Charles Street, Petersfield, GU32 3BF

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding GU32 3BF has a slightly higher male population, with 52.8% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.3%	47.2%	-3.1%	51.0%	-3.8%
Male	49.7%	52.8%	3.1%	49.0%	3.8%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around GU32 3BF, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	32.5%	45.2%	12.7%	37.9%	7.3%
Married: Opposite sex	42.9%	23.1%	-19.8%	44.2%	-21.1%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
Separated	3.2%	6.9%	3.7%	2.2%	4.7%
Divorced	11.1%	15.8%	4.7%	9.1%	6.7%
Widowed	10.4%	8.3%	-2.1%	6.1%	2.2%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	41%	41%	0.0%	48.4%	-7.4%
Good health	40.6%	37.6%	-3.0%	33.6%	4.0%
Fair health	13.9%	16.8%	2.9%	12.7%	4.1%
Bad health	3.2%	4%	0.8%	4.0%	0.0%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	20.4%	13%	-7.4%	18.2%	-5.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	9.6%	10.7%	1.1%	9.6%	1.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.4%	12%	-4.4%	13.4%	-1.4%
Apprenticeship	2.1%	5.3%	3.2%	5.3%	0.0%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	23%	11.6%	16.9%	6.1%
Degree or Similar	32.5%	32%	-0.5%	33.8%	-1.8%
Other	7.5%	4%	-3.5%	2.8%	1.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 95% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	1.1%	-0.8%
Chinese	1.3%	0.9%	-0.4%	0.7%	0.2%
Indian	4.8%	0.3%	-4.5%	3.1%	-2.8%
Other Asian	3.9%	1.2%	-2.7%	1.6%	-0.4%
Black African	1.9%	0%	-1.9%	2.5%	-2.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	0%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	1%	0.9%	-0.1%	0.4%	0.5%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	83.5%	95%	11.5%	81.4%	13.6%
Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.3% 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	80.3%	86.3%	6.0%	83.2%	3.1%
European Union	3.2%	9.7%	6.5%	6.1%	3.6%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	4.2%	2.2%	-2.0%	2.7%	-0.5%
Middle East and Asia	11%	1.6%	-9.4%	5.6%	-4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	79.7%	85.4%	5.7%	83.2%	2.2%
10+ Years	4.5%	8%	3.5%	9.8%	-1.8%
5-10 Years	5.5%	2.8%	-2.7%	2.9%	-0.1%
2-5 Years	4.8%	2.5%	-2.3%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	5.5%	1.2%	-4.3%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.8%	76.7%	2.1%
Ireland	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Italy	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Spain	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Poland	2.2%	1.3%	0.9%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Other Europe	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Eastern Asia	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
South-East Asia	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	10.9%	13.5%	-2.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.9%	37.2%	11.7%
Christian	43%	46.2%	-3.2%
Buddhist	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Muslim	1.2%	6.5%	-5.3%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Charles Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Charles Street was 146.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 151.5% higher than the Petersfield Bell Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Charles Street has the 7th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Petersfield Bell Hill and the 35th highest crime rate of 412 local areas in East Hampshire .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 76.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -23.5%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,700

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in GU32 3BF, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 3/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 4/10 (below average )
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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 5/10 (average )
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 Charles Street are based on 220 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for East Hampshire.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Charles Street, Petersfield, GU32 3BF

Estimated Average Property Prices for GU32 3BF

Average Price
£225,806

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£242,387

Other
£43,412

Estimated Average Property Prices for Charles Street

Average Price
£218,285

Semi-Detached
£312,320

Terraced
£441,326

Detached
£805,825

Flats/Maisonettes
£165,759

Other
£25,767

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Charles Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 2 Elmor Lodge, 5 Charles Street, Petersfield, Hampshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£275,000	2021-12-07	£272,727
Flat 5 Elmor Lodge, 5 Charles Street, Petersfield, Hampshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£285,000	2021-12-07	£282,645
Flat 3 Elmor Lodge, 5 Charles Street, Petersfield, Hampshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£270,000	2018-07-03	£286,093
Flat 10 Elmor Lodge, 5 Charles Street, Petersfield, Hampshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£235,000	2018-02-28	£252,349
Flat 11 Elmor Lodge, 5 Charles Street, Petersfield, Hampshire Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£304,000	2016-11-18	£344,151

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for GU32 3BF

Employment

GU32 3BF area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	127
Retired	58
Self-Employed	43
Part-Time Employee	37
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	6
Student (economically inactive)	5
Looking after home or family	3
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	29
Human health and social work activities	29
Accommodation and food service activities	20
Education	16
Manufacturing	13
Other	12
Administrative and support service activities	11
Professional, scientific and technical activities	11
Construction	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Information and communication	7
Transport and storage	4
Real estate activities	4
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Petersfield Infant School St Peter's Road , GU32 3HX	4out of 4	588 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Herne Junior School Love Lane , GU31 4BP	3out of 4	1,253 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Sheet Primary School School Lane , Sheet GU32 2AS	3out of 4	1,807 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Steep Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 95 Church Road , Steep GU32 2DE	3out of 4	2,046 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Langrish Primary School Ramsdean Road , Stroud GU32 3PJ	4out of 4	2,295 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Petersfield School Cranford Road , GU32 3LU	4out of 4	745 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Churcher's College Ramshill , GU31 4AS	- not rated	1,147 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bedales School Church Road , Steep GU32 2DG	- not rated	1,783 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
Madeleine's Kitchen	18a Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EW	55 yd
Sew Creative Ltd	20A-22 Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EW	64 yd
Annie Jones	Annie Jones Restaurant, 10 Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EW	64 yd
Ginger's	One Tree Books, 7 Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EL	82 yd
Auction House, Petersfield Ltd	28a Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EF	87 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Old Drum Ltd	The Old Drum, Chapel Street, Petersfield, GU32 3DP	166 yd
Petersfield Social Club	8 Station Road, Petersfield, GU323ED	237 yd
The Masonic Hall	Masonic Hall, Windsor Road, Petersfield, GU32 3ER	245 yd
The Square Brewery	7 The Square, Petersfield, GU32 3HJ	272 yd
Black Sheep	1 Sheep Street, Petersfield, GU32 3JX	284 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Domino's Pizza	Domino's, 25 Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EL	82 yd
Peking Takeaway	31 Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EL	82 yd
Hong Kong House	37a Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EL	82 yd
Mother Kelly's	29 Lavant Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EL	84 yd
Petersfield Kebab House	39 Chapel Street, Petersfield, GU323DY	166 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	11 Charles Street, Petersfield, GU32 3EJ	102 yd
Lidl	Lidl, Station Road, Petersfield, GU32 3EE	159 yd
Waitrose Ltd.	Waitrose Ltd, 8 Rams Walk, Petersfield, GU32 3JA	308 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Foods	Marks and Spencers, 21-25 High Street, Petersfield, GU32 3JT	405 yd
Tesco	Tesco Stores Ltd, The Causeway, Petersfield, GU31	550 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
M E B S Leisure (Closed) Rushes Road	health and fitness suite	357 yd
Petersfield Open Air Heated Pool HEATH ROAD	swimming pool	621 yd
Curves (Petersfield) FESTIVAL HALL FESTIVAL HALL HEATH ROAD	health and fitness suite	635 yd
Petersfield School CRANFORD ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, tennis courts	649 yd
Love Lane Sports Ground LOVE LANE	grass pitches	907 yd
Petersfield Town Football Club LOVE LANE	grass pitches	959 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	24 Mbit/s
Average download speed	24 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	24.38 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	24.38 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	1.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	1.29 Mbit/s

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