Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
East Hampshire Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading East Hampshire prices and rents.
Apr 2025-Mar 2026 / ASHE 2026
East Hampshire wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
130,599
ONS 2025
Median resident annual pay
£46,873
East Hampshire
Median resident weekly pay
£901
Full-time employees
Employment rate
78.5%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
3.2%
Economically active
Average monthly rent compared with estimated monthly earnings.
Labour market rates are from the ONS Annual Population Survey profile shown by Nomis. Where the local APS unemployment value is suppressed, the ONS model-based unemployment estimate is used. Earnings are ONS ASHE resident-analysis median full-time employee earnings. Annual pay is annualised from weekly pay for display context.
Incomes Explain Affordability Pressure
Wage and employment data does not predict house prices by itself. It gives demand-side context: how average prices and rents compare with resident earnings, whether employment conditions support demand, and where affordability pressure may limit the buyer or renter pool.
East Hampshire’s labour market profile suggests a relatively strong local income base by UK standards. The ONS/Nomis Annual Population Survey shows an employment rate of 78.5%, above the Great Britain average of 75.5%.
The unemployment rate is 3.2%, below the national 4.5%. Economic inactivity is 18.2%, also lower than the GB figure of 20.9%.