AREA DECISION REPORT

Hart area decision report

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Median affordability sits at 10.0x in 2025, which reads as high-cost. Gigabit availability is 81.2% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 99.9% and 5G reaches 5.9% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.

Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-upSold prices through 20 Feb 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
Affordability: High-cost at 10.0xSchools: 14 nearby school rowsBroadband: Gigabit 81.2%Mobile: 4G 99.9% · 5G 5.9%Planning: No nearby planning
  • Median sold price, last 5 years £450,000Based on 8,650 sales · Latest sale in data: 20 Feb 2026
  • Affordability High-costMedian ratio 10.0x in 2025
  • Gigabit availability 81.2%Ofcom source year 2024
  • 4G strong coverage 99.9%Area-level mobile source year 2025
  • Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius

Area summary

Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.

Affordability and price

High-cost at 10.0x

Median house-price-to-earnings ratio is 10.0x in 2025, with a median house price of £465,000 and residence earnings of £46,502.

Broadband

Gigabit 81.2%

Gigabit availability is 81.2%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.

Mobile

4G 99.9% · 5G 5.9%

4G strong-coverage share is 99.9%, with 5G at 5.9% in the current area-level summary.

Planning watch

No nearby matches

No nearby planning rows matched Hart in the current live coverage yet.

Schools

14 nearby school rows

14 nearby school rows matched postcode area RG27 9RT for Hart. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.

Transport

334 mapped stops

Hart currently links 334 mapped transport stops, including 326 local bus or tram access points and 8 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 320 stops are marked active and 14 inactive. Top localities include Fleet (49), Church Crookham (44), Yateley (25).

Local business

Score 100/100

Hart currently links 379 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 118 food and drink, 68 grocery, 63 personal services. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.

Postcode follow-up

3 featured postcodes

3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Hart.

Crime

Latest month 354

Hart recorded 354 crimes in Feb 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 4,308, with no comparable prior twelve month baseline yet and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Hampshire Constabulary contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.

Local business

This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Hart, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.

Amenity availability

Convenience score 100/100

Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.

Amenity group

Food and drink

118 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (47), restaurant (39), cafe (32).

Amenity group

Grocery

68 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (39), supermarket (16), bakery (7).

Amenity group

Personal services

63 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (46), beauty (17).

Amenity group

Nightlife

56 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (54), bar (2).

Compare against another area

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Leeds has 62,603 recorded sales with a median sold price of £222,000.

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North Yorkshire has 62,345 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.

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Postcodes worth checking next

These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.

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RG27 9RT

RG27 9RT has 55 recorded sales with a median sold price of £544,950.

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GU17 9FP

GU17 9FP has 44 recorded sales with a median sold price of £504,101.

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GU52 0AE

GU52 0AE has 36 recorded sales with a median sold price of £292,500.

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School comparison

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