Downland Close Locks Heath, Fareham
39 addresses across 1 postcode (SO31), about 240 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 14407661.
- Sales: 51 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £550,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 20 homes have an energy certificate (C: 11, D: 9).
- 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 D; Band D in Fareham costs £2,271 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Swanwick, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 560 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 41 to 43 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lockswood Surgery, about 350 m away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | £305,000 | £305,000 | £305,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £575,000 | £575,000 | £575,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £456,000 | £456,000 | £456,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £340,000 | £260,000 | £385,000 |
| 2020 | 3 | £262,500 | £220,000 | £385,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £332,500 | £285,000 | £380,000 |
| 2018 | 3 | £300,000 | £275,000 | £395,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £280,000 | £280,000 | £280,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £332,000 | £332,000 | £332,000 |
| 2013 | 2 | £188,250 | £172,500 | £204,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2026 | 34 SO31 6WB | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2025 | 24 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £305,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2023 | 33 SO31 6WB | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 32 SO31 6WB | Detached | £456,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | 18 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £340,000 | |
| 7 May 2021 | 26 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £260,000 | |
| 5 Feb 2021 | 36 SO31 6WB | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2020 | 7 SO31 6WB | Detached | £385,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2020 | 19 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £262,500 | |
| 31 Jul 2020 | 10 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 19 Dec 2019 | 37 SO31 6WB | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2019 | 17 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £285,000 | |
| 1 Jun 2018 | 27 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £275,000 | |
| 2 Mar 2018 | 28 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 31 Jan 2018 | 34 SO31 6WB | Detached | £395,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2017 | 22 SO31 6WB | Semi-detached | £265,000 | |
| 3 Mar 2016 | 18 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £280,000 | |
| 28 May 2014 | 8 SO31 6WB | Detached | £332,000 | |
| 6 Dec 2013 | 24 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £204,000 | |
| 8 Mar 2013 | 27 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £172,500 | |
| 18 May 2012 | 9 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £238,000 | |
| 21 Apr 2011 | 35 SO31 6WB | Detached | £223,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2009 | 17 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £202,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2007 | 16 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £189,950 | |
| 20 Dec 2006 | 7 SO31 6WB | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2006 | 36 SO31 6WB | Detached | £232,950 | |
| 29 Oct 2004 | 38 SO31 6WB | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 14 Apr 2004 | 26 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2004 | 16 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £152,500 | |
| 12 Dec 2003 | 36 SO31 6WB | Detached | £215,950 | |
| 31 Jul 2003 | 38 SO31 6WB | Detached | £212,000 | |
| 5 Mar 2003 | 25 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £164,950 | |
| 17 Oct 2002 | 32 SO31 6WB | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2002 | 37 SO31 6WB | Detached | £215,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 25 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £127,000 | |
| 21 Jun 2002 | 10 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £130,500 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 26 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £158,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2002 | 36 SO31 6WB | Detached | £165,500 | |
| 8 Mar 2002 | 26 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 9 Mar 2001 | 14 SO31 6WB | Semi-detached | £117,500 | |
| 10 Nov 2000 | 18 SO31 6WB | Semi-detached | £114,950 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | 18 SO31 6WB | Semi-detached | £91,000 | |
| 27 Mar 1998 | 22 SO31 6WB | Semi-detached | £59,950 | |
| 1 Dec 1997 | 12 SO31 6WB | Semi-detached | £81,500 | |
| 10 Sep 1997 | 10 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £69,950 | |
| 18 Apr 1997 | 4 SO31 6WB | Detached | £89,500 | |
| 28 Feb 1997 | 8 SO31 6WB | Detached | £104,000 | |
| 5 Jan 1996 | 11 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £57,000 | |
| 7 Nov 1995 | 15 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £59,000 | |
| 27 Oct 1995 | 11 SO31 6WB | Terraced | £58,000 |
Energy performance certificates
20 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 86 m². Most common: House, detached (9); House, end-terrace (6); House, mid-terrace (5). Built: 1983-1990 (17); 1991-1995 (2); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (14); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 addresses)
- 1, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 8, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 9, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 17, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 18, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 22, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 27, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 28, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 34, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 35, Downland Close, Locks Heath
- 37, Downland Close, Locks Heath
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 street: most are in band D (27% of about 510 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Filing Station, Locks Heath Centre: up to 30 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Genesis Centre, Locks Heath: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (360 m)
- Genesis Centre, Locks Heath: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- Locks Heath District Centre: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (400 m (0.2 miles))
- Former Scout Hut, Coldeast Way, Sarisbury Green: up to 9 homes, permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- 20 Botley Road, Park Gate: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (640 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Wavemar Electronics Building, Fareham: up to 9 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- 76-80 Botley Road: up to 18 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 39 addresses are between 41 m and 43 m above sea level (42 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO31 6WB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Swanwick 563,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Bursledon 68,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.9 miles) | |
| Hamble 90,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Home Rule Road Locks Heath | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Fareham | 6.7 km (4.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Warsash Ferry Landing | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Middle Road Car Park | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 11.1 km (6.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 82.5 km (51 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lockswood Surgery | 350 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest H J Everett | 350 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 112 Dental Care | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Fareham Community Hospital Cdc | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary Park Gate Police Station | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Netley, Netley Abbey | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3,250 m² | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 170 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.2 ha | 100 m |
| Allotments | Hunts Pond Road Allotments 4,470 m² | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lock's Wood | Wood | 210 m south-west |
| Wendleholme | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Centre Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Dibles Bottom | Valley | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Brownwich Beach | Beach | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) south |
| Providence Hill | Hill | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the street's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 Fareham: see them on the Fareham page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Gate Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 530 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Brookfield Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sarisbury Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sarisbury Church of England Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Locks Heath Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jan 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Whiteley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirate Pasties | Mobile caterer | 300 m | 5 Very good | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Locks Heath Fish And Chips | Mobile caterer | 300 m | 4 Good | 29 Jan 2026 |
| Pizza Hut Delivery SO31 6DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 310 m | 5 Very good | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Iceland Frozen Foods Ltd SO31 6DX | Retailers - other | 310 m | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2025 |
| Mini Town Role Play Cafe SO31 6DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Greggs Plc SO31 6DX | Other catering premises | 330 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Alexander Hadleigh Wine Merch. SO31 6DX | Retailers - other | 340 m | Exempt | |
| Leons Fruit N Veg | Mobile caterer | 340 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Marie Curie SO31 6DX | Retailers - other | 340 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jun 2023 |
| Costa Coffee SO31 6DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 350 m | 5 Very good | 5 Mar 2026 |
| The Oaty Goat Ltd SO31 6DX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 370 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2026 |
| The Strawberry Field Tavern SO31 6DX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 370 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2025 |
| Cook SO31 6DX | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Occasions Thorntons SO31 6DX | Retailers - other | 380 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2023 |
| H J Everett Chemist Ltd SO31 6DX | Retailers - other | 390 m | Exempt |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Old Common Gardens (12); On or near Parklands (9); On or near Battle Close (5); On or near Moorland Close (5); On or near The Glades (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 63% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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
- Food hygiene ratings Basmati Restaurant (restaurant/cafe/canteen, SO31 6DX) now 4 Good, was 5 Very good (rated 8 October 2026) found 30 October 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SO31 6WB: 39 addresses
Nearby streets
Chine Close · Old Common · Moorland Close · Old Common Gardens · Meadow Avenue · Fell Close · Locks Road · Parklands · Headland Drive · Battle Close · Weald Close · The Glades
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.