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Rowlands Castle · East Hampshire

Rowlands Castle: your neighbourhood

Rowlands Castle electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 47.8% here, compared with 38.7% across East Hampshire (9.1 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 65 or over: 28.4% here, compared with 23.1% across East Hampshire (5.2 percentage points higher).

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 11% here, compared with 13% across East Hampshire (2.3 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

28.4%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

906 out of 3,195.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.4%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

109 out of 3,193.

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People counted in the census

3,192

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,192 out of 3,192.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

47.8%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,309 out of 2,738.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

39.6%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

573 out of 1,448.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.9%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

143 out of 1,448.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

43%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,179 out of 2,741.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

55.1%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,509 out of 2,741.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.7%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

74 out of 2,741.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11.4%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

313 out of 2,738.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

156 out of 1,449.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

32.1%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

880 out of 2,741.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

11%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

157 out of 1,449.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.9%

21 March 2021 · Rowlands Castle

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

53 out of 2,741.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Rowlands Castle ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

190 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 166 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Rowlands Castle ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 14 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Rowlands Castle
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024115
October 202480
November 2024134
December 2024120
January 2025160
February 2025205
March 2025163
April 2025102
May 2025105
June 2025201
July 2025161
August 2025140
September 2025130
October 2025131
November 2025133
December 2025120
January 2026122
February 2026191
March 2026154
April 2026170
May 2026174
June 2026248
July 2026215
August 2026140
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Rowlands Castle
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime85
other theft21
vehicle crime20
criminal damage arson17
public order14
shoplifting12
burglary8
other crime5
robbery4
theft from the person2
bicycle theft2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

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Projects and proposed responses

A project elsewhere in the borough may matter here, but its location does not prove who benefits. Only verified ward associations are attached to a neighbourhood.

No project footprint has yet been verified for this ward. See the council-area projects and their stated locations →

What could help across East Hampshire →