest 18% are under 18. One-person households account for roughly 28% of homes — a mix of older singles and retirees rather than young professionals living alone. Nearly 92% were born in the UK, and the ethnic diversity index is low at 7.9, making this one of the more ethnically homogeneous parts of the South East.
Practically, the nearest mainline rail station is under a kilometre away — about a 12-minute walk — connecting residents to Southampton and beyond. The rail commute to London runs around 92 minutes. Most residents drive: just over half commute by car, while more than a third work from home, reflecting a professional-but-suburban workforce. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Eastleigh 015 a nice place to live?
- It's a quiet, settled suburban neighbourhood with low crime, good greenspace access, and a strong owner-occupier feel. It suits people who want calm residential streets rather than city-centre energy. The trade-off is that public transport is limited — you'll need a car for most day-to-day trips — and the Ofsted picture for local schools is weaker than the national average.
- What is the rent in Eastleigh 015?
- A one-bedroom home runs around £855 a month, a two-bedroom about £1,100, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,350. Rents rose around 4% over the past year. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices, so individual streets may vary slightly.
- Is Eastleigh 015 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate here is around 61 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — noticeably below the UK national average of roughly 80. The area sits in the eighth deprivation decile, meaning it's among the less deprived 20% of English neighbourhoods, which typically correlates with lower crime.
- What's the commute from Eastleigh 015 to the city centre?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about a 12-minute walk away. From there you can reach Southampton and the wider South East rail network. The public transport journey to London takes around 92 minutes. Most residents here drive rather than commute by rail — just 2% use public transport for their commute.
- Who lives in Eastleigh 015?
- Mostly older, settled owner-occupiers — over 45% of residents are aged 50 or above, and nearly 70% own their home. Around a third work from home. It's a low-diversity area with 92% of residents UK-born, and private renting accounts for only about one in six households.
- What schools are near Eastleigh 015?
- There are 11 schools within typical catchment distance, but only around 39% are rated Good or Outstanding — well below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is approximately 5.2 km away. Check Hampshire County Council's admissions maps for current catchment boundaries before making decisions based on specific schools.