Lower Common is a small rural locality within the district of Hart in Hampshire, England. Sitting amid rolling farmland and patches of common and heath, it retains the open, village‑common character typical of north‑east Hampshire, with a scattering of traditional cottages and smallholdings rather than dense development.
Historically the name reflects its use as shared grazing and fuel‑gathering land, and the area still feels connected to parish life and local conservation; residents often rely on nearby market towns such as Fleet, Hook or Hartley Wintney for shops and stations, while many commute into London or to regional business parks. The district’s prosperity and good transport links combine with protected green spaces to give Lower Common a quiet, semi‑rural appeal valued by families and long‑term locals alike.
Postcode districts covering Lower Common
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 7.5 miles
- Slough 17 miles
- High Wycombe 20.2 miles
- Basingstoke 10.5 miles
- Woking 14 miles
- Bracknell 7.4 miles
- Guildford 16 miles
- Maidenhead 13.6 miles
- Hounslow 24.8 miles
- Aldershot 9.5 miles
- Farnborough 7.1 miles
- Esher 23 miles
Neighbouring places
- Eversley Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Bramshill Parish 1.1 miles
- Eversley Centre Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Farley Hill Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Eversley Cross Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Finchampstead Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Arborfield Garrison Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Barkham & Arborfield Ward 2.5 miles
- Heckfield Parish 2.6 miles
- Yateley West Ward 2.9 miles
- Riseley Built-up area 3 miles
- Barkham Parish 3 miles
Example postcodes in Lower Common
RG27 0PR, RG27 0QT, RG27 0QZ, RG27 0QP, RG27 0QX, RG27 0QU, RG27 0PW, RG27 0QS, RG27 0QY … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 20.8 miles
- London Gatwick Airport 34 miles
- Crowthorne Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Sandhurst Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Lower Common Ad
- The New Inn 2.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Fleet 3 5.6 miles
- The Elvetham Hotel 4 3.6 miles
- The Mill House 3 3.6 miles
- The Ely Hotel by Greene King Inns 4 3.9 miles
- Four Seasons Hotel Hampshire 5 6.6 miles
- The Wellington Arms 4 4.5 miles
- The White Hart by Innkeeper's Collection 3 5.5 miles
- Voco Reading 4 6.1 miles
- Aviator Farnborough 4 8 miles
Schools in Lower Common
- St Neot's School Independent - all ages
Local points of interest
- Mortimer House Estate 5.9 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 6.1 miles
- University of Reading University 6.4 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 6.6 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 7.1 miles
- Farnborough Air Sciences Trust Museum Museum 7.9 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 8.5 miles
- Aldershot Military Museum Museum 8.6 miles
- The Vyne Historic site 8.8 miles
- Recreation Ground Stadium 9.5 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 10.4 miles
- The Farnum Museum Museum 10.4 miles