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Overview

South East · Non-metropolitan district

Eastleigh

2026/27 view

Eastleigh · ONS E07000086

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

37/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Under pressure

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

164 councils in peer group Rank 115 of 164 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover92
Debt burden2
Liquidity1
Debt direction25
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £596.91m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
+£13.47m 2.3%
Service expenditure £15.14m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£54.0k 0.4%
Unallocated reserves £18.75m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£7.27m 63.3%
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 £15.14m
6.6%
2020/21: £16.21m 2021/22: £17.65m 2022/23: £14.12m 2023/24: £15.09m 2024/25: £15.14m
Net revenue expenditure £21.07m
128.1%
2020/21: £9.24m 2021/22: £12.43m 2022/23: £11.23m 2023/24: £15.56m 2024/25: £21.07m
Council Tax requirement £11.79m
24.7%
2020/21: £9.46m 2021/22: £9.66m 2022/23: £10.08m 2023/24: £11.11m 2024/25: £11.79m
Unallocated reserves £18.75m
392.0%
2020/21: £3.81m 2021/22: £11.48m 2022/23: £11.48m 2023/24: £11.48m 2024/25: £18.75m
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 population142,9332024 estimate
Latest net debt£596.91m2026/27 Q1 quarter end
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

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

2024/25
43.1%recycled
Household recycling rate

More waste recycled

0.2 percentage points vs 2023/24
84 of 196 peer authorities Peer median 42.1%
Residual waste416.7 kgper household−4.6 kg year on year
Waste collected314.0 kgper resident−4.5 kg year on year
Household waste44,918tonnes collected19,363 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

19,363 t recycled, composted or reused 25,555 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

43.1%
2015/16: 40.2%2016/17: 40.7%2017/18: 41.6%2018/19: 41.7%2019/20: 43.1%2020/21: 40.2%2021/22: 43.9%2022/23: 42.2%2023/24: 42.9%2024/25: 43.1%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Eastleigh.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

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47 Open schools
20,623 Pupils
22,138 School places
93.2% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Eastleigh.

Attainment 8
47.0
South East 47.0
England 46.1
0.9 points above England
English & maths grade 5+
47.6%
South East 47.9%
England 45.4%
2.2 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
44.5%
South East 41.6%
England 40.5%
4.0 percentage points above England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.01

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

49.8 18/19
52.2 19/20
53.3 20/21
52.2 21/22
48.0 22/23
47.9 23/24
47.0 24/25
Education context

Eastleigh'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 Eastleigh, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£345,000
+ 14.0% over five years
Median resident earnings
£42,461
+ 21.5% over five years
House price to earnings
8.13×
Improved from 8.66× five years ago
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Eastleigh.

£1,214 / month
+ 3.4% in the last year
July 2026
Eastleigh
£1,214
+ 3.4%
South East
£1,419
+ 2.9%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with South East £205 less per month
Compared with England £237 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

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

Eastleigh
8.13×
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 received134this quarter−13 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided131this quarter+12 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
90.8%approved
Overall approval rate119 granted12 refused−3.3 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

97.0%
Rank 60 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

0.3 percentage points higher than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major4100.0%100.0% Minor1770.6%88.2% Other11093.6%98.2%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1832024 Q3: 1372024 Q4: 1202025 Q1: 1622025 Q2: 1452025 Q3: 1322025 Q4: 1472026 Q1: 1342024 Q2: 1422024 Q3: 1702024 Q4: 1242025 Q1: 1202025 Q2: 1632025 Q3: 1342025 Q4: 1192026 Q1: 131
2024 Q2
Received Decided Outstanding
2026 Q1
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

94%
Required1,983homes over three years
Delivered1,854homes over three years
100% requirement
Action planHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Eastleigh, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 7,856 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 55.0 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
Eastleigh Your council
55.0 − 1.3%
South East Region
70.5 − 2.7%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Eastleigh has a recorded crime rate 22.0% below South East. It is 34.1% below the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Hampshire
Violence 3,444
24.1 per 1,000 + 2.7%
Theft 2,093
14.6 per 1,000 − 11.4%
Public order 721
5.0 per 1,000 − 3.7%
Criminal damage 636
4.4 per 1,000 + 5.0%
Shoplifting 704
4.9 per 1,000 − 21.2%
Vehicle offences 413
2.9 per 1,000 − 16.6%
Burglary 271
1.9 per 1,000 − 9.1%
Drug offences 243
1.7 per 1,000 + 3.0%
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 Eastleigh.

