Fareham

Key figures

16 of 16 measures have a published figure for Fareham. Each figure is the publisher’s own, for the period named beside it.

Why the population is changing

The ONS breaks the year’s population change into its components (Year to mid-2025). These are its published figures for Fareham, not our estimates.

• 799 births and 1,319 deaths: natural change reduced the population by 520.
• Moves within the UK (net) added 591 people.
• International migration (net) reduced the population by 40.
• The ONS’s balancing item (“Other”, mainly armed forces and prisoner adjustments) added 134.
• Altogether the population grew by 165 over the year (the sum of the components above — our addition of the ONS’s published figures).

Each component is a series in its own right: births, deaths, moves within the UK and international migration.

Population change, year by year

The same decomposition for every published year in Fareham: births and deaths, net moves within the UK, net international migration, and the ONS’s balancing item.

Years to mid-2024 are the ONS’s rebased back series, made consistent with Census 2021 — its figures deliberately differ from the estimates published at the time. Every cell is a published figure; the total is the sum of net moves, natural change and other, which is our addition. A dash is a year the source does not publish for this area, never a zero.

Rates per 1,000 residents

The same population flows, adjusted for Fareham’s size, so they can be compared with any other area’s: each year’s flow divided by the population that mid-year, times 1,000.

A Civometry calculation, not a published figure: ONS publishes these flows and the population, but not the rates. Net rates are signed — below zero means more left than arrived. Rates are crude, not age-standardised, so areas with very different age structures still differ for reasons size cannot remove. Each link shows the full recipe and every year.

Pay against housing costs

How pay in Fareham moved over its latest published year, beside how the cost of buying and renting moved over theirs. The three series come from different publishers on different timetables, so each row covers its own year, named in the row.

Pay rose faster than both the house price and the rent over these periods.

Levels are the publishers’ own (ONS ASHE median annual pay for full-time employees living in the area; HM Land Registry UK House Price Index; ONS Price Index of Private Rents). The percentage changes are Civometry arithmetic on the two published values in each row. Pay is a survey of employees and says nothing about a particular household; one year is weather, not climate.

Who runs the council

Conservative (2026) — Conservative 22, Liberal Democrat 7, Labour 1, Reform UK 1, Other and independent 1 of 32 seats.

Not an official statistic. Compiled by Open Council Data UK, an independent project, not by any government department: no official body publishes council political control. Councils are matched to GSS codes by name here; county councils and districts abolished before the current boundaries are not included. This is the one dataset on the site that is not read from an official publication, and every page that shows it says so. Source: Open Council Data UK (CC0).

Between the censuses

How Fareham’s religion, ethnic-group and country-of-birth make-up changed between the 2011 and 2021 censuses, category by category. The two censuses compared.

Crime

6,879 recorded offences in the 12 months to June 2026, 59.6 per 1,000 residents. Full crime profile, by category and month.

Published for this area

• Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 3.5% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£43,740
• Births by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026799people
• Census 2011 country of birthCensus 2011 · ONS, published 30 January 2013111,581people
• Census 2021 country of birthCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 November 2022114,513people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026111,581people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (detailed)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,512people
• Census 2011 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026111,581people
• Census 2021 ethnic group (five broad groups)Census 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,512people
• Census 2021 ethnic group by age bandCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,509people
• Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026111,581people
• Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,511people
• Census 2011 religionCensus 2011 · ONS, published 2 September 2026111,581people
• Census 2021 religionCensus 2021 · ONS, published 2 September 2026114,512people
• People claiming unemployment-related benefitsJuly 2026 · up 4.6% on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20261,355people
• Claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16 to 64July 2026 · up 0.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 18 August 20262%
• Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · up 4.9% on a year earlier · MHCLG, published 25 March 2026£2,271
• Deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 20261,319people
• Mean domestic electricity consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 18 December 20253,286kWh a year
• Employment deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20257.6%
• Mean domestic gas consumption per meter2024 · DESNZ, published 5 May 202610,508kWh a year
• House price annual changeJune 2026 · up 0.8 points on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 20260.8%
• Average house priceJune 2026 · up 0.8% on a year earlier · HM Land Registry, published 20 August 2026£328,364
• Deprivation: IMD average score2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20258.1
• Deprivation: share of small areas in England's most deprived tenth2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 20250%
• Income deprivation rate2025 · MHCLG, published 17 November 202511.3%
• Net internal migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026591people
• International migration into a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026404people
• Net international migration by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-40people
• International migration out of a local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026444people
• Births minus deaths by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026-520people
• Other population change by local authorityYear to mid-2025 · ONS, published 29 July 2026134people
• Population by local authorityMid-2024 · up 0.6% on a year earlier · ONS, published 26 September 2025115,428people
• Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · down 1.1 points on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 20261.7%
• Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · up 1.7% on a year earlier · ONS, published 19 August 2026£1,189
• Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence2025 · up 1.0% on a year earlier · ONS, published 23 October 2025£836

