Swanwick & Sarisbury Green
Fareham 001 · 5 sub-areas · 10,452 residents
Fareham 001 is a residential corner of Fareham, in Hampshire's South East, with around 10,400 residents and an overwhelmingly owner-occupied character. A typical two-bedroom home lets for about £1,100 a month — roughly in line with the UK median — though rents have risen around 4.5% over the past year. Four in five households own their home, making this one of the most settled neighbourhoods in the area.
Swanwick & Sarisbury Green is a green, lower-density part of Fareham — 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 Swanwick & Sarisbury Green?
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; 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 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Swanwick & Sarisbury Green in Fareham
Living in Swanwick & Sarisbury Green
Fareham 001 has the feel of a well-established Hampshire suburb rather than a transient rental market. The vast majority of residents own their homes — eight in ten, well above the national norm — which gives the streets a settled, quiet quality. Families are the dominant household type, with nearly a third of households made up of couples with children, and under-18s accounting for almost a quarter of the local population.
On the cost side, this neighbourhood sits close to the UK average for rents. A two-bedroom property runs about £1,100 a month, and a three-bedroom around £1,362. That's broadly affordable by South East standards, though not cheap — and at nearly 49% of a typical take-home salary going on rent, private renters here are stretching their finances. Council tax for a Band D property comes to around £2,271 a year.
The commuter picture is shaped heavily by the car. Around half of residents drive to work, and a striking 43% work from home — one of the higher remote-working shares you'll find in the South East. Public transport use is minimal at just over 1% of commuters. The nearest rail station is roughly 1.2 km away — about a 15-minute walk — and the public-transport journey to London takes just over two hours by rail, so this isn't a neighbourhood for daily London commuters.
Greenspace is close at hand: the nearest is under 400 metres away, and nearly half of residents live within an easy walk of accessible green areas. Broadband is excellent — the entire neighbourhood has gigabit connectivity and no properties fall below the minimum standard. See the streets and sub-areas below for more.
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Frequently asked
- Is Fareham 001 a nice place to live?
- For families and owner-occupiers, it's one of the more comfortable suburban options in Hampshire. Crime is well below the national average, green space is close by, and broadband is excellent. The trade-off is limited public transport and a school quality picture that's patchy by national standards — only around half of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding.
- What is the rent in Fareham 001?
- A one-bedroom property runs around £852 a month, a two-bedroom around £1,100, and a three-bedroom around £1,362. These are estimates scaled from council-level data using local sale prices. Rents rose roughly 4.5% in the past year, and private renters typically spend close to half their take-home pay on housing.
- Is Fareham 001 safe?
- Yes, by national standards. The crime rate is around 49.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year — roughly 40% below the UK national rate. The area also sits in the top 10% least deprived nationally, which correlates strongly with lower crime. It's a notably calm, low-incident neighbourhood by any reasonable measure.
- What's the commute from Fareham 001 to the city centre?
- Most residents drive or work from home — around 43% work remotely, one of the higher rates in the South East. The nearest rail station is about a 15-minute walk away. The public-transport journey to London takes just over two hours, so daily London commuting isn't really viable from here.
- Who lives in Fareham 001?
- Predominantly owner-occupying families. Eight in ten households own their home, and nearly a third are couples with children. The age profile is weighted towards 35–64 year-olds, with under-18s making up almost a quarter of the population. It's a settled, professionally employed community with a high degree-qualification rate of around 41%.
- What schools are near Fareham 001?
- There are 25 schools within typical catchment distance. Around 48% are rated Good or Outstanding — below the national average of roughly 89% — so it's worth checking individual Ofsted ratings carefully. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1.5 km away. No specific school names were available in the data, so checking the Ofsted website directly is advisable.
- Is Fareham 001 good for families?
- It has a lot going for it for families — low crime, accessible green space within 400 metres, high owner-occupation, and strong broadband for home working. The main caveat is school quality: fewer than half of nearby schools are rated Good or Outstanding, so families should research individual catchments before committing.