SO31 7FB Fareham
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Sarisbury & Whiteley. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Fareham in 2026-27: Band D £2,271 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,514 | £1,766 | £2,018 | £2,271 | £2,775 | £3,280 | £3,784 | £4,541 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (23% of about 860 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): Hovercraft.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 200 Bridge Road: up to 8 homes, permissioned (320 m)
- Former Scout Hut, Coldeast Way, Sarisbury Green: up to 9 homes, permissioned (940 m)
- 20 Botley Road, Park Gate: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (940 m)
- 123 Barnes Lane, Sarisbury Green: up to 41 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 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 29 addresses are between 31 m and 43 m above sea level (39 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 | Swanwick 563,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| Bursledon 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Hamble 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 11 within 800 m; nearest Sarisbury Green | 190 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Fareham | 8.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Hamble-le-Rice Ferry Landing Warsash | 2.8 km |
| Car parks | Swanwick Shore Car Park | 890 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 9.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 82.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Brook Lane Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest H J Everett | 1.2 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 112 Dental Care | 470 m |
| Hospital | Fareham Community Hospital Cdc | 1.1 km |
| Police station | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Park Gate Police Station | 900 m |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Netley, Netley Abbey | 1.3 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Sarisbury Green 1.9 ha | 240 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 11 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brooklands, a listed building (Grade II*), 710 m west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brooklands | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Winnard's Copse | Wood | 1.0 km south-west |
| Centre Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Hackett's Marsh | Wetland | 1.3 km west |
| Hungerford Bottom | Valley | 2.4 km west |
| Providence Hill | Hill | 2.8 km north-west |
| Curbridge Creek | Tidal water | 3.8 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 29 |
7 of the postcode's 29 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 88% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 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 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.