National figures that apply here

These are not measured for Fareham; they are the figure for the nation or the UK, shown because they apply to everyone in it.

• Average Band D council tax (England average)Year ending March 2027 · up 4.9%£2,392
• Unemployment rate (UK)2026 Q2 · up 0.2 points4.9%
• Universal Credit caseload (Great Britain)Year ending March 2025 · up 16.3%5,473,000households
• Persistent absence (England)2024/25 academic year · down 1.8 points18.1%
• Average annual electricity bill (UK)2025 · down 1.3%£1,069

Then and now

The first and last years published for Fareham, and the difference between the two. Both figures are published for this area; the difference is those two numbers subtracted, which you can check by hand.

• £1,732Year ending March 2021→£2,271Year ending March 2027

  Band D council tax by billing authority

  In Fareham, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,732 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,271 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £539 or 31.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

  How this figure was worked out

  £2,271 in the year ending March 2027 − £1,732 in the year ending March 2021 = £539, which is 31.1% of the figure for the year ending March 2021.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 2,270.55 and 1,732.02, and 2,270.55 − 1,732.02 = 538.53.

  7 published years spanning 6 years, from MHCLG. Years before the current series come from Band D council tax by billing authority, 2020-21 to 2024-25, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Fareham, band D council tax by billing authority rose from £1,732 in the year ending March 2021 to £2,271 in the year ending March 2027, a change of £539 or 31.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (MHCLG).

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• £27,0492008→£43,7402025

  Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Fareham, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £27,049 in 2008 to £43,740 in 2025, a change of £16,691 or 61.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £43,740 in 2025 − £27,049 in 2008 = £16,691, which is 61.7% of the figure for 2008.

  16 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Fareham, median annual pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £27,049 in 2008 to £43,740 in 2025, a change of £16,691 or 61.7%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• £5292008→£8362025

  Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence

  In Fareham, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £529 in 2008 to £836 in 2025, a change of £307 or 58.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  £836 in 2025 − £529 in 2008 = £307, which is 58.1% of the figure for 2008.

  The two ends are rounded for display. The published figures are 835.70 and 528.60, and 835.70 − 528.60 = 307.10.

  18 published years spanning 17 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence, 2002 to 2023, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure. Cash terms: these are the amounts as published, not adjusted for inflation.

  In Fareham, median weekly pay, full-time employees, by area of residence rose from £529 in 2008 to £836 in 2025, a change of £307 or 58.1%, in cash terms, not adjusted for inflation (ONS).

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• 1,087Year to mid-2012→591Year to mid-2025

  Net internal migration by local authority

  In Fareham, net internal migration by local authority fell from 1,087 in Year to mid-2012 to 591 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 496 or 45.6% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  591 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,087 in Year to mid-2012 = −496, which is 45.6% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Internal migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, net internal migration by local authority fell from 1,087 in Year to mid-2012 to 591 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 496 or 45.6% (ONS).

