Hart | |
|---|---|
 Fleet town centre | |
 Hart shown within Hampshire | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Constituent country | England |
| Region | South East England |
| Non-metropolitan county | Hampshire |
| Status | Non-metropolitan district |
| Admin HQ | Fleet |
| Incorporated | 1 April 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Non-metropolitan district council |
| • Body | Hart District Council |
| • MPs | Alex Brewer Alex Baker |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.1 sq mi (215.3 km2) |
| • Rank | 140th (of 296) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 100,910 |
| • Rank | 241st (of 296) |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (470/km2) |
| Ethnicity (2021) | |
| • Ethnic groups | |
| Religion (2021) | |
| • Religion | List
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| Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
| ONS code | 24UG (ONS) E07000089 (GSS) |
| OS grid reference | SU8047254050 |
Hart is a local government district in Hampshire, England, named after the River Hart. Its council is based in Fleet. The district also contains the towns of Blackwater and Yateley, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas.
In the English indices of deprivation for 2019, Hart was ranked as the least deprived district in England;[2] a position it had also held in the 2015 index.[3]
For five years running (2011–2015), an annual study conducted by the Halifax bank named Hart as the UK's most desirable place to live for quality of life. The study took into account jobs, housing, health, crime, weather, traffic and broadband access. It found that in 2014 97% of people in the local authority area were in good health, and in 2011 tended to have incomes 40% above the national average.[4][5]
- ^ a b UK Census (2021). "2021 Census Area Profile – Hart Local Authority (E07000089)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "English indices of deprivation 2019". 10 November 2023.
- ^ "English indices of deprivation 2015: File 10 local authority district summaries". Department for Communities and Local Government. 30 September 2015.
- ^ "Hart in Hampshire named as UK's most desirable place". BBC News. 24 December 2011.
- ^ "Hart in Hampshire remains UK's most desirable place". BBC News. 20 December 2014.