Neighbourhood · Gosport · South East
Lee-on-the-Solent
Gosport 006 · 7 sub-areas · 11,194 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (78/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (48/100)Liveability 68/100 · Above medianResidential
Lee-on-the-Solent is a settled residential pocket of Gosport. The bigger gravitational centre is London, around 159 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
68/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Lee-on-the-Solent?
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4 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; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £1,150 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Lee-on-the-Solent?
- The median monthly rent across Lee-on-the-Solent is £1,150.
- How safe is Lee-on-the-Solent?
- Lee-on-the-Solent 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 Lee-on-the-Solent?
- 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 67 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Lee-on-the-Solent?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Lee-on-the-Solent, of which 43% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 5385 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Lee-on-the-Solent?
- The most common council tax band in Lee-on-the-Solent is D, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,427. Council tax is set by Gosport council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Lee-on-the-Solent to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Lee-on-the-Solent to central London is approximately 159 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 Lee-on-the-Solent?
- 100% of premises in Lee-on-the-Solent are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Lee-on-the-Solent?
- Lee-on-the-Solent 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 Lee-on-the-Solent?
- 77% of households in Lee-on-the-Solent 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 Lee-on-the-Solent?
- The average property price across Gosport (the local authority covering Lee-on-the-Solent) is approximately £234,458, 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 Lee-on-the-Solent a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.23 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £34,256.)
- Which local areas are part of Lee-on-the-Solent?
- Lee-on-the-Solent contains 7 local areas: Gosport 006D, Gosport 006C, Gosport 006H, Gosport 006A, Gosport 006G…
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Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Lee-on-the-Solent?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Lee-on-the-Solent is £1,150. 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 Lee-on-the-Solent a safe place to live?
- Lee-on-the-Solent has a safety score of 92/100. 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 Lee-on-the-Solent?
- 43% of schools within 2 km of Lee-on-the-Solent are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Lee-on-the-Solent?
- Public-transport commute time from Lee-on-the-Solent to central London is approximately 159 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Lee-on-the-Solent different from the rest of Gosport?
- Lee-on-the-Solent contains 7 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 Lee-on-the-Solent rank in Gosport?
- Lee-on-the-Solent scores 68/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Gosport, see the Cities table on the Gosport page.
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