Down Road Horndean, East Hampshire
33 addresses across 7 postcodes (PO8), about 390 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12316623.
- Sales: 20 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £392,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 1, D: 4, F: 1).
- 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 E; Band D in East Hampshire costs £2,344 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rowlands Castle, about 4.4 km (2.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.6 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 75 to 89 m above sea level.
- Noise: 22 of its 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Horndean Surgery, about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 970 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 29 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 | £392,000 | £392,000 | £392,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £417,500 | £415,000 | £420,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £540,000 | £540,000 | £540,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £475,000 | £410,000 | £540,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | £300,000 | £282,500 | £383,750 |
| 2011 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £322,500 | £300,000 | £345,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £61,250 | £61,250 | £61,250 |
| 1996 | 1 | £35,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Aug 2025 | PADDOCK HILL PO8 0EU | Detached | £392,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2025 | PADDOCK HILL PO8 0EU | Detached | £315,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Nov 2019 | PADDOCK HILL PO8 0EU | Detached | £415,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2019 | THE RAMBLERS PO8 0EU | Detached | £420,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2017 | AMBERLEY PO8 0DD | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2016 | ST MARKS PO8 0EU | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 24 Jun 2016 | NEYOR GADING PO8 0DD | Detached | £540,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2015 | MILKWOOD CARAVAN PO8 0EU | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2014 | GRACE COTTAGE PO8 0EU | Detached | £383,750 | |
| 7 May 2014 | ST MARKS PO8 0EU | Detached | £282,500 | |
| 7 Feb 2014 | THE RAMBLERS PO8 0EU | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2011 | THE HAVEN PO8 0EU | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 20 Aug 2010 | GRACE COTTAGE PO8 0EU | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2010 | THE RAMBLERS PO8 0EU | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2001 | THE RAMBLERS PO8 0EU | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | GRACE COTTAGE PO8 0EU | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 7 Sep 1997 | THE RAMBLERS PO8 0EU | Detached | £61,250 | |
| 27 Sep 1996 | THE RAMBLERS PO8 0EU | Detached | £35,000 | |
| 17 May 1995 | WOODCOTE PO8 0EU | Semi-detached | £63,950 | |
| 12 Jan 1995 | THE RAMBLERS PO8 0EU | Detached | £14,000 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 146 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1930-1949 (2); 1983-1990 (1); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band E (30% of about 1,670 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): Enforcement Action, West of A3M, Hillside/Highcroft/Enterprise Industrial Estate, Horndean.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Blendworth Lane Car Park: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 miles))
- 54 Portsmouth Road, Horndean: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026 to 10 September 2026: SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC, Disconnection or alteration of supply, some carriageway incursion, on the footway, carriageway, verge (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| PO8 0YP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO8 0EU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO8 0DD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO8 0BJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO8 0ET | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| PO8 0HF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 3 | unlikely |
| PO8 9HH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 33 addresses are between 75 m and 89 m above sea level (81 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PO8 0BJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO8 0DD | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| PO8 0ET | 100% | 78% | 78% | 0% |
| PO8 0EU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO8 0HF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO8 0YP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| PO8 9HH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rowlands Castle 133,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) |
| Bedhampton 86,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.6 miles) | |
| Havant 2.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Downwood Way Horndean | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bedhampton - New Road | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Portsmouth International Cruise & Ferry Terminal Stamshaw | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Blendworth Lane Car Park | 900 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 25.3 km (16 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 62.5 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Horndean Surgery | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Everetts Pharmacy | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Cowplain Dental Practice | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Havant War Memorial Hospital | 7.4 km (4.6 miles) |
| Police station | Waterlooville Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative White Dirt Lane Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,280 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.8 ha | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,210 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stubbins Down | Wood | 370 m north-west |
| Munday's Row | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Lawrence Row | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Holt Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-east |
| Calf Dell | Hollow | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 6 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 13 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 33 |
22 of the street's 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horndean Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Horndean Infant School | Primary | 3–7 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Catherington Church of England Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Horndean Technology College | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Petersgate Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wisteria Lodge PO8 0BU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 May 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 5 |
| Other theft | 5 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lith Avenue (10); On or near Down Farm Place (9); On or near Lovage Way (5); On or near Comfrey Close (3); On or near Down Road (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 9 to 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.
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
- PO8 0YP: 18 addresses of 20 in the postcode
- PO8 0EU: 7 addresses
- PO8 0DD: 4 addresses
- PO8 0BJ: 1 address of 15 in the postcode
- PO8 0ET: 1 address of 42 in the postcode
- PO8 0HF: 1 address of 20 in the postcode
- PO8 9HH: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lith Lane · Lith Avenue · Comfrey Close · Down Farm Place · Lith Crescent · Lovage Way · Enterprise Road · Chervil Close · Juniper Road · Downwood Way · Mundays Row · Juniper Road
All the streets in PO8 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.