South East · Non-metropolitan district

East Hampshire

2026/27 view

East Hampshire · ONS E07000085

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

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COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

47/ 100

COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Under pressure

Compared only with non-metropolitan district councils using central government returns.

164 councils in peer group Rank 90 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated

Reserves cover42

Debt burden38

Liquidity54

Debt direction69

YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.

Net debt £41.54m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4

−£5.59m 11.9%

Service expenditure £22.01m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

−£3.09m 12.3%

Unallocated reserves £3.49m 2024/25 vs 2023/24

−£316.0k 8.3%

FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25

Service expenditure £22.01m

38.5%

Net revenue expenditure £19.86m

26.8%

Council Tax requirement £12.95m

16.5%

Unallocated reserves £3.49m

0.4%

COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published

Score this council

Political controlNot yet recordedAdministration not identified

Council leaderNot identifiedParty not identified

Resident population129,9752024 estimate

Latest net debt£41.54m2026/27 Q1 quarter end

WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for East Hampshire, with like-for-like comparison against collection authorities.

2024/25

34.8%recycled

Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.3 percentage points vs 2023/24

149 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%

Residual waste456.8 kgper household−3.7 kg year on year

Waste collected304.4 kgper resident−3.5 kg year on year

Household waste39,562tonnes collected13,752 tonnes recycled

WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

13,752 t recycled, composted or reused 25,810 t not recycled

RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

34.8%

2015/162024/25

EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across East Hampshire.

2024/25

SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools

60 Open schools

18,836 Pupils

20,296 School places

92.8% Capacity utilisation

ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in East Hampshire.

Attainment 8

49.6

South East 47.0

England 46.1

3.5 points above England

English & maths grade 5+

53.1%

South East 47.9%

England 45.4%

7.7 percentage points above England

EBacc entry

40.1%

South East 41.6%

England 40.5%

0.4 percentage points below England

PROGRESS

Progress 8

0.04

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.

TREND

Attainment 8 over time

50.7 18/19

53.6 19/20

54.1 20/21

50.8 21/22

47.6 22/23

48.6 23/24

49.6 24/25

Education context

East Hampshire's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with South East and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency

HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for East Hampshire, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025

Median house price

£422,000

+ 14.1% over five years

Median resident earnings

£47,630

+ 33.0% over five years

House price to earnings

8.86×

Improved from 10.33× five years ago

PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in East Hampshire.

£1,262 / month

+ 1.2% in the last year

July 2026

East Hampshire

£1,262

+ 1.2%

South East

£1,419

+ 2.9%

England

£1,451

+ 3.8%

Compared with South East £157 less per month

Compared with England £189 less per month

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

East Hampshire

8.86×

South East

9.20×

England

7.64×

Compared with South East More affordable

Compared with England Less affordable

Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings

PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1

Applications received163this quarter+2 vs 2025 Q4

Applications decided142this quarter−22 vs 2025 Q4

Outstanding applications—at quarter end

88.7%approved

Overall approval rate126 granted16 refused+2.1 pts vs previous quarter

DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

85.9%

Rank 235 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

1.3 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major3100.0%100.0% Minor4684.8%84.8% Other9390.3%86.0%

QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters

HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

79%

Required1,785homes over three years

Delivered1,413homes over three years

100% requirement

20% bufferHDT 2025 government assessment

CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for East Hampshire, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026

Recorded offences 5,640 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud

Crime rate 43.4 offences per 1,000 residents

Annual change − 1.3% compared with the previous year

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents

East Hampshire Your council

43.4 − 1.3%

South East Region

70.5 − 2.7%

England National

83.4 − 1.5%

East Hampshire has a recorded crime rate 38.4% below South East. It is 48.0% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Hampshire

Violence 2,289

17.6 per 1,000 − 2.4%

Theft 1,514

11.6 per 1,000 − 7.6%

Public order 515

4.0 per 1,000 − 3.7%

Criminal damage 555

4.3 per 1,000 − 3.1%

Shoplifting 439

3.4 per 1,000 + 9.5%

Vehicle offences 252

1.9 per 1,000 − 30.6%

Burglary 307

2.4 per 1,000 + 1.0%

Drug offences 252

1.9 per 1,000 + 50.0%

ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data

SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for East Hampshire.

