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 miles
- Portsmouth 6.1 miles
- Gosport 3.9 miles
- Waterlooville 8 miles
- Bognor Regis 24 miles
- Fareham 1 mile
- Eastleigh 10.2 miles
- Eastleigh Town 10 miles
- Winchester 15.5 miles
- Havant 9.8 miles
- Christchurch 24.6 miles
- Totton 13.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Fareham Park Ward 0.8 miles
- Fort Fareham Ward 0.8 miles
- Fareham Built-up area 1 mile
- Titchfield Ward 1.2 miles
- Fareham Town Ward 1.3 miles
- Uplands & Funtley Ward 1.5 miles
- Stubbington Ward 1.7 miles
- Knowle Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Peel Common Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Hill Head Ward 2.2 miles
- Bridgemary Ward 2.3 miles
- Wallington & Downend Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Avenue
PO15 5AZ, PO15 5BP, PO14 1TD, PO14 3BB, PO15 5LA, PO14 3DF, PO14 1SN, PO15 5JN, PO15 5BA … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 9.4 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 28 miles
- Fareham Railway Station 0.8 miles
- Swanwick Railway Station 3 miles
Hotels near Avenue Ad
- voco Fareham – Solent 4 1.4 miles
- Lodge at Solent 3 2.6 miles
- Red Lion Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- Lysses House Hotel 3 1.6 miles
- Solent Hotel and Spa 4 2.6 miles
- New Place 4 4.7 miles
- Premier Inn Fareham 3 2.6 miles
- The Roundabout Hotel 2 1.9 miles
- Becketts Ltd 6.6 miles
- Premier Inn Gosport 3 3.3 miles
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 mile
- Calshot Beach Beach 5.2 miles
- Southwick House Estate 5.3 miles
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 5.4 miles
- HMS Victory Museum 5.6 miles
- Mary Rose Museum Museum 5.6 miles
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 5.6 miles
- HMS Warrior Museum 5.7 miles
- Netley Abbey Archaeological site 6.7 miles
- Osborne House Historic site 7.4 miles
- Fratton Park Stadium 7.4 miles
- Cadland House Estate 7.7 miles