Ferney Close Chawton, East Hampshire
17 addresses across 1 postcode (GU34), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 12315809.
- Sales: 5 recorded sales since 1995; in 2016 the median was £385,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 7, E: 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 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 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 130 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 112 to 117 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Chawton Park Surgery, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 77% of households owned their home and 43% 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 violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | £385,000 | £385,000 | £385,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £482,000 | £482,000 | £482,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £215,000 | £215,000 | £215,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £91,000 | £91,000 | £91,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £85,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2016 | 12 GU34 1SQ | Semi-detached | £385,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2010 | FERNEY BUNGALOW GU34 1SQ | Detached | £482,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2003 | 5 GU34 1SQ | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 19 Nov 1997 | 3 GU34 1SQ | Semi-detached | £91,000 | |
| 12 Jan 1996 | 3 GU34 1SQ | Semi-detached | £85,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 87 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (10); House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (6); 1930-1949 (5); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band G (30% of about 1,100 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.
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.
Groundwater flooding is possible in this postcode: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
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 17 addresses are between 112 m and 117 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU34 1SQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Alton 591,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Bentley (Hampshire) 110,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km (6.4 miles) | |
| Liss 308,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jane Austen's House Chawton | 270 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Chawton Car Park | 260 m |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 32.6 km (20 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 52.9 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chawton Park Surgery | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chawton Park Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Alton Dental LTD | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Alton Community Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 12.8 km (8 miles) |
| Cash machines | MFG - Alton Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 220 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,960 m² | 150 m |
| Allotments | Borovere Allotments 3,970 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 270 m south-east. 33 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m south-east |
| Jane Austen's House | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m north-east |
| Church of St Nicholas | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m south |
| Chawton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south-east |
| Chawton House | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Diamond Jubilee Clump | Wood | 370 m north-east |
| Silver Wedding Clump | Wood | 380 m east |
| Knickerknocker Copse | Wood | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| King's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Lodge Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Coneycroft Bottom | Valley | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chawton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 130 m | No published inspection |
| The Butts Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassandra's Cup GU34 1SD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 280 m | 4 Good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| The Greyfriar GU34 1SB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Old Kitchen Tea Room GU34 1SJ | Other catering premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Caterlink @ Chawton CofE Primary School GU34 1SG | School/college/university | 350 m | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2025 |
| Chawton Pre-School GU34 1SJ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| The Garden House GU34 1SJ | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Feb 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Ferney Close (4); On or near Winchester Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 45% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 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 | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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
- GU34 1SQ: 17 addresses of 18 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.