Average house price compared with resident median annual pay.
Havant Wages, Employment and Property Affordability
Resident earnings, employment, unemployment and affordability context for reading Havant prices and rents.
Jan 2025-Dec 2025 / ASHE 2025
Havant wages, employment and affordability
Resident earnings and labour-market context help explain local affordability, rental pressure and housing demand.
Resident population
126,985
ONS 2024
Median resident annual pay
£38,230
Havant
Median resident weekly pay
£735
Full-time employees
Employment rate
81.9%
Aged 16-64
Unemployment rate
3.8%
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.
Havant’s labour market picture is mixed, but broadly solid. The latest ONS/Nomis profile and ASHE 2025 figures show a resident population of 126,985 in 2024, giving the city a sizeable local workforce and a meaningful base of households in the area.
Resident median full-time pay in Havant is £735.20 a week.