47 schools
Open schools 47
Pupils 20,623
School places 22,138
Capacity used 93.2%
Primary 34 schools
10,930 pupils
Secondary 7 schools
9,061 pupils
Other / specialist 5 schools
632 pupils
16+ provision 1 school
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 4
8.5% of open schools
Previous full framework 20
42.6% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 19
40.4% of open schools
No Ofsted record 4
8.5% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

4 schools assessed
Achievement 4 assessed
Expected standard 2
Exceptional 1
Needs attention 1
Attendance & behaviour 4 assessed
Expected standard 2
Strong standard 2
Curriculum & teaching 4 assessed
Expected standard 2
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Inclusion 4 assessed
Expected standard 3
Strong standard 1
Leadership & governance 4 assessed
Expected standard 2
Needs attention 1
Strong standard 1
Personal development 4 assessed
Strong standard 3
Expected standard 1
Safeguarding 4 assessed
Met 4
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.

Outstanding 1
Good 15
Not judged 4
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

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School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Berrywood Primary School URN 116249 · SO30 2TL Primary 631 630 Renewed framework
Boorley Park URN 147066 · SO32 2SH Primary 380 420 Good
Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School URN 116273 · SO30 2EA Primary 357 327 Good
Bursledon Church of England Infant School URN 116277 · SO31 8BZ Primary 262 270 Ungraded inspection
Bursledon Junior School(CA) URN 116027 · SO31 8BZ Primary 304 360 Good
Chandler's Ford Infant School URN 115872 · SO53 2EY Primary 123 180 Not judged
Cherbourg Primary School URN 115887 · SO50 5QF Primary 347 400 Good
Fair Oak Infant School URN 115891 · SO50 7AN Primary 359 360 Renewed framework
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 142,933 2024
South East region 9,642,942
Eastleigh represents 1.48% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+10,758 residents ↑ 8.1%
2019: 132,175 residents2020: 134,090 residents2021: 136,963 residents2022: 139,124 residents2023: 140,997 residents2024: 142,933 residents
Eastleigh +8.1%
South East +4.9%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Eastleigh's population grew over five years. Its change was 3.3 percentage points above the South East and 3.9 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 Eastleigh?

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

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 11,557 8.1% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +7.5% +803 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.3% +39 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Eastleigh LOCAL AUTHORITY
8.1%
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
11,557 10,708 9,859
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
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
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
£15.14m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£21.07m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£11.79m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£18.75m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £106
Median for councils of the same type £166 36.0% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Central services Gross £10.54m · Income £2.66m
£7.88m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £9.27m · Income £3.60m
£5.66m
Other services Gross £6.02m · Income £3.22m
£2.80m
Planning and development Gross £5.02m · Income £3.45m
£1.57m
Culture and related services Gross £6.04m · Income £6.24m
£-196.0k
Highways and transport Gross £2.13m · Income £2.89m
£-766.0k
Housing Gross £5.30m · Income £7.10m
£-1.81m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£11.79m
Retained business rates£5.57m
Revenue Support Grant£90.0k
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £11.48m
Closing £18.75m
£7.27m increase 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
£615.54m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£18.63m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£596.91m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£4,176 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £4,176
Median for non-metropolitan district councils £95 4,285.9% higher than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£13.47m quarterly increase
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement +£13.47m +2.3%
Change across the series +£195.81m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt increased during the quarter, with higher outstanding borrowing contributing to the movement.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

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

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£370.00m
Short-term borrowing£245.54m
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
£10.82m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
97.12% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£306,000 Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£111.25m 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
£10.82m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 47.2%
+ £3.47m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£7.35m 2021/22 £7.01m 2022/23 £9.60m 2023/24 £9.55m 2024/25 £10.82m 2025/26

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.

£10.82m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £3.49m

32.2% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £7.34m

67.8% 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 97.12%

England average: 95.60%  ·  1.52 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

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CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

39 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Eastleighmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Eastleighmhclg planning ps21979 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Eastleighmhclg planning ps11996 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Eastleigh Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Eastleighmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Eastleighmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
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.