Crows Lane Upper Farringdon, East Hampshire
43 addresses across 3 postcodes (GU34), about 370 m long, classed as a minor road. USRN 12315812.
- Sales: 29 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £700,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 25 homes have an energy certificate (B: 9, C: 8, D: 8).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- 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 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Alton, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 124 to 129 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 43 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chawton Park Surgery, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 53% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £700,000 | £700,000 | £700,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £850,000 | £850,000 | £850,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £800,000 | £600,000 | £1,000,000 |
| 2019 | 8 | £565,250 | £550,000 | £660,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £744,500 | £590,000 | £899,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £920,000 | £920,000 | £920,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £623,000 | £623,000 | £623,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £470,000 | £415,000 | £525,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £274,000 | £274,000 | £274,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £243,000 | £243,000 | £243,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2025 | 7, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £700,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2024 | ROSE & CROWN GU34 3ED | Other | £1,180,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Nov 2023 | BRAMBLINGS GU34 3ED | Detached | £850,000 | |
| 30 Jun 2023 | BELOMS GU34 3ED | Other | £1,877,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Sep 2022 | 5, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £600,000 | |
| 10 Jan 2022 | PENNY COTTAGE GU34 3ED | Detached | £1,000,000 | |
| 4 May 2021 | ROSE & CROWN GU34 3ED | Other | £750,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Dec 2019 | 3, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £570,500 | New build. |
| 26 Sep 2019 | 2, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £560,000 | New build. |
| 18 Sep 2019 | 5, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £590,000 | New build. |
| 29 Aug 2019 | 4, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Semi-detached | £552,000 | New build. |
| 5 Aug 2019 | 1, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £550,000 | New build. |
| 10 Jun 2019 | 6, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £550,000 | New build. |
| 10 May 2019 | 7, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £585,000 | New build. |
| 1 Feb 2019 | 8, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Detached | £660,000 | New build. |
| 28 Aug 2018 | SOUTHERNHAY GU34 3ED | Detached | £590,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2018 | MOLE END GU34 3ED | Detached | £899,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2017 | 3, WESTVIEW GU34 3DF | Other | £1,840,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Sep 2017 | ROSE & CROWN GU34 3ED | Other | £340,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 9 Jul 2010 | BELOMS GU34 3ED | Detached | £920,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2007 | PENNY COTTAGE GU34 3ED | Detached | £623,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2006 | MOLE END GU34 3ED | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2006 | TIWI GU34 3ED | Detached | £525,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2005 | BRAMBLINGS GU34 3ED | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 16 Apr 2004 | PENNY COTTAGE GU34 3ED | Detached | £274,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2001 | BELOMS COTTAGE GU34 3ED | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2000 | BRAMBLINGS GU34 3ED | Detached | £243,000 | |
| 26 Nov 1998 | BELOMS COTTAGE GU34 3ED | Detached | £237,500 | |
| 17 Feb 1995 | BELOMS COTTAGE GU34 3ED | Detached | £166,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
25 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 184 m². Most common: House, detached (13); House, semi-detached (10); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2018 (8); 1950-1966 (6); 1930-1949 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14).
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 1,100 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Farringdon (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BELOMS, grade II
- BELOMS COTTAGE, grade II
- OLD TIMBERS, grade II
- THE DRIFT, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Masseys Folly Church Road Upper Farringdon: up to 7 homes, permissioned (220 m)
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 11 August 2026: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
- 5 August 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.
Height above sea level
The street's 43 addresses are between 124 m and 129 m above sea level (126 m on average); the ground rises about 6 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU34 3DF | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU34 3ED | 97% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| GU34 3EG | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alton 591,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Liss 308,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bentley (Hampshire) 110,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rose and Crown Upper Farringdon | 240 m |
| Car parks | Chawton Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 31.9 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 53.9 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chawton Park Surgery | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Chawton Park Pharmacy | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Alton Dental LTD | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Alton Community Hospital | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Alton Cashzone | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 460 m² | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,960 m² | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 210 m north-west. 36 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-west |
| Cruck Cottage | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m west |
| Manor House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-west |
| Chawton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| New Close Plantation | Wood | 630 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Montlings Plantation | Wood | 670 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Berryhill Plantation | Wood | 720 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Northfield Hill | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Coneycroft Bottom | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Wood Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 38 | 43 |
5 of the street's 43 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Gaston Lane (2); On or near Crows Lane (1); On or near Westview (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 43% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
Gaston Lane · Church Road · The Street · Parsonage Close
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.
- 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.