Petersfield Heath
Strong on safety, with schools to consider
Petersfield Heath at a glance
- House prices
- £376,000
- Middle70th percentile
- Schools
- 8th percentile
- Weak
- Transport
- 35th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 25.8 per 1,000 residents
- Strong95th percentile
- Flood risk
- 6.8% of the area in flood zones
- Middle59th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Petersfield Heath a good place to live?
Petersfield Heath may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in East Hampshire below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- People prioritising lower crime
Watch out for
- School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Petersfield Heath
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 25.8 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 95th percentile nationally
Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Petersfield Heath
House prices
- Median sale price
- £376,000
- Percentile
- 70th percentile nationally
House prices are above the national middle range.
Median of 24 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Petersfield Heath
Schools
8th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Petersfield Heath
Flood risk
6.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 5% of the area. That is the 59th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Petersfield Heath
Transport
35th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Petersfield Heath a good place to live?
Petersfield Heath may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Petersfield Heath safe?
Petersfield Heath ranks in the 95th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Petersfield Heath?
The median sale price was £376,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 70th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Petersfield Heath?
Schools rank in the 8th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Petersfield Heath?
Nearby public profiles include Alton Ashdell in East Hampshire and Alton Holybourne in East Hampshire.
