Hedge End North & Botley North
Eastleigh 010 · 7 sub-areas · 13,657 residents
Eastleigh 010 is a family-oriented pocket of Eastleigh, in the South East, home to around 13,600 people. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,100 a month — broadly in line with the national median — and over seven in ten households here own their home outright or with a mortgage, giving the area a settled, suburban feel.
Hedge End North & Botley North is a green, lower-density part of Eastleigh — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children; 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 Hedge End North & Botley North?
Day-to-day life sits close to greenery — a park or playing field is within easy walking distance of most addresses; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hedge End North & Botley North in Eastleigh
Living in Hedge End North & Botley North
Eastleigh 010 stands out within Eastleigh for its strongly family-oriented character. With more than a quarter of the population under 18 — one of the higher shares you'll find in this part of the South East — the streets feel geared toward family life rather than the transient churn of a commuter corridor. Deprivation is low: an IMD decile of 8.5 puts this among the least deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Rents here sit close to the UK median for two-bedroom homes, at around £1,100 a month. That's a reasonable deal for a well-established, low-deprivation suburb in the South East, a region where prices can spike sharply once you move closer to London. A three-bedroom place runs to about £1,350 a month. Council tax (Band D) comes to roughly £2,340 a year — factor that in when you're comparing take-home pay, because at the median local salary of around £34,500, rent alone is absorbing a significant share of earnings.
Owner-occupation dominates here: about 71% of homes are owned, with private rental accounting for only around 14% of the housing stock. That balance shapes the feel of the area — longer-term residents, stable streets, less churn in neighbours. The population skews younger than you might expect from such an ownership-heavy area, with nearly a quarter of residents aged 18–34, suggesting a lot of young families who've bought rather than rented.
Getting around is mostly a car affair: over half of residents drive to work, and public transport accounts for a very small share of commutes. The nearest mainline rail station is just over 800 metres away — roughly a ten-minute walk — with rail connections putting London about an hour and forty minutes away by public transport. Broadband infrastructure is excellent: virtually every home can access gigabit-capable speeds. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Eastleigh 010 a nice place to live?
- By most measures, yes. It sits in the top 15% least deprived neighbourhoods in England, crime is slightly below the national average, and the area has a settled, family-oriented feel backed by high owner-occupation. The trade-off is that local school quality is more mixed than some comparable suburban areas, and the rail commute to London is close to two hours.
- What is the rent in Eastleigh 010?
- A one-bedroom home runs to about £855 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,100, and a three-bedroom roughly £1,350. These figures are estimates scaled from council-level ONS data using local sale prices — the official rent data doesn't go below the council level. Rents rose around 4% over the past year.
- Is Eastleigh 010 safe?
- It's reasonably safe. The crime rate sits at around 74 incidents per 1,000 residents per year, slightly below the UK national average of roughly 80. Low deprivation and a high share of owner-occupied households both tend to correlate with lower crime, and Eastleigh 010 fits that pattern.
- What's the commute from Eastleigh 010 to the city centre?
- The nearest mainline rail station is about an 800-metre walk — roughly ten minutes on foot. London is around 98 minutes away by public transport. That said, most residents drive: over half commute by car, and four in ten now work from home, making the rail link less central to daily life than it once was.
- Who lives in Eastleigh 010?
- Primarily families. Couples with children make up nearly a third of all households, and over a quarter of the population is under 18. Most residents own their home. The community is settled and relatively homogeneous, with over 91% of residents UK-born and a low turnover compared to more rental-heavy areas.
- What schools are near Eastleigh 010?
- There are 51 schools within 2km, so there's no shortage of options nearby. Around 57% of those are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted, which is below the national average of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is just over 5.7km away, so families prioritising top-rated schools should check catchment boundaries carefully.
- How affordable is Eastleigh 010 compared to the rest of the South East?
- It's on the more accessible end for the South East. A two-bedroom home at around £1,100 a month is close to the UK national median, which is unusual for this region. The catch is that the median local salary of around £34,500 means rent still absorbs a significant share of take-home pay — roughly 55% for a two-bed.