GU31 4PR East Hampshire
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Petersfield St Peter's. Region: South East.
Streets
- Bepton Down, Petersfield: 36 addresses
- Unnamed street near Bepton Down, Petersfield: 1 address
- Henwood Down, Petersfield: 1 address
- Moggs Mead, Petersfield: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in East Hampshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,344 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,563 | £1,823 | £2,083 | £2,344 | £2,865 | £3,386 | £3,907 | £4,688 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (33% of about 1,080 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 4 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Land at Festival Hall Petersfield: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- The Courtyard, Heath Road Petersfield: up to 8 homes, pending decision (350 m)
- Site west and south of Festival Hall, Heath Road, Petersfield: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Community Centre site, Love Lane, Petersfield: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (380 m)
- Land in High Street, Dragon Street and St Peter's Road, Petersfield: up to 13 homes, permissioned (460 m)
- Land at Bulmer House, Off Ramshill, Petersfield GU31 4AP: up to 56 homes, permissioned (530 m)
- Petersfield Infant School South Site, Hylton Road, Petersfield: up to 20 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- Royal Mail Sorting Office, 29 The Square, Petersfield GU32 3HG: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (720 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 39 addresses are between 59 m and 62 m above sea level (60 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Petersfield 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m |
| Liss 308,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Liphook 609,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Tor Way Petersfield | 110 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Town Council Car Park, Petersfield GeniePoint | 290 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 30.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 54.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Grange Surgery | 810 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest College Street Dental Centre | 410 m |
| Hospital | Petersfield Community Hospital | 1.0 km |
| Police station | Waterlooville Police Station | 15.7 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Heath Common 36 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 800 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Tilmore Allotments 1.6 ha | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 36 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old College, a listed building (Grade II*), 430 m north-west. 106 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Old College | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m north-west |
| Bowl barrow 160m south of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group | Scheduled monument | 450 m south-east |
| Bowl barrow 190m north east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group | Scheduled monument | 480 m east |
| Two bowl barrows 150m south east of the Club House on Petersfield Heath Common, part of the Petersfield Heath Group | Scheduled monument | 480 m south-east |
| 9 and 11, Dragon Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south-west |
| Dragon House | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m south-west |
| Heath Lodge | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Elmdale | Valley | 480 m north-west |
| Heath Pond | Lake or reservoir | 510 m south |
| Hog Moor | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Nursted Copse | Wood | 1.6 km south |
| Big Moor | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Stoner Hill | Hill | 3.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 39 |
4 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 95% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 17% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 56% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bepton Down.