GU34 5RT East Hampshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Bentworth & Froyle. Region: South East.
Streets
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 G (30% of about 1,100 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 7 addresses are between 148 m and 171 m above sea level (157 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alton 591,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km |
| Basingstoke 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km | |
| Hook 488,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.1 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Basingstoke | 9.4 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 7.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 32.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 53.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chawton Park Surgery | 7.0 km |
| Pharmacies | Chawton Park Pharmacy | 7.0 km |
| NHS dentists | Alton Dental LTD | 7.1 km |
| Hospital | Hospital @ Home | 3.0 km |
| Police station | Police Investigation Centre | 7.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 210 m² | 2.7 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1,990 m² | 2.7 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Moundsmere Manor, a registered park or garden (Grade II*), 2.8 km west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Moundsmere Manor | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Foster's Copse | Wood | 460 m north |
| Heathcraft's Copse | Wood | 510 m west |
| Down Wood | Wood | 860 m west |
| Lasham Hill | Hill | 1.1 km east |
| Rushmoor Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Bedlam Bottom | Valley | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 7 |
2 of the postcode's 7 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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 52% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 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.