Titchfield Park in South East has a Check Local Score of 70/100 (very good), drawn from official data on safety, schools, transport, housing, amenities and the local environment, each measured against the national average — a score of 60 is typical for the country.
Detached houses on quiet plots, hedges trimmed, cars on the drive rather than the kerb — Titchfield Park reads as settled, established, and comfortably older than the England average. This isn't a place in transition; it's a place people arrive at and stay.
That settled feel shows up everywhere you look. The median age here is 54, well above the national 40, and the housing stock backs it up: detached homes dominate the sales mix, freehold ownership runs three to one over leasehold, and there's been no new-build activity to speak of. A median sale price of £360,000 sits close to what you'd pay across Fareham generally (about 4% above the district figure), and comfortably above the England median, though nowhere near the regional South East ceiling. This is a place bought once and kept, not flipped. For schools, Titchfield Primary carries a Good Ofsted rating, and West Hill Park adds an independent option in the mix — though the overall schools grade sits mid-table (a B) rather than at the top, worth knowing if outstanding provision is the priority.
The safety picture is the standout feature, and it's the one figure worth pausing on: an A grade for safety, with the trend holding flat rather than sliding either way. That's despite violence and sexual offences making up 40% of the (very small) crime count logged in the last year — a pattern common to low-crime areas, where a handful of incidents can dominate the percentages without changing the lived reality of the street. Income and deprivation figures reinforce this: Titchfield Park sits in the top decile nationally for both, which puts it among the least deprived pockets of the country. Green space is limited on paper — just a single named space and a little over a hectare recorded — so this isn't an area built around parkland; it's one built around private gardens and the coast and countryside that Fareham more broadly offers. Broadband is solid, with full-fibre reaching most premises, which matters if you're working from that home office rather than commuting daily.
This suits someone past the first-time-buyer stage, likely without young children still needing outstanding schooling, who wants a quiet, low-crime, financially comfortable base and doesn't mind a limited high-street or nightlife scene (the nightlife grade is a modest B, unsurprising given the demographic). It would suit someone less well who wants walkable green space, a buzzing social scene on the doorstep, or new-build stock at the entry-level price point — none of which is really what Titchfield Park is for.
Data last updated: 15 August 2026
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