Pay vs Place

Arun vs Havant: buying or renting a home

A typical terraced house costs £15,000 (5%) more in Arun than in Havant. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Arun: it takes 8.4× median annual pay, against 7.4× in Havant.

Arun, terraced
£290,000
Income typically needed: £58,000
Median full-time pay: £34,546
Havant, terraced
£275,000
Income typically needed: £55,000
Median full-time pay: £37,220

At a glance

Arun Havant
Buying a home Expensive Expensive
Renting a home Very expensive Expensive
Recorded crime About average About average

Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.

What the numbers say

Median full-time pay in Havant (£37,220) is 8% higher than in Arun (£34,546), while a typical terraced house costs 5% less (£275,000 against £290,000). Set against local pay, Havant is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.

Buying a terraced house takes 8.4× annual pay in Arun and 7.4× in Havant. Renting one takes 44% of pay in Arun and 38% in Havant. Both are harder in Arun, and the gap is wider for renting.

Across all property types and measured against pay, Arun is the 62nd most expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Havant is the 109th most expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Arun is the 63rd most expensive of 316 areas and Havant is the 110th most expensive of 316 areas.

Someone on £40,000 in Arun would need about £38,000 in Havant to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £37,000 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Havant would leave you better placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.

Police recorded 70.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in Arun and 75.8 in Havant, so recorded crime per resident is 7% higher in Havant. The biggest difference is in vehicle offences: 3.6 per 1,000 in Arun against 2.5 in Havant.

Can a typical earner buy?

Terraced house Arun Havant
Median full-time pay £34,546 £37,220
House price ÷ pay 8.4× 7.4×
Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy 60% 68%
Rent a year as a share of median pay 44% 38%

Buying, by property type

Type Arun Havant Difference
Detached £490,000 £470,000 -4% in Havant
Semi-detached £340,000 £340,000 0% in Havant
Terraced £290,000 £275,000 -5% in Havant
Flat £175,000 £152,000 -13% in Havant

Renting, by property type

Type (average rent a month) Arun Havant Difference
Detached £1,675 £1,545 -8% in Havant
Semi-detached £1,359 £1,315 -3% in Havant
Terraced £1,269 £1,172 -8% in Havant
Flat £978 £943 -4% in Havant

Crime

Police recorded 70.6 crimes per 1,000 residents in Arun and 75.8 in Havant, so recorded crime per resident is 7% higher in Havant.

Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents Arun Havant Difference
All recorded crime (excluding fraud) 70.6 75.8 +7% in Havant
Violence against the person 26.2 34.7 +33% in Havant
Sexual offences 2.9 3.5 +20% in Havant
Robbery 1.2 0.7 -40% in Havant
Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) 3.8 2.9 -24% in Havant
Vehicle offences 3.6 2.5 -31% in Havant
Theft from the person 0.3 0.4 +56% in Havant
Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6.6 -11% in Havant

Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.

How prices have changed in each area

Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.

Arun: 174Havant: 187
House prices in Arun and Havant since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Arun now 174, Havant now 187.7510012515017520020052010201520202025House prices in Arun and Havant since 2005, indexed so that 2005 is 100Prices indexed to 2005 = 100. Arun now 174, Havant now 187.7510012515017520020102020
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YearArunHavant
2005100100
2006105103
2007117112
2008114110
200910099
2010110107
2011106107
2012109108
2013112109
2014120118
2015130126
2016139138
2017146147
2018152153
2019151152
2020153156
2021165168
2022181184
2023181185
2024176179
2025174185
12 months to July 2026174187

In 2005 the average home cost £184,674 in Arun and £169,139 in Havant. Now it is £321,110 and £315,987: Arun is up 74% and Havant is up 87%. Prices have risen faster in Havant, so the gap between the two has narrowed.

Buying a home against local pay, over time

Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.

Arun: 9.3 years of payHavant: 8.4 years of pay
Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Arun and HavantArun now 9.3, Havant now 8.4 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025Years of median pay needed to buy the average home in Arun and HavantArun now 9.3, Havant now 8.4 years of pay.0×2.5×5×7.5×10×20052010201520202025
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YearArunHavant
20059.0 years of pay7.5 years of pay
20108.5 years of pay7.2 years of pay
20159.6 years of pay7.7 years of pay
20209.8 years of pay8.8 years of pay
20259.3 years of pay8.4 years of pay

In 2005 a home cost 9.0 years of pay in Arun and 7.5 years in Havant. In 2025 it was 9.3 years and 8.4 years.

Affordability has worsened more in Havant over that time.

How rents have changed in each area

Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.

Arun: 158Havant: 154
Rents in Arun and Havant since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Arun now 158, Havant now 154.100120140160201620182020202220242026Rents in Arun and Havant since 2015, indexed so that 2015 is 100Rents indexed to 2015 = 100. Arun now 158, Havant now 154.100120140160201520202025
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YearArunHavant
2015100100
2016104105
2017106111
2018110112
2019113114
2020114115
2021117117
2022120125
2023130131
2024142142
2025153149
August 2026158154

In 2015 the average rent was £778 a month in Arun and £747 in Havant. Now it is £1,231 and £1,151: up 58% in Arun and up 54% in Havant.

What your salary is worth in each area

Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.

Moving from Arun to Havant

Earning in Arun Equivalent to buy in Havant Equivalent to rent in Havant
£30,000 £28,500 £27,500
£40,000 £38,000 £37,000
£50,000 £47,500 £46,000
£60,000 £57,000 £55,500

Moving from Havant to Arun

Earning in Havant Equivalent to buy in Arun Equivalent to rent in Arun
£30,000 £31,500 £32,500
£40,000 £42,000 £43,500
£50,000 £52,500 £54,000
£60,000 £63,500 £65,000
Prices are medians for each property type over the last 12 months of registered sales; types with fewer than 100 sales in either area are left out. Rents are ONS averages for the area. Pay is the median for full-time employees living in the area, before tax. Income needed is illustrative: it assumes a 10% deposit and a lender willing to lend 4.5 times income. Real lending depends on your circumstances. Salary equivalents compare housing costs only, not other living costs, tax or the pay you could earn in a new job.

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