Park Gate & Segensworth
Fareham 002 · 6 sub-areas · 9,263 residents
Fareham 002 is a residential part of Fareham in the South East, home to around 9,300 people. A typical two-bedroom property lets for about £1,100 a month — in line with the UK median for that size — and the area sits comfortably in the less deprived half of English neighbourhoods. Owner-occupation is high, the commuter profile leans heavily on the car, and greenspace is within easy reach.
Park Gate & Segensworth is a mid-density neighbourhood of Fareham 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 Park Gate & Segensworth?
3 parks and 3 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; 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 £1,206 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
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Figures are aggregated across 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Park Gate & Segensworth in Fareham
Living in Park Gate & Segensworth
Fareham 002 reads like a settled, predominantly owner-occupied suburb. Around seven in ten households own their home, which is noticeably above national norms, and the age spread is relatively even across every adult bracket. It doesn't have the transient feel of a city-centre neighbourhood — the population skews neither young nor particularly old, and the concentration of families with children (just over one in five households) gives it a steady, residential character.
Rent sits close to the UK average for the area's property mix. A two-bed runs around £1,100 a month, a one-bed about £850, and a three-bed roughly £1,360. Council tax (Band D) comes in at around £2,270 a year — a real cost to factor in. The median sale price is around £342,000, and on a typical local salary it takes roughly four and a half years to save a deposit, which is relatively manageable by South East standards though still a meaningful stretch.
The demographic picture is one of the more settled corners of Fareham. Just over nine in ten residents were born in the UK, the ethnic diversity index sits at 11.1 — lower than most urban areas — and single-person households account for about one in four homes. Around a third of residents hold a degree-level qualification. Unemployment is low, with the claimant rate at just 2.1%.
Practically, this neighbourhood runs on the car. Just over half of residents drive to work, and only about one in seventy uses public transport for their commute. The nearest rail station is roughly 1 km away — about a 13-minute walk — and the nearest major employment centre is around two hours away by public transport, so remote work matters here: more than a third of residents work from home. The nearest greenspace is under 700 metres away. See the streets and sub-areas below for more detail on specific pockets within the neighbourhood.
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Frequently asked
- Is Fareham 002 a nice place to live?
- It's a settled, lower-crime suburban area with strong broadband, good greenspace access, and high owner-occupation. The trade-off is that it's heavily car-dependent, public transport is limited, and only around 39% of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding — below the national average.
- What is the rent in Fareham 002?
- A one-bed runs about £852 a month, a two-bed around £1,100, and a three-bed roughly £1,360. These are estimated figures scaled from Fareham-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose about 4.5% in the past year.
- Is Fareham 002 safe?
- Yes, relatively. The crime rate is around 69 per 1,000 residents a year, which is below the UK national rate of roughly 80 per 1,000. The neighbourhood sits in the eighth deprivation decile — the less deprived end — which typically correlates with lower crime levels.
- What's the commute from Fareham 002 to Fareham centre?
- Most residents drive — over half commute by car, and just 1.4% use public transport daily. The nearest rail station is about 1 km away, roughly a 13-minute walk. More than a third of residents work from home, which eases the daily commute picture considerably.
- Who lives in Fareham 002?
- Mostly older owner-occupiers. Around 70% of households own their home, the 50-to-64 and 65-plus age groups together make up over 40% of residents, and the area is among the less ethnically diverse in England with 91.8% of residents UK-born.
- What schools are near Fareham 002?
- There are 51 schools within typical catchment distance, which is a large pool. Around 39% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted — below the national share of roughly 89%. The nearest Outstanding school is about 1,650 metres away. Check the Ofsted register for specific school names and current ratings.
- How long is the commute from Fareham 002 to London?
- By public transport it's around 141 minutes — roughly two and a half hours. That makes it a difficult daily rail commute to London. The area has a high work-from-home rate of 35%, which suggests many residents have already adjusted their working patterns accordingly.