Moving To Hampshire?
Hampshire is an attractive county and a great place to live and work. The county is strategically placed to take advantage of excellent transport and communications links including Southampton International Airport and ferry connections to France and Spain.
Perhaps you're thinking of moving to live in Hampshire? The county has an unrivalled diversity of property in both urban and rural settings. Apartments on the seafront, thatched cottages in the Test and Meon Valleys and the New Forest, new executive developments adjacent to the motorway networks or character family homes in country towns like Alresford or Romsey.
We've put together some pointers for information resources to help you plan your move. If we've missed anything out that you think would be useful, do please let us know.
Evolve - Our Directory of Services for the Community including clubs, societies, support groups and childcare
Childcare - Information about early education, childminders, day nurseries, playschemes, creches and playgroups.
DIY Stores & Builders Merchants -Home improvements
Estate Agents - Houses and flats for sale
Furniture Removal Companies - Removers and storers
Hampshire - Great for Business - All you need to know about Hampshire
Broadband providers
Hampshire Local Pages - Information on your local area
Health in Hampshire - Contacts for GPs, Dentists and Health Authorities
Letting Agents - Properties for rent
Local Government in Hampshire - Parish, Borough and City Councils
Mortgage Advice - Independent advice
New Housing Developments - New homes in Hampshire
Relocation Agents - Re-locating to a new area? Moving with your job?
Residential Mobile Home Parks - Residential Caravan Parks
Schools - Primary and Secondary education
Solicitors - Legal assistance
Supermarkets & Department Stores - Shopping ideas on the internet
Note: Inclusion of a link to another organisation's web site does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement of that organisation or site by Hampshire County Council.
DIY Stores & Builders Merchants
Home improvements - you can guarantee that when moving to a new house you will want to make some changes, whether its to renew the curtain tracks or building an impressive patio for the garden!! Hampshire has a very wide selection of DIY stores and builders merchants for the budding enthusiast and the stores listed below have their own Web Sites.
B & Q
Elliotts
Homebase
Jewson
Travis Perkins
Wickes
Estate Agents
Hampshire boasts an excellent range of estate agents providing properties in a wide range of locations, prices and types. If your agency is not included in this list please let us know.
Adrian Noad Estate/Letting Agent, Tadley
Alexanders Estate Agents, Southampton
Andrew Lodge, Farnham
Artizaen (New Forest) Estate Agents
Ashley Charles, Reading
Beals, Fareham/Park Gate/Waterlooville/Portsmouth
Bridges, Reading
Carsons & Company
Cluttons, Romsey
Connells, Andover, Basingstoke, Eastleigh, Ringwood, Romsey, Southampton, Winchester
Complete Property Services, Winchester
Country Life's Online Property Service
Cubitt & West, Petersfield/Alton
Downer & Co, Newbury & Winchester
Dreweatt Neate, Andover, Basingstoke, Newbury, Winchester
Fenwicks Estate Agents and Auctioneers, Lee on Solent
Find a Property.com
Floyd Independent, Hedge End
FPD Savills, Winchester
Gascoigne Pees, Haslemere/Grayshott/Midhurst
Good Migrations
Guild of Professional Estate Agents
Halifax Property Services
Hamble Estate Agency
Hampshire County Council, Estates
Hamptons International Estate Agents UK
Hampshire Home Search
Haverlys Estate Agents
Holmes and Company, Fareham
Homes on Line
HSH Asset Management
Humberts, Petersfield/Southampton
Jacobs & Hunt, Petersfield
John Byrne, Wickham
John D. Wood & Co
Jonathan Rees Property Services, Chandlers Ford
Keats, Alresford, Alton & Petersfield
Knight Frank, Basingstoke/Winchester
Lane Fox, Basingstoke, Winchester
Lindesays, Eastleigh, Chandlers Ford, Southampton & Winchester
Martyn Russell, Hartley Wintney
Matthew Paul Independent Estate/Letting Agent, Lee on Solent
Micheal Rhodes, Totton & New Forest
My Property for Sale
Net-Link Waterside Property
New Forest Property Finders
Paul Hellard & Company, Alresford
Penyards Country Properties, Salisbury
Penyards, Winchester
PHH Home Sale Network
Property World
Redwoods Estate Agents, Basingstoke
Ringwood Estate Agents, New Forest
Romans, Farnborough, Fleet, Reading, Yateley
Rowan Webster & Co, Farnborough
Rowe Property Services, Lee on the Solent
Sands Home Search
SBK Group, Fareham, Park Gate, Stubbington
Smiths Gore, Winchester
Strutt & Parker, Winchester
T A Winney, New Milton
Taylor Garnier, Meon Valley
The Flat Agency, Southampton
The Right Move, Basingstoke
Travers & Co
Winkworth, Winchester
Woolley & Wallis, Romsey & Salisbury
Your Move
Furniture Removal Companies
If you’re moving you are obviously going to need a removal company. Listed below are just some of the removers and storers available in Hampshire.
Barnikels
Bassett Removal Services
Camel Removals
Hants & Surrey Movers Ltd
Helpiammoving.com
Pickfords
Reeves of Petersfield
Schepens
Hampshire - Great for Business
Hampshire is a major destination for visitors to Britain, and Hampshire is an attractive county for British holidaymakers. But, as local firms tell us, it is also a great place to do business, strategically placed with excellent transport links for easy access to British and European markets.
The Introducing Business web page (and further links within our Hampshire Business pages) give some information as to why it's a good idea to locate to this County and also provide further insight on what we have to offer.
