Alton

Alton is covered by postcode district GU34. It is in the East Hampshire council area, Hampshire.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Alton (East Hampshire).

Typical price £380,000 Homes sold in Alton, last 12 months. ▲ 4.1% on the year before Gigabit broadband 437 of 549 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 26 of 582 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 52 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 9 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Alton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Alton, by flood risk Of the 582 postcodes in Alton that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 556 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Alton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A31 GU34 1AA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1BA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1BD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1BJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1BL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1BW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1BX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1DZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1ED: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1ER: not on the flood risk listGU34 1ET: not on the flood risk listGU34 1EW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1FZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1GZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1HY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1JY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1LZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1ND: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1NZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1PZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1QZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1RZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1SP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1SS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1ST: not on the flood risk listGU34 1SX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1SY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1SZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TS: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TY: not on the flood risk listGU34 1TZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UA: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UB: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UD: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UE: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UF: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UN: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UP: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UR: not on the flood risk listGU34 1US: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UT: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UU: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UW: not on the flood risk listGU34 1UX: not on the flood risk listGU34 1XH: not on the flood risk listGU34 1XJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 1XL: not on the flood risk listGU34 1XN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2AZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2BZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2DZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2ED: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2ER: not on the flood risk listGU34 2ES: not on the flood risk listGU34 2ET: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2EZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2FZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2GA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2GB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2GD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2GE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2GG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2GH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2HZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2JZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2LZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2ND: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2NZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2PZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2QZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2RZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SJ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2ST: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2SY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TB: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TD: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TE: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TF: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TL: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TP: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TS: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2TZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UA: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UG: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UH: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UN: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UR: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UW: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UX: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UY: not on the flood risk listGU34 2UZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 2WT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2YT: not on the flood risk listGU34 2YU: not on the flood risk listGU34 2YX: not on the flood risk listGU34 4BF: not on the flood risk listGU34 4BL: not on the flood risk listGU34 4BP: not on the flood risk listGU34 4BQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 4BT: not on the flood risk listGU34 4BU: not on the flood risk listGU34 4BW: not on the flood risk listGU34 4DE: not on the flood risk listGU34 4DF: not on the flood risk listGU34 4DG: not on the flood risk listGU34 4DZ: not on the flood risk listGU34 4EG: not on the flood risk listGU34 4EQ: not on the flood risk listGU34 4FG: not on the flood risk listGU34 1AW: low flood risk at worstGU34 1HG: low flood risk at worstGU34 1HN: low flood risk at worstGU34 1JE: low flood risk at worstGU34 2NQ: low flood risk at worstGU34 2PH: low flood risk at worstGU34 2PJ: low flood risk at worstGU34 2QF: low flood risk at worstGU34 2QJ: low flood risk at worstGU34 2QQ: low flood risk at worstGU34 2QR: low flood risk at worstGU34 2QU: low flood risk at worstGU34 2UD: low flood risk at worstGU34 2QA: medium flood risk at worstGU34 1HP: high flood riskGU34 1HW: high flood riskGU34 1PB: high flood riskGU34 1QD: high flood riskGU34 1QL: high flood riskGU34 1RX: high flood riskGU34 2PQ: high flood riskGU34 2PY: high flood riskGU34 2SW: high flood riskGU34 2UF: high flood risk Alton Map of every postcode in Alton, by flood risk Of the 582 postcodes in Alton that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 556 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Alton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Alton
  • A home or business at high risk: 10
  • At medium risk at worst: 1
  • At low risk at worst: 15
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 556

Of the 582 postcodes in Alton that ONS places, 10 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at medium risk at worst, 15 are at low risk at worst and 556 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.1509, longitude -0.9753. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

GU34 2UF21 at high riskGU34 2PQ18 at high riskGU34 1QL3 at high riskGU34 1HW2 at high riskGU34 1HP1 at high riskGU34 1PB1 at high riskGU34 1QD1 at high riskGU34 1RX1 at high riskGU34 2PY1 at high riskGU34 2SW1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Alton?

