Cove Road, Farnborough, GU14 0HG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around GU14 0HG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	51.2%	50.9%	-0.3%	51.0%	-0.1%
Male	48.8%	49.1%	0.3%	49.0%	0.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	30.3%	33.8%	3.5%	37.9%	-4.1%
Married: Opposite sex	49.8%	50.2%	0.4%	44.2%	6.0%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	3.6%	3.1%	-0.5%	2.2%	0.9%
Divorced	9%	8%	-1.0%	9.1%	-1.1%
Widowed	7.2%	4%	-3.2%	6.1%	-2.1%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (87%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	46.9%	51.3%	4.4%	48.4%	2.9%
Good health	38.1%	35.7%	-2.4%	33.6%	2.1%
Fair health	10.8%	11.5%	0.7%	12.7%	-1.2%
Bad health	2.7%	1.1%	-1.6%	4.0%	-2.9%
Very bad health	1.5%	0.4%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.8%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	17.6%	16%	-1.6%	18.2%	-2.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	17.2%	8.4%	-8.8%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.8%	18.7%	2.9%	13.4%	5.3%
Apprenticeship	4.5%	8%	3.5%	5.3%	2.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.7%	20.4%	7.7%	16.9%	3.5%
Degree or Similar	29%	27.1%	-1.9%	33.8%	-6.7%
Other	3.2%	1.3%	-1.9%	2.8%	-1.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 85.1% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.3%	0.7%	-1.6%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	0%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	0%	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%
Black African	0.4%	2.6%	2.2%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.4%	4.5%	4.1%	0.9%	3.6%
White	95%	85.1%	-9.9%	81.4%	3.7%
Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.2% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.5%	81.2%	-7.3%	83.2%	-2.0%
European Union	5.8%	5.9%	0.1%	6.1%	-0.2%
Rest of Europe	1.9%	1.8%	-0.1%	0.8%	1.0%
Africa	1.5%	3.3%	1.8%	2.7%	0.6%
Middle East and Asia	1.5%	5.9%	4.4%	5.6%	0.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	1.3%	-0.9%
Oceania	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
British Overseas	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88.5%	81.8%	-6.7%	83.2%	-1.4%
10+ Years	0%	12.3%	12.3%	9.8%	2.5%
5-10 Years	1.9%	2.2%	0.3%	2.9%	-0.7%
2-5 Years	3.1%	1.5%	-1.6%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	6.5%	2.2%	-4.3%	1.9%	0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	81.6%	76.7%	4.9%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Portugal	0.4%	0.5%	-0.1%
Spain	0.7%	0.4%	0.3%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	1.1%	1.5%	-0.4%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Southern Asia	2.9%	1.2%	1.7%
South-East Asia	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
No passport held	7.4%	13.5%	-6.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.1%	37.2%	5.9%
Christian	46.8%	46.2%	0.6%
Hindu	2.2%	1.7%	0.5%
Muslim	3%	6.5%	-3.5%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	3.7%	6.0%	-2.3%

Safety

Is Cove Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Cove Road was 178.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 93.3% higher than the Cove and Southwood average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Cove Road has the 8th highest crime rate of 60 local areas in Cove and Southwood and the 36th highest crime rate of 304 local areas in Rushmoor .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 98.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 98.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 82% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in GU14 0HG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 2/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Cove Road are based on 307 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Rushmoor.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Cove Road, Farnborough, GU14 0HG

Estimated Average Property Prices for GU14 0HG

Average Price
£400,337

Semi-Detached
£352,762

Terraced
£522,285

Detached
£372,236

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£439,667

Estimated Average Property Prices for Cove Road

Average Price
£334,273

Semi-Detached
£376,988

Terraced
£357,309

Detached
£523,667

Flats/Maisonettes
£216,227

Other
£502,681

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Cove Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
112 Cove Road, Farnborough, Hampshire Detached, an established residential building	£563,000	2025-02-10	£576,873
130 Cove Road, Farnborough, Hampshire Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2024-03-05	£549,974
136 Cove Road, Farnborough, Hampshire Terraced, an established residential building	£525,000	2024-03-05	£549,974
110 Cove Road, Farnborough, Hampshire Detached, an established residential building	£380,000	2021-09-16	£420,910
132 Cove Road, Farnborough, Hampshire Other, an established residential building	£435,000	2021-06-07	£463,471