Broadband Providers
Broadband - driving forward broadband in Hampshire
Find a Broadband provider
Hampshire Local Pages
The Hampshire Local Pages provide a comprehensive list of leisure, community and public services in and around the Hampshire area. All the information is listed by geographical area which makes searching for your chosen town or village easier.
Health in Hampshire
When you move to a new area one of the first things you need to do is register with a GP. There are nine Health Authorities which cover Hampshire:
Hampshire Primary Care Trust
New Forest Primary Care Trust
North Hampshire Primary Care Trust
Southampton City Primary Care Trust
Eastleigh and Test Valley South Primary Care Trust
NHS South Central Strategic Health Authority
They will be able to provide you with contact details for GPs, Dentists, Opticians, Pharmacists and Hospitals in your area.
In addition, the Hantsweb Health Pages contain a directory of links to health and care related organisations throughout Hampshire and the world on subjects varying from Alzheimers Disease to Community Health Councils.
Hantsweb Health Pages
Health Links Directory
Letting Agents
If you don’t want to rush into buying a property before you move into the area, why not consider renting? The letting and property management agencies listed below offer many different types of property in rural as well as town or city locations.
Acorn Property Management Services Ltd
Beals Independent Estate Agents
Belvoir Property Management
County Keys Property Management and Lettings North Hampshire
Coxford Letting & Management
FPD Savills
G B Property Lettings
Hampshire Letting Agents
Hobbits Property Management
Kings Letting Specialists
Johnson Wood & Co
Leaders - The Rental Agents
Lettings South
Northwood
Parkers, Totton
Penyards Property Management & Lettings
Property Services (Haslemere) Ltd
Relocate UK
Southampton Lettings
Swattons Residential Lettings
The Flat Agency, Southampton
To Rent.co.uk
Totton and New Forest Lettings
Vivian Lettings Property Management
WhiteWoods Residential Lettings
Woolley & Wallis
Your Move
Local Government in Hampshire
Nobody likes paying Council Tax but unfortunately its a fact of life these days! Find out more about the services provided to the community in your new local area.
Parish Councils
District and Borough Councils
Portsmouth City Council and Southampton City Councils
Hampshire County Council
Mortgage Advice
Amicable Mortgage Services - Independent Mortgage advice based in Southampton , Hampshire
RightDeal Mortgage Co - Independent mortgage advisers based in Basingstoke, Hampshire
New Housing Developments
Maybe you would prefer a brand new house? Hampshire has an excellent range of new housing developments right across the region. Developments range from one bedroom flats in the major towns to houses of a more stately nature in more rural locations - so there's something to meet everyone's budget.
Barratt Homes
Berkeley Homes
Bovis Homes
Bryant Homes
Elvetham Heath, Fleet
Find a new home in Hampshire
Gleeson Homes
Laing Homes Ltd
Mapledean Development Ltd
McLean Homes
Merton Rise
Parkcrest Construction Ltd
Persimmon Homes
Redrow, Farnborough and Lymington
Taylor Woodrow
Try Homes
Wimpey Homes
Relocation Agents
Find your next house in Hampshire
Prestige Serviced Accommodation
The Every Need Search Company
Residential Mobile Home Parks
Another option would be to buy a mobile home on a residential park. They offer a good standard of accommodation in a variety of locations and are, on average, a fraction of the cost of buying a house.
Schools
A major consideration when moving to a new area is where the children will go to school. Hampshire County Council is responsible for the provision of state education for primary and secondary level pupils and a list of schools is available. Information is also available for schools catering for pupils with special educational needs.
Make sure you contact the school of your choice in plenty of time to ensure that a place is available for your child.
Schools in Hampshire are divided into geographic categories:
Basingstoke, Fleet, Hook, Yateley
Alton, Petersfield, Farnborough, Aldershot
Havant, Waterlooville, Horndean, Hayling Island
Fareham, Gosport
Winchester, Eastleigh, Hedge End
Totton, New Forest, Hythe, Fawley
Romsey, Chandler's Ford, Andover, Stockbridge
Southampton
Portsmouth
Information on schools in the Southampton area and Portsmouth City areas can be obtained from the relevant City Council.
Education & Training - including Schools, Colleges and Universities
Hampshire can boast an excellent selection of academic facilities for young and old alike. They range from schools, colleges and Universities for your children to adult education and Training Access Points for those of you wanting to learn new skills.
Solicitors
Its a fact of life that when selling or buying properties you need the assistance of a solicitor to deal with the legal aspects of your move. The following Web Sites should help you in your search for a suitable solicitor in your specified area.
Bonallack & Bishop Solicitors
Eric Robinson Solicitors, Bitterne, Southampton, Chandlers Ford, Hythe & Hedge End
Mackarness & Lunt Solicitors, Petersfield & Winchester
ML Law Solicitors, Fair Oak & Chandlers Ford
Moore & Blatch Solicitors
Mugford & Co, Fareham
Ranson Houghton, Andover
Richard Webster & Co Solicitors, Eastleigh
Robert Cook & Co Solicitors, Fleet
Solicitors Directory for Hampshire
Talbot Walker, Andover
Warner, Goodman & Streat, Fareham, Park Gate, Portsmouth, Southampton & Waterlooville
Warner & Richardson, Winchester
Supermarkets & Department Stores
We can't get away from the fact that we all need to eat!! Maybe, instead of wandering around the store, you would like to buy your weekly shopping from the Internet !! Alternatively these Web Sites will give you an idea of what services they have to offer their customers.
Asda
Debenhams
J Sainsbury
John Lewis
Iceland
Marks & Spencer
Somerfield
Tesco
Waitrose