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Thinking of living at PO14 3HS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crofton Hammond Infant School | Primary | 950 m | – |
| Crofton Hammond Junior School | Primary | 950 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Crofton Anne Dale Junior School | Primary | 1.0 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Crofton Anne Dale Infant and Pre-School | Primary | 1.0 km | – |
| Crofton School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 45.3 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Fareham Academy | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 38.5 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bridgemary School | Secondary | 4.0 km | Attainment 8: 33.8 · 2.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Henry Cort Community College | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.2 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King's Academy Bay House | Secondary | 6.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.8 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meoncross School | Independent | 2.0 km | 31.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| West Hill Park School | Independent | 3.4 km | – |
| Kingsgate School | Independent | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 2.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Stubbington Recreation Ground | 1.2 km | 9 |
| Swimming | West Hill Park School | 3.4 km | 4 |
| Sailing | Hill Head Sailing Club | 650 m | 3 |
| Golf | Lee-On-The-Solent Golf Club | 3.3 km | 3 |
| Squash | Lee-on-the-Solent Tennis Squash & Fitness Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Football | Fareham Town Football Club | 4.1 km | 2 |
| Bowls | Crofton Bowling Club | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Crofton Manor Equestrian Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Lee-on-the-Solent Tennis Squash & Fitness Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Boxing | Titchfield Boxing Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Titchfield Boxing Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Fareham Heathens Rugby Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Elmore Angling Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Archery | Talisman Bowmen Archery Club | 4.0 km | 1 |
| Cricket | Rowner Cricket Pitch | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Karting | TeamSport Karting | 4.4 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Fareham, a drive away (4.6 km), with 1.7m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Southampton Central.
The nearest bus stop is Short Road, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 21); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 49 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Crofton Hammond Infant School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Crofton School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 45.3 · 9.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Iceland Frozen Foods, 1.4 km away, with One Stop closer still (750 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Stubbington Medical Practice (1.3 km), with The Village Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, Hill Head Hair & Beauty is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Queen Alexandra Hospital, 11 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Breezes Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Crofton the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 26% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Seafield Park, 950 m away; for exercise, Crofton Community Centre (1.2 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Hillhead, 800 m away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 17 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 82 km.
10 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 54% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 33% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.