County council · England
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county council. In a two-tier area the county runs the larger services while district councils run local ones.
What this council is responsible for
Hampshire
County council · E10000014
- Schools and education
- Adult social care
- Children’s services
- Roads and highways
- Waste disposal
- Libraries
- Trading standards
- Public health
Type
County council
Upper tier of two
Official code
E10000014
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Not for most applications; those go to the district councils. County councils decide minerals and waste applications.
11
District councils
225
Postcode sectors
District councils in Hampshire
These councils run planning, bin collection, housing and licensing locally. Hampshire runs the services above.
- Basingstoke and DeaneDistrict council · 27 postcode sectors
- East HampshireDistrict council · 22 postcode sectors
- EastleighDistrict council · 21 postcode sectors
- FarehamDistrict council · 17 postcode sectors
- GosportDistrict council · 8 postcode sectors
- HartDistrict council · 19 postcode sectors
- HavantDistrict council · 16 postcode sectors
- New ForestDistrict council · 36 postcode sectors
- RushmoorDistrict council · 12 postcode sectors
- Test ValleyDistrict council · 22 postcode sectors
- WinchesterDistrict council · 25 postcode sectors
Postcode sectors
Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E10000014.