Castle Street Medstead, East Hampshire
19 addresses across 3 postcodes (GU34), about 150 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 12314981.
- Sales: 16 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £640,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in East Hampshire cost £440,599 in August 2026 (-1.7% on a year); private rents averaged £1,265 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 2, D: 3, E: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band G; Band D in East Hampshire costs £2,344 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 71% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Alton, about 7.3 km (4.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 208 to 210 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Watercress Medical Group, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 96% of households owned their home and 52% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 7 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £640,000 | £640,000 | £640,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £485,000 | £485,000 | £485,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £460,000 | £460,000 | £460,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £570,000 | £570,000 | £570,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £547,800 | £547,800 | £547,800 |
| 2014 | 1 | £557,500 | £557,500 | £557,500 |
| 2013 | 3 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £499,950 |
| 2006 | 2 | £292,500 | £290,000 | £295,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £1,060,000 | £1,060,000 | £1,060,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £365,000 | £335,000 | £395,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £170,000 | £170,000 | £170,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2021 | CASTLE COTTAGE GU34 5LU | Semi-detached | £485,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2013 | CASTLE COTTAGE GU34 5LU | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2005 | CEDAR STABLES GU34 5LU | Detached | £1,060,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2004 | COMFORT HOUSE GU34 5LU | Detached | £335,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2020 | ELM TREE COTTAGE GU34 5LX | Semi-detached | £460,000 | |
| 31 Aug 2006 | ELM TREE COTTAGE GU34 5LX | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2014 | HIGHGROUNDS GU34 5LU | Detached | £557,500 | |
| 6 Dec 2019 | JASMINE COTTAGE GU34 5LU | Semi-detached | £570,000 | |
| 11 Sep 2015 | JASMINE COTTAGE GU34 5LU | Semi-detached | £547,800 | |
| 23 Aug 2013 | JASMINE COTTAGE GU34 5LU | Semi-detached | £499,950 | |
| 11 Jun 2004 | JASMINE COTTAGE GU34 5LU | Semi-detached | £395,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2006 | 2, OLD SCHOOL COTTAGE GU34 5LX | Semi-detached | £295,000 | |
| 25 Feb 2003 | 2, OLD SCHOOL COTTAGE GU34 5LX | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 25 Jun 1999 | 2, OLD SCHOOL COTTAGE GU34 5LX | Semi-detached | £170,000 | |
| 29 Apr 2022 | TEMESCAL GU34 5LU | Detached | £640,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2013 | TEMESCAL GU34 5LU | Detached | £375,000 |
House prices and rents in East Hampshire
A typical home in East Hampshire cost £440,599 in August 2026, 1.7% less than a year before. That is 8% more than five years earlier and 22% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £705,338 |
| Semi-detached | £430,757 |
| Terraced | £333,662 |
| Flat or maisonette | £198,888 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £309,704 |
Private renters in East Hampshire paid £1,265 a month on average in September 2026, 2% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £903 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,182 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,488 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,982 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 128 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4); House, detached (4); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (5); 1976-1982 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
- 2 Old School Cottage, Castle Street, Medstead
- CASTLE COTTAGE, CASTLE STREET, MEDSTEAD
- Comfort House, Castle Street, Medstead
- Elm Tree Cottage, Castle Street, Medstead
- High Grounds, Castle Street, Medstead
- Jasmine Cottage, Castle Street, Medstead
- Lilac Cottage, Castle Street, Medstead
- Old Rectory Cottage, Castle Street, Medstead
- Temescal, Castle Street, Medstead
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 18,717 kWh of it on average in 2024, 48% more than the district's 12,648 kWh, and 6,582 kWh of electricity, 59% more than the district's 4,144 kWh. There are gas meters for about 18% of the homes.
1 of its postcodes has no gas meters recorded among 10 or more homes: often flats heated by electricity, or homes off the gas grid.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU34 5LU | 8 | 3,675 kWh | 6 | 18,310 kWh |
| GU34 5LT | 25 | 6,128 kWh | none recorded |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is GU34.
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 street: most are in band G (30% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 September 2026: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 208 m and 210 m above sea level (210 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU34 5LT | 100% | 71% | 71% | 0% |
| GU34 5LU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| GU34 5LX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alton 591,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km (4.5 miles) |
| Micheldever 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) | |
| Bentley (Hampshire) 110,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.9 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest War Memorial Medstead | 100 m |
| EV charging points | Be.EV Charging Station | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 28.6 km (18 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 56.7 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Watercress Medical Group Good Jul 2022 | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Four Marks Pharmacy | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Shine Dental Clinic | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Alton Community Hospital | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Care homes | Oakcroft Good Nov 2023 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,450 m² | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 240 m² | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Medstead Green 4.7 ha | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,820 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medstead camp in grounds of manor house, a scheduled monument, 270 m north-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medstead camp in grounds of manor house | Scheduled monument | 270 m north-east |
| Bowl barrow 325m west of Towngate Farm | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Bowl barrow 240m south of Trinity House | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| New Copse | Wood | 750 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Spruce Copse | Wood | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Hook Wood | Wood | 790 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Down Copse | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Dry Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Five Ash Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 19 |
7 of the street's 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for East Hampshire: see them on the East Hampshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medstead Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 620 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 48% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 38% in 2024 and 65% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
2 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 350 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Steps Nursery GU34 5LL | Full day care | 35 | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 350 m |
| Medstead Pre-school and Nursery GU34 5LG | Sessional day care | 38 | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 720 childminders and 151 home childcarers (nannies) in Hampshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMEO Lunch Club At St John's | Other catering premises | 60 m | 4 Good | 17 Feb 2026 |
| Handy Stores GU34 5LW | Retailers - other | 160 m | 5 Very good | 13 Jul 2026 |
| Single Steps Nurseries GU34 5LL | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 360 m | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near High Street (3); On or near Castle Street (1); On or near Green Stile (1); On or near Church Lane (1); On or near Trinity Hill (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 56% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 27% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 52% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Church Lane · High Street · Trinity Hill · Green Stile
All the streets in GU34 and across East Hampshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.