Avenue is a compact ward within the borough of Fareham in Hampshire, sitting close to the town centre and well placed for transport links such as the M27 and A27 and rail services that make commuting to Portsmouth and Southampton straightforward. The area is mostly residential, with a mix of Victorian terraces and 20th‑century housing, small parades of shops and local amenities that support a comfortably suburban day‑to‑day life.
Locally the ward shares in Fareham’s longer history as a market and service town with connections to nearby naval and dockyard employment, so many households combine local work with commuting. Community life tends to centre on schools, neighbourhood halls and green spaces, and residents benefit from proximity to the wider town’s shopping, leisure facilities and historic attractions such as Portchester and the Solent coast a short drive away.
Postcode districts covering Avenue
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Portsmouth 6.1 miles9.7 km
- Gosport 3.9 miles6.3 km
- Waterlooville 8 miles12.8 km
- Bognor Regis 24 miles38.7 km
- Fareham 1 mile1.6 km
- Eastleigh 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Eastleigh Town 10 miles16.1 km
- Winchester 15.5 miles24.9 km
- Havant 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Christchurch 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Totton 13.8 miles22.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Fareham Park Ward 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Fort Fareham Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Fareham Built-up area 1 mile1.6 km
- Titchfield Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Fareham Town Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Uplands & Funtley Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Stubbington Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Knowle Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Peel Common Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Hill Head Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Bridgemary Ward 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Wallington & Downend Ward 2.4 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Avenue
PO15 5DQ, PO15 5AE, PO14 3BN, PO14 1NA, PO14 3BW, PO15 5JW, PO15 5PE, PO15 5JH, PO14 1AA … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Bournemouth Airport 28 miles45.1 km
- Fareham Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Swanwick Railway Station 3 miles4.8 km
Hotels near Avenue Ad
- Lysses House Hotel 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Ye Spotted Dogge 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Riverside House 4.6 miles7.3 km
- Holiday Inn Fareham - Solent 1.5 miles2.3 km
- Red Lion Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Lodge at Solent 3 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Solent Hotel and Spa 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The Ship Leopard Hotel - No Children 3 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Villa Rothsay Hotel 4 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Florence House Boutique Hotel and Restaurant 4 7.4 miles11.9 km
Schools in Avenue
- Heathfield Special School Special
- Ranvilles Infant School Primary
- Ranvilles Junior School Primary
- St Francis Special School Special
- St Jude's Catholic Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Titchfield Abbey Historic site 1 mile1.6 km
- Calshot Beach Beach 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Southwick House Estate 5.3 miles8.5 km
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 5.4 miles8.7 km
- HMS Victory Museum 5.6 miles9 km
- Mary Rose Museum Museum 5.6 miles9 km
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 5.6 miles9 km
- HMS Warrior Museum 5.7 miles9.2 km
- Netley Abbey Archaeological site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Osborne House Historic site 7.4 miles11.9 km
- Fratton Park Stadium 7.4 miles12 km
- Cadland House Estate 7.7 miles12.3 km