Homes sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4.1% on the 12 months before. At 437 of the 549 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 52 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 26 of its 582 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Alton, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Alton?

Homes in Alton sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 236 sales, up 4.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£380,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£365,000
12 months to August 2026
£380,000

▲ up 4.1% on the 12 months before

Detached£615,000 56 sales
Semi-detached£398,725 74 sales
Terraced£335,000 53 sales
Flat or maisonette£215,000 53 sales

Across the whole GU34 district, Alton's main postcode district: a typical £425,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Alton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Alton?

48 of the 582 postcodes now in use in Alton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 61 of the 345 homes sold in Alton were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GU34 district, 15%.

The newest postcodes

GU34 1TXsince February 2026GU34 2GGsince February 2026GU34 2GHsince February 2026GU34 9LZsince February 2026GU34 1UHsince January 2026GU34 1UWsince October 2025

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn AltonAcross the GU34 district
The 12 months to August 2026 2 of 236 (Under 1%) 17 of 404 (4%)
The 12 months to August 2025 61 of 345 (18%) 90 of 585 (15%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Alton?

Ofcom reports on 549 of the 582 postcodes in Alton. At 437 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit437 of 549
Postcodes where every home can get superfast526 of 549

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Alton at risk of flooding?

26 of the 582 postcodes in Alton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 52 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 26 of 582 postcodes High: 50Medium: 2Low: 101

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Alton?

The open schools at the postcodes in Alton. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Alton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Alton is Alton Rail Station, 600 m away in a straight line.

  • Alton Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Bentley (Hants) Rail Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive
  • Liss Rail Station Railway station 13.3 kmDrive
  • Alton (Mid-Hants Railway) Underground, metro or tram 600 mWalk

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Alton?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Alton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Alton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,099 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Alton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 74 September 2025
  2. 87 October 2025
  3. 92 November 2025
  4. 85 December 2025
  5. 92 January 2026
  6. 66 February 2026
  7. 86 March 2026
  8. 83 April 2026
  9. 111 May 2026
  10. 101 June 2026
  11. 119 July 2026
  12. 103 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences471 reports
Anti-social behaviour134 reports
Public order94 reports
Criminal damage and arson78 reports
Drugs77 reports
Shoplifting75 reports
Other theft59 reports
Vehicle crime34 reports

Also: burglary 29, other crime 18, possession of weapons 16, theft from the person 6, bicycle theft 5, robbery 3.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Alton?

District, borough or city council
East Hampshire
County council
Hampshire
Parliamentary constituency
East Hampshire
Police force area
Hampshire
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Damian Hinds (Conservative)

All 582 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

Moving to Alton

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

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Alton postcodes

582 postcodes in use in Alton, by district:

GU34 postcode district,582 postcodes

That district is in the GU postcode area.

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Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Alton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Alton's £380,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Four Marks6.7 km, £527,500Whitehill8.8 km, £320,000Bordon9.0 km, £309,250Lindford9.7 km, £426,000Odiham11.6 km, £550,000Headley Down and Headley11.9 km, £512,500Wrecclesham12.0 km, £605,000Liss13.2 km, £450,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Alton

What is it like to live in Alton?
Homes sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4.1% on the 12 months before. At 437 of the 549 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 52 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 26 of its 582 postcodes. It has 6 primary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 all-through school at its postcodes. 2 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Alton, 600 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Alton?
Alton is covered by postcode district GU34, across 582 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Alton in?
Alton is in the East Hampshire council area, and Hampshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Alton?
Alton is in the East Hampshire parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Damian Hinds (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Alton?
Homes in Alton sold for a typical £380,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 236 sales, up 4.1% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Alton?
In Alton, primary schools at its postcodes include Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School, Alton Infant School and Anstey Junior School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Amery Hill School, Anstey Manor School and Eggar's School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Alton have a railway station?
Yes: Alton is 600 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Alton, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Alton?
Ofcom reports on 549 of the 582 postcodes in Alton. At 437 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Alton at risk of flooding?
26 of the 582 postcodes in Alton have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 52 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Alton?
48 of the 582 postcodes now in use in Alton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 61 of the 345 homes sold in Alton were newly built (18%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the GU34 district, 15%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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