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• 355Year to mid-2012→404Year to mid-2025

  International migration into a local authority

  In Fareham, international migration into a local authority rose from 355 in Year to mid-2012 to 404 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 49 or 13.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  404 in Year to mid-2025 − 355 in Year to mid-2012 = 49, which is 13.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration in by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, international migration into a local authority rose from 355 in Year to mid-2012 to 404 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 49 or 13.8% (ONS).

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• 390Year to mid-2012→444Year to mid-2025

  International migration out of a local authority

  In Fareham, international migration out of a local authority rose from 390 in Year to mid-2012 to 444 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 54 or 13.8% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  444 in Year to mid-2025 − 390 in Year to mid-2012 = 54, which is 13.8% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration out by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, international migration out of a local authority rose from 390 in Year to mid-2012 to 444 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 54 or 13.8% (ONS).

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• -35Year to mid-2012→-40Year to mid-2025

  Net international migration by local authority

  In Fareham, net international migration by local authority fell from -35 in Year to mid-2012 to -40 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 5 or 14.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -40 in Year to mid-2025 − -35 in Year to mid-2012 = −5, which is 14.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from International migration net by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, net international migration by local authority fell from -35 in Year to mid-2012 to -40 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 5 or 14.3% (ONS).

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• 1,142Year to mid-2012→799Year to mid-2025

  Births by local authority

  In Fareham, births by local authority fell from 1,142 in Year to mid-2012 to 799 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 343 or 30.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  799 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,142 in Year to mid-2012 = −343, which is 30.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Births by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, births by local authority fell from 1,142 in Year to mid-2012 to 799 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 343 or 30.0% (ONS).

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• 1,116Year to mid-2012→1,319Year to mid-2025

  Deaths by local authority

  In Fareham, deaths by local authority rose from 1,116 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,319 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 203 or 18.2% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  1,319 in Year to mid-2025 − 1,116 in Year to mid-2012 = 203, which is 18.2% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Deaths by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, deaths by local authority rose from 1,116 in Year to mid-2012 to 1,319 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 203 or 18.2% (ONS).

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• 26Year to mid-2012→-520Year to mid-2025

  Births minus deaths by local authority

  In Fareham, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 26 in Year to mid-2012 to -520 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 546 or 2100.0% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  -520 in Year to mid-2025 − 26 in Year to mid-2012 = −546, which is 2100.0% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Natural change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, births minus deaths by local authority fell from 26 in Year to mid-2012 to -520 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 546 or 2100.0% (ONS).

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• 24Year to mid-2012→134Year to mid-2025

  Other population change by local authority

  In Fareham, other population change by local authority rose from 24 in Year to mid-2012 to 134 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 110 or 458.3% (ONS).

  How this figure was worked out

  134 in Year to mid-2025 − 24 in Year to mid-2012 = 110, which is 458.3% of the figure for Year to mid-2012.

  14 published years spanning 13 years, from ONS. Years before the current series come from Other population change by local authority, 2012 to 2024, held as a separate series so the two are never mixed inside one figure.

  In Fareham, other population change by local authority rose from 24 in Year to mid-2012 to 134 in Year to mid-2025, a change of 110 or 458.3% (ONS).

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Compare Fareham with another place

Every figure both areas publish, side by side, from its own publisher with the period named:

• Fareham and Birmingham
• Fareham and Leeds
• Fareham and North Yorkshire
• Fareham and Somerset
• Fareham and Cornwall
• Fareham and Buckinghamshire

Or open any two areas as /compare/places/<area>/<area> — the address carries the whole comparison.

Since you moved here

Pick the year you arrived, and see what every series published for Fareham said then and says now, with the periods named. Fareham since you moved here, or read the whole run year by year.

Where these figures come from

Every figure above is published by the body named here, for the release named here. Figures marked as a Civometry calculation are arithmetic on those published figures and are not official statistics.

Not yet published here

Income, employment, benefits by area, health, education and religion for Fareham are on the way where an open official source exists; where one does not, the data gaps register says why. Local claimant counts are behind a login.