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for GU14 0HG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	96
Retired	36
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	14
Other	11
Looking after home or family	9
Student (economically inactive)	8
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Construction	20
Human health and social work activities	18
Professional, scientific and technical activities	17
Education	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Manufacturing	9
Other	7
Transport and storage	7
Information and communication	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Financial and insurance activities	2
Real estate activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Tower Hill Primary School Fowler Road , GU14 0BW	4out of 4	682 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cove Junior School Fernhill Road , Cove GU14 9SA	3out of 4	793 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cove Infant School 92 Fernhill Road , Cove GU14 9DP	4out of 4	1,070 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southwood Infant School Southwood Lane , Southwood GU14 0NE	3out of 4	1,086 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School Tile Barn Close , Cove GU14 8LS	2out of 4	1,097 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cove School St John's Road , Cove GU14 9RN	2out of 4	943 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fernhill School Neville Duke Road , GU14 9BY	2out of 4	2,640 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Wavell School Lynchford Road , GU14 6BH	3out of 4	2,925 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Kings International College Watchetts Drive , GU15 2PQ	3out of 4	3,922 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Tomlinscote School Tomlinscote Way , Frimley GU16 8PY	4out of 4	4,879 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Sixth Form College Farnborough Prospect Avenue , GU14 8JX	- not rated	1,866 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Farnborough College of Technology Boundary Road , GU14 6SB	- not rated	1,942 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Samuel Cody School Ballantyne Road , GU14 8SN	3out of 4	1,359 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Farnborough Hill Farnborough Road , GU14 8AT	- not rated	1,889 yd	Other independent school	No	Girls	More About School
Henry Tyndale School Ship Lane , GU14 8BX	4out of 4	2,405 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Salesian College 119 Reading Road , GU14 6PA	- not rated	2,808 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hurst Lodge School Fernhill Road , Blackwater GU17 9HU	- not rated	2,972 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bridge Road Cafe	9 Bridge Road, Farnborough	147 yd
Philly's Coffee	44 Cove Road, Farnborough	332 yd
Agor Flavours Of India	50 - 52 Cove Road, Farnborough	332 yd
Rushmoor Community Football Club	Southwood Pavilion, Grasmere Road	571 yd
Monkey Puzzle Public House	The Monkey Puzzle, 101 Ively Road	776 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Cove Ivy Leaf Club	111 Cove Road, Farnborough	40 yd
The Tradesmans Arms	Tradesmans Arms, 57 Cove Road	229 yd
Kates Katering	Tradesmans Arms, 57 Cove Road	229 yd
Victorious Buffets	25 St Christophers Road, Farnborough	375 yd
West Farnborough Social Club	25 St Christophers Road, Farnborough	375 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marts Fish & Chips	61 Cove Road, Farnborough	229 yd
Pizza Hut	34 Cove Road, Farnborough	332 yd
Golden House	46 - 48 Cove Road, Farnborough	332 yd
Tasty Tucker	30 Cove Road, Farnborough	332 yd
Speedy	1 Fleet Road, Farnborough	486 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	80 Cove Road, Farnborough	206 yd
Lidl	Street Record, Solartron Road	880 yd
Asda Superstore	ASDA, Westmead	1,086 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Cove Green Recreation Ground COVE PAVILION COVE PAVILION PROSPECT ROAD	grass pitches, tennis courts	440 yd
Cove Cricket Club GRASMERE ROAD	grass pitches	442 yd
Southwood Playing Fields GRASMERE ROAD	grass pitches	565 yd
Cove Fc SQUIRREL LANE	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	938 yd
Southwood Golf Course (Closed) IVELY ROAD	golf	1,039 yd
Cove School ST. JOHNS ROAD	grass pitches	1,040 yd
Oak Farm Playing Fields OAK FARM PLAYING FIELDS OAK FARM PLAYING FIELDS TILE BARN CLOSE	grass pitches	1,064 yd
Fit4Less (Farnborough) (Closed) 33-34 33-34 Princes Mead	health and fitness suite	1,065 yd
St Bernadette'S Catholic Primary School TILE BARN CLOSE	grass pitches	1,079 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	79.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	237.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	22 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of GU14 0HG