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About

Fair Oak is a village in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, to the east of Eastleigh town and within easy reach of Southampton. The area sits alongside Horton Heath and combines suburban streets with stretches of countryside. Local facilities include primary schools, a community centre, a cluster of shops and pubs, and regular bus links to nearby towns. Housing ranges from post‑war estates to more recent developments, with parish council services centring on the village centre and the green.
Green space shapes daily life in Fair Oak: commons, hedgerows and footpaths lead into farmland and small woods, and community groups run conservation and events on the green. The village takes its name from an oak that once stood on the green and reappears on the village sign; that local story still features in school projects and fete programmes. For commuters the area offers road links toward the M27 corridor while keeping a village pattern of lanes and fields around the core.

Area overview

On average Fair Oak has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 35 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 58% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 4.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Fair Oak is £69,511 per year. There are 3 schools in Fair Oak: 2 primary (0 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Fair Oak is home to around 11,531 people, with a population density of about 1,156.3 per km².

Crime rate
2/10
Crimes per 1k residents
35
Deprivation level
2/10
Income level
8/10
Social housing
4.9%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Fair Oak Population
11,531
Population density
1,156.3 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
19.6(-38%)
Anti-social behaviour
5.38(-56%)
Other theft
3.9(-30%)
Public order
2.95(-51%)
Criminal damage and arson
2.69(-58%)
South East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
10,794
93.61%
Other White
234
2.03%
Indian
108
0.94%
White and Asian (mixed)
61
0.53%
Irish
53
0.46%
Total population: 11,531

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,115
33.13%
Level 3 (A level)
1,893
20.13%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,428
15.19%
No qualifications
1,090
11.59%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
962
10.23%
Total 16+ residents: 9,402

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns with a mortgage
2,007
43.47%
Owns outright
1,818
39.38%
Private landlord or letting agency
366
7.93%
Other social rented
235
5.09%
Shared ownership
107
2.32%
Total households: 4,617

Property prices in Fair Oak

Median price£372,500
Price per sq ft£398
Sales (last 12 months)151
Typical range (middle 50%)£295K – £440K

Based on 151 recent sales, the median property price is £372,500 (about £398 per square foot) in Fair Oak area, with individual transactions ranging from £96,000 up to £765,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Fair Oak over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached70£440,000£403
Semi-Detached41£340,000£398
Terraced26£276,250£430
Flats14£151,500£297

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Fair Oak

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Fair Oak.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£400,000£165,000£292,000£233,000
2017£445,000£128,725£294,250£270,000
2018£410,000£145,000£302,500£275,750
2019£398,000£135,000£300,000£236,000
2020£415,000£134,250£305,000£279,995
2021£454,975£135,000£323,825£252,500
2022£500,000£152,500£376,000£300,000
2023£462,000£137,500£340,000£272,500
2024£450,000£144,000£347,500£305,000
2025£455,000£149,000£350,000£273,750
2026£425,000£155,000£330,000£297,500
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Fair Oak.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Fair Oak.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£331£282£313£378
2017£338£291£332£342
2018£338£285£328£341
2019£337£277£336£375
2020£348£266£357£353
2021£362£285£350£379
2022£405£297£376£440
2023£398£275£382£359
2024£378£319£363£342
2025£404£297£395£431
2026£401£267£373£400
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Fair Oak.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Fair Oak in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Fair Oak

Is Fair Oak safe?

Fair Oak records about 35 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 2 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Fair Oak?

The median sale price in Fair Oak is £372,500 (about £398 per square foot) based on 151 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Fair Oak?

Fair Oak has 2 primary schools (2 Good) and 1 secondary school (1 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Fair Oak?

Fair Oak scores 2 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Fair Oak sits around rank 29,969 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Fair Oak?

The average household income in Fair Oak is around £69,511 per year, and 5% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodes in Fair Oak

SO507AY

Brook Road

SO507DT

Botley Road

SO507LU

Newmarket Close

SO507NA

Reynolds Road

SO508EG

Sandy Lane

SO507PY

Winners Enclosure

SO507EQ

Chelmarsh Gardens

SO507PS

Pavilion Close

SO507QE

Kingsmill Drive

SO508EW

Brookfield Road

SO507HZ

High Trees

SO507NY

Centaury Gardens

SO507EX

Botley Road

SO507GS

Paynes Lane

SO507PH

Knowle Lane

SO508HG

Whalesmead Road

SO508HE

Whalesmead Close

SO507DU

Botley Road

SO507JE

Dean Road

SO507QW

Chestnut Drive

SO507FF

Daisy Fields

SO507JH

Dell Close

SO507FZ

Ridgeway Close

SO508HS

Weavills Road

SO508HB

Whalesmead Road

SO507JF

Winchester Road

SO507BR

Scotland Close

SO508HN

Orchard Avenue

SO507GF

Malvern Close

SO507EH

Shorts Road

SO507JU

Eastleigh Road

SO507LW

Carrol Close

SO507NG

Heath Close

SO507ED

Ashlea Close

SO508DH

Denham Fields

SO507AP

Botley Road

SO508HP

Orchard Avenue

SO507JD

Eastleigh Road

SO507QA

Crispin Close

SO507GZ

Camelia Grove

SO507AB

Fair Oak Road

SO507BG

Fair Oak Court

SO508GF

Sandy Lane

SO507NF

Stubbington Way

SO507AN

Botley Road

SO507BY

Burnetts Gardens

SO507DG

Burnetts Lane

SO507JS

Oak Walk

SO508JF

Haig Road

SO508GP

Nine Elms Mews

SO507GD

Delamere Gardens

SO507BH

Mortimers Lane

SO507NX

The Drove

SO507LJ

Newmarket Close

SO507JA

Hawthorn Close

SO507AF

Howard Close

SO507LG

Mimosa Drive

SO507BT

Mortimers Lane

SO507JY

Elland Close

SO507LY

Freda Routh Gardens

SO507NS

The Beeches

SO507LR

Stubbington Way

SO507BW

Mortimers Lane

SO507AW

Clifford Place

SO507LX

Longfield Road

SO507FQ

Witt Road

SO507PR

Westfield Close

SO507QH

The Lillies

SO321HG

Stroudwood Lane

SO321HH

Winchester Road

SO508EU

Sandy Lane

SO507PF

Meadowsweet Way

SO507DW

Botley Road

SO507QB

Bramley Gardens

SO507DL

Chapel Drove

SO507ND

Palmers Close

SO507PG

Mortimers Lane

SO508HH

Whalesmead Road

SO507FL

Savernake Way

SO507NB

Mears Road

SO508LT

West Horton Lane

SO507HD

Winchester Road

SO507HL

Rustan Close

SO507QN

Samuel Jarvis Avenue

SO507AL

Fair Oak Road

SO507NL

Fontwell Gardens

SO507NN

Osborne Gardens

SO507EA

Mortimers Lane

SO507QD

May Close

SO507AR

Orchard Road

SO507BN

Pembers Close

SO507DF

Fir Tree Lane

SO507PB

Angelica Gardens

SO508QJ

Templecombe Road

SO508QS

Olympic Way

SO507QX

Owen Drive

SO508HJ

Whalesmead Road

SO508AG

Hardings Lane

SO507GE

Delamere Gardens

SO507FW

Witt Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.