Borough of Havant

Borough of Havant
Borough of Havant
Borough and non-metropolitan district
	Pedestrianised section of West Street, Havant, on market day
	Havant shown within Hampshire
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Constituent country	England
Region	South East England
Non-metropolitan county	Hampshire
Status	Non-metropolitan district
Admin HQ	Havant
Incorporated	1 April 1974
Government
• Type	Non-metropolitan district council
• Body	Havant Borough Council
• Control	No overall control
• MPs	Alan Mak; Suella Braverman;
Area
• Total	21.4 sq mi (55.3 km2)
• Rank	238th (of 296)
Population (2024)
• Total	126,985
• Rank	193rd (of 296)
• Density	5,950/sq mi (2,300/km2)
Ethnicity (2021)
• Ethnic groups	List 95.9% White ; 1.7% Asian ; 1.4% Mixed ; 0.6% Black ; 0.4% other ;
Religion (2021)
• Religion	List 47.4% no religion ; 45.3% Christianity ; 5.5% not stated ; 0.5% Islam ; 0.5% other ; 0.3% Buddhism ; 0.3% Hinduism ; 0.1% Sikhism ; 0.1% Judaism ;
Time zone	UTC0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (BST)
ONS code	24UH (ONS); E07000090 (GSS);
OS grid reference	SU717062

The Borough of Havant is a local government district with borough status in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Havant. Other towns and villages within the borough include Bedhampton, Cowplain, Emsworth, Hayling Island, Purbrook, Waterlooville and Widley. The borough covers much of the semi-urban area in the south east of Hampshire, between the city of Portsmouth and the West Sussex border.