60 schools

Open schools 60

Pupils 18,836

School places 20,296

Capacity used 92.8%

Primary 42 schools

8,571 pupils

Other / specialist 11 schools

2,842 pupils

Secondary 6 schools

7,339 pupils

Nursery 1 school

84 pupils

CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information

Renewed framework 9

15.0% of open schools

Previous full framework 23

38.3% of open schools

Ungraded inspection 19

31.7% of open schools

No Ofsted record 9

15.0% of open schools

RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

9 schools assessed

Achievement 9 assessed

Expected standard 5

Needs attention 2

Strong standard 2

Attendance & behaviour 9 assessed

Expected standard 6

Strong standard 3

Curriculum & teaching 9 assessed

Expected standard 6

Strong standard 2

Needs attention 1

Inclusion 9 assessed

Expected standard 7

Strong standard 2

Leadership & governance 9 assessed

Expected standard 7

Strong standard 2

Personal development 9 assessed

Expected standard 7

Strong standard 2

Safeguarding 9 assessed

Met 9

PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Good 13

Inadequate 1

Not judged 9

LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School	Phase	Pupils	Capacity	Latest Ofsted position
Alton Infant School URN 115850 · GU34 1DH	Primary	156	180	Ungraded inspection
Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School URN 116360 · GU34 4EL	Primary	199	210	Good
Anstey Junior School URN 115851 · GU34 2DR	Primary	222	256	Ungraded inspection
Bentley Church of England Primary School URN 116279 · GU10 5JP	Primary	179	218	Renewed framework
Binsted Church of England Primary School URN 116271 · GU34 4NX	Primary	80	105	Good
Bordon Infant School URN 150418 · GU35 0JB	Primary	266	270	Ungraded inspection
Bordon Junior School URN 146002 · GU35 0JB	Primary	253	240	Good
Buriton Primary School URN 115869 · GU31 5RX	Primary	95	105	Ungraded inspection

School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.

Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported

Revenue budget£0.00Not imported

Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn

Contracts00 active

Identified suppliers0Normalised entities

PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

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Population 129,975 2024

South East region 9,642,942

Five-year population change

+7,821 residents ↑ 6.4%

East Hampshire +6.4%

South East +4.9%

England +4.3%

Growth context

East Hampshire's population grew over five years. Its change was 1.5 percentage points above the South East and 2.2 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates

Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile

BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in East Hampshire?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026

PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 8,628 6.6% of the 2024 resident population May 2026

CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +8.9% +704 people

LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +1.0% +84 since April 2026

LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026

East Hampshire LOCAL AUTHORITY

6.6%

South East REGION

9.5%

England COUNTRY

12.3%

Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.

24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026

8,628 7,918 7,208

June 2024 May 2026

What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore

HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer

Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted

Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions

Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet

Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn

Total service expenditure

£22.01m 2024/25 actual outturn

Net revenue expenditure

£19.86m 2024/25 actual outturn

Council Tax requirement

£12.95m 2024/25 actual outturn

Unallocated reserves

£3.49m 2024/25 actual outturn

Service expenditure per resident £169

Median for councils of the same type £166 2.3% above peer median

2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn

Environmental and regulatory services Gross £9.14m · Income £1.14m

£7.99m

Central services Gross £6.87m · Income £471.0k

£6.40m

Planning and development Gross £8.55m · Income £2.69m

£5.86m

Housing Gross £3.81m · Income £1.12m

£2.69m

Culture and related services Gross £2.51m · Income £1.80m

£716.0k

Highways and transport Gross £609.0k · Income £2.26m

£-1.65m

CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£12.95m

Retained business rates£4.78m

Revenue Support Grant£160.0k

UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £3.80m

Closing £3.49m

£316.0k decrease during 2024/25

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset

BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return

Outstanding borrowing

£113.73m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Investments and cash

£72.20m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt

£41.54m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

Net debt per resident

£320 Per resident using latest population

This council's net debt per resident £320

Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 235.6% higher than the peer median

QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£5.59m quarterly reduction

2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1

Latest quarterly movement −£5.59m −11.9%

Change across the series −£64.29m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1

What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1

Public Works Loan Board£113.73m

MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset

COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26

Outstanding arrears

£4.98m Total outstanding at financial year-end

Collection rate

98.24% Collected against the in-year debit

Council tax written off

£415,000 Written off during the financial year

Council tax collected

£117.06m Receipts relating to the financial year

FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26

OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26

£4.98m

CHANGE SINCE 2021/22

+ 65.0%

+ £1.96m

ENGLAND CHANGE

+49.5%

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£4.98m outstanding

CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £2.42m

48.7% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £2.55m

51.3% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26

In-year collection rate 98.24%

England average: 95.60% · 2.64 percentage points above England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records

CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts

Contract	Supplier	Status	End date	Original value

SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions

Supplier	Payments	Published expenditure

PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported

Document	Dataset	Period	Status	Official source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — East Hampshire	mhclg housing delivery test	HDT 2025–HDT 2025	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — East Hampshire	mhclg planning ps2	1979 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — East Hampshire	mhclg planning ps1	1996 Q2–2026 Q1	imported	Open
Defra local authority waste statistics — East Hampshire District Council	defra local authority waste	2010/11–2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2023/24	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2022/23	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2021/22	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2020/21	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2025/26 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2024/25 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2023/24 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2022/23 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2021/22 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q4	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q3	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q2	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2020/21 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — East Hampshire	mhclg borrowing investment	2026/27 Q1	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rsx	2024/25	imported	Open
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — East Hampshire	mhclg revenue outturn rs	2024/25	imported	Open

How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.