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Area guide · Hampshire

Living in Romsey with children

Romsey, Hampshire. What the published figures say about its schools, its homes and daily life, each with its source and date. 19,923 people in 9,044 households; 24.5% of households have dependent children (Census 2021 (ONS, via NOMIS), summed over the town's output areas).

13schools in Romsey
£395ktypical semi, 12 months
52crimes a year per 1,000 people
61%gigabit broadband

Schools

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SourceDfE results by phase (the year is in each table's heading). Inspections: Ofsted and ISI. Last place offered: the council's offer-day figures.
School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

How it is worked outRank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase, from three years of DfE results (kinplace's league table, how it is worked out).

Things to know
  • Schools with hidden or no results get no rank.
13 schools: 9 state primary, 2 state secondary, 2 private
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Primary: expected standard, 2025 results (DfE) · red mark: Hampshire 63%ResultOfsted
1Wellow Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 10% (30/307) · 81%School remains Good
2Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 11% (33/307) · 80%Ofsted report card
3Braishfield Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 30% (90/307) · 71%School remains Good
4Halterworth Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 42% (126/307) · 68%Good
5Cupernham Junior SchoolPrimary · Top 48% (145/307) · 66%School remains Good
6Awbridge Primary SchoolPrimary · Top 50% (153/307) · 65%Good
7Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · (184/307) · 61%Standards maintained
8Romsey Primary School & NurseryPrimary · (259/307) · 50%Good
Secondary: attainment 8, 2026 results (DfE) · red mark: Hampshire 46.9ResultOfsted
1The Mountbatten SchoolSecondary · Top 27% (18/67) · 50.6School remains Good
2The Romsey SchoolSecondary · (40/67) · 44.8School remains Good
Every school in Romsey, with inspection, league band and the last place offered

State primary schools (9)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
Wellow Primary SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 10% (30/307) in Hampshire—
Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary SchoolOfsted report cardTop 11% (33/307) in Hampshire—
Braishfield Primary SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 30% (90/307) in Hampshire1.36 miles (2025)
Halterworth Primary SchoolGoodTop 42% (126/307) in Hampshire—
Cupernham Junior SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 48% (145/307) in Hampshire—
Awbridge Primary SchoolGoodTop 50% (153/307) in Hampshire—
Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary SchoolStandards maintained(184/307) in Hampshire—
Romsey Primary School & NurseryGood(259/307) in Hampshire—
Cupernham Infant SchoolGood—9.99 miles (2025)

State secondary schools (2)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
The Mountbatten SchoolSchool remains GoodTop 27% (18/67) in Hampshire2.99 miles (2025)
The Romsey SchoolSchool remains Good(40/67) in Hampshire4.92 miles (2025)

Private schools (2)

SchoolInspectionLeague rankLast place offered
EmbleyIndependent Schools Inspectorate: standards not met(7/8) in Hampshire—
King Edward VI Preparatory SchoolIndependent Schools Inspectorate: standards met——

Homes and prices

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SourceHM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales inside the ONS built-up area outline of Romsey, September 2025 to August 2026.

How it is worked outThe middle sale of each type: half sold for more, half for less (65 detached, 71 semi-detached, 100 terraced, 52 flat or maisonette sales).

LicenceContains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Middle sale of each type, September 2025 to August 2026
Detached£605,000
Semi-detached£395,000
Terraced£320,000
Flat or maisonette£214,000
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Getting around

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SourceStops and stations: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes).
Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025, fixed broadband coverage by postcode.

How it is worked outRail stations within 2 km and bus stops within 1 km of the town centre; straight-line distances.
Broadband is an average across the 791 postcodes in SO51.

Things to know
  • Broadband is an average of postcodes, not of homes: check the postcode you are looking at, it can differ street by street.
Stops and stations (NaPTAN), and broadband (Ofcom)
1railway station within 2 km: Romsey Rail Station (0.4 miles)
21bus stops within 1 km of the town centre

Gigabit broadband can be ordered at 61% of premises, and superfast (30 Mbit/s) at 90%. Average of postcodes, not of homes.

Safety and environment

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SourceCrime: data.police.uk, street-level crime inside the ONS built-up area outline; people from Census 2021.
Flood: Environment Agency, Flood Map for Planning (Rivers and Sea), read from its open download. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0..
Air: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps.

How it is worked outCrime is street-level crime inside the town's outline over September 2025 to August 2026, per 1,000 people (Census 2021).
Flood: at the town centre the area is in flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea on the Environment Agency's Flood Map for Planning (not in zone 2 or 3, the lowest of the three).
Air: an annual mean on DEFRA's 1 km map at the town centre.

Things to know
  • A town centre with shops and pubs records more crime per resident than a suburb.
  • Flood: surface-water risk is unknown here, we don't hold that map. One point says little about a whole town, and the zones describe the area, not a building: check the address on the Environment Agency's long-term flood risk service.
  • Air: a background figure, not the air beside a busy road.
  • These are for the town centre; an address can differ.
The town centre; addresses vary
52.1 a year per 1,000 peopleCrimeSeptember 2025 to August 2026. Most common: violent crime, shoplifting, anti social behaviour.
Flood zone 1FloodAt the town centre: flood zone 1 for rivers and the sea. Surface-water risk: unknown, we don't hold that map. Check an address.
NO₂ 8.1AirAt the town centre: nitrogen dioxide 8.1 µg/m³ (2024); PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³ (2024); PM10 9.6 µg/m³ (2024).

Childcare

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SourceOfsted, Childcare providers and inspections (the early years register): the number of nurseries and what Ofsted found.
Fees: each nursery's own fees page, read by 19 October 2026.
Coram Family and Childcare, Childcare Survey 2026: average nursery price for 50 hours a week after the working-parent entitlement (paying for 20 hours), by region

How it is worked outThe day rate range counts only nurseries that publish a day rate; the middle is the median of those.

Things to know
  • A nursery that does not publish its fees has none held here, so its price is unknown.
Ofsted early years register; published prices
10registered nurseries and pre-schools
£45a day, the one day rate published
£7.58an hour, a typical place for a two-year-old in this region
What Ofsted found
Strong or better in every area1
Good, or expected standard8
Not inspected yet1
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Key dates, Hampshire

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SourceEach council's own published admissions dates, held on the dates page.

How it is worked outThe next dates ahead for Reception and Year 7 applications: applications opening and closing, offer day, and the reply deadline.

Things to know
  • A date marked (about) or (earliest) is worked out from the offer day under the national rules; the council has not announced it.
The next dates for families applying
Secondary applications close31 Oct 2026
Reception applications open1 Nov 2026
Primary applications close15 Jan 2027
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