Waterlooville is a town in the borough of Havant, in Hampshire, England, sitting roughly five miles north of Portsmouth on the approach to the south coast. It occupies gentle downland with convenient access to the South Downs and local green spaces such as Staunton Country Park, and benefits from good road links to the M27 and the A3, making it a practical base for commuters and shoppers.
The name famously derives from a local inn’s celebrations of the Battle of Waterloo, and the settlement grew from a rural crossroads into a suburban shopping and residential centre through the 19th and 20th centuries. Today Waterlooville has a busy town centre with a precinct and retail parks, a mix of housing and light industry, and a community feel with schools, sports clubs and local events; many residents commute to naval, maritime and other employers in nearby Portsmouth and the wider south Hampshire economy.
Postcode districts covering Waterlooville
Most populated places nearby
- Southampton 16.2 miles
- Portsmouth 4.4 miles
- Gosport 7 miles
- Bognor Regis 16.9 miles
- Littlehampton 22 miles
- Fareham 7 miles
- Eastleigh 14.9 miles
- Eastleigh Town 15.5 miles
- Winchester 18.2 miles
- Havant 2.2 miles
- Totton 21 miles
- Totton and Eling 20.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Stakes Ward 0.2 miles
- Waterloo Ward 0.7 miles
- Newlands Parish 0.8 miles
- Purbrook Ward 0.9 miles
- Cowplain Ward 1.4 miles
- Leigh Park Hermitage Ward 1.6 miles
- Bedhampton Ward 1.7 miles
- Hart Plain Ward 1.8 miles
- Furzeley Corner Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Drayton and Farlington Ward 2.1 miles
- Havant Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Leigh Park Central & West Leigh Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Waterlooville
PO7 8QP, PO7 7QW, PO7 5LJ, PO7 5ES, PO7 7BY, PO7 6BN, PO7 8LN, PO7 5DD, PO7 3DU … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 15.1 miles
- Bournemouth Airport 36 miles
- Bedhampton Railway Station 2.1 miles
- Havant Railway Station 2.6 miles
Hotels near Waterlooville Ad
- Rooms@73 0.3 miles
- The Red Lion by Innkeeper's Collection 4 2.5 miles
- Ye Spotted Dogge 6.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Portsmouth - North 3 2.7 miles
- Portsmouth Marriott Hotel 4 3.2 miles
- Village Hotel Portsmouth 4 3.2 miles
- Florence Suite Hotel & Restaurant 4 6.8 miles
- The Ship Leopard Hotel - No Children 3 6.2 miles
- Esk Vale Guest House 3 6.8 miles
- Florence House Boutique Hotel and Restaurant 4 6.8 miles
Schools in Waterlooville
- Crookhorn College Secondary
- Hart Plain Infant School Primary
- Hart Plain Junior School Primary
- Havant and South Downs College Further education
- Jubilee School Independent - special
- Mill Hill Primary School Primary
- Morelands Primary School Primary
- Oaklands Catholic School Secondary
- Purbrook Infant School Primary
- Purbrook Junior School Primary
- Purbrook Park School Secondary
- Queen's Inclosure Primary School Primary
- Riverside Community Special School Special
- Springwood Infant School Primary
- Springwood Junior School Primary
- St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Waterlooville Primary
- The Waterloo School Special
Local points of interest
- Forest of Bere Forest 1.8 miles
- Southwick House Estate 3.1 miles
- Langstone Harbour Harbour 4.2 miles
- Fratton Park Stadium 5.6 miles
- Southsea Marina Marina 5.7 miles
- Mary Rose Museum Museum 6 miles
- HMS Victory Museum 6.1 miles
- Royal Navy Museum Museum 6.1 miles
- HMS Warrior Museum 6.3 miles
- Gosport Premier Marina Marina 6.5 miles
- Chichester Harbour Harbour 7.2 miles
- Titchfield Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles