Fareham Local Information
Practical local information for Fareham: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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Fareham Roadworks This Week: M27 J10 Nights and Funtley Hill
M27 junction 10's westbound exit slip shuts 9pm to 6am to 8 October, before the junction opens fully on 12 October. Funtley Hill shuts for four nights.
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Fareham bin collection days: bank holidays don't move
Fareham empties bins on the usual day every bank holiday, with no catch-up week. Garden waste is £73 a year, bulky collections are suspended, and a miss must be reported in 3 days.
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Parking in Fareham: £1 an hour, free after 6pm
Fareham's outer car parks are free on Sundays, the town centre ones are not, and the coast charges daily. Full tariffs, permits, blue badge rules and PCN costs.
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Fareham council tax 2026/27: £2,270.55 at band D
Fareham's full band A to H charges for 2026/27, up 4.9% on the year, with only £197.14 of a band D bill going to the borough and no parish precept anywhere.
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Fareham house prices: £343,000, Warsash £455,000
The middle Fareham home sold for £343,000. Hook-with-Warsash tops the borough at £455,000 and Fareham Town ward sits lowest at £250,000, a £205,000 gap in one borough.
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Fareham to London trains: 1h47 direct, £6,860 a year
The fastest direct Fareham to Waterloo train takes 1h47. First out 05:23, last back 22:08, an annual season ticket £6,860 and £626 more to park at the station.
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Things to do in Fareham: free Fort Nelson, £12 castle
Fort Nelson and Titchfield Abbey are free, Portchester Castle is £12 and Titchfield Haven £6.50. Verified August 2026 prices and opening times for nine days out.
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Fareham planning: 2.99 years of housing land, not 5
Fareham can show only 2.99 years of housing land against a five-year requirement, on its own July 2026 figures. What that changes for applications near you.
Bins
Fareham Christmas bin collections 2026/27: dates not out yet
Fareham has not yet published its Christmas 2026 bin days. Last year's went up by mid October; here is the 2025 table and the free tree collection it ran.
Schools
Fareham school term dates 2026/27: half term 26 to 30 Oct
Hampshire's 2026/27 dates for Fareham schools: October half term 26 to 30 Oct, Christmas 21 Dec to 1 Jan, plus the INSET days three local schools set.
Trains
Fareham Christmas trains 2026: none on the 25th
No trains from Fareham on Christmas Day, early finishes on Christmas Eve, Boxing Day moved to 28 Dec. What is confirmed, plus last year's buses and parking.
Tip
Fareham tip opening times: Segensworth 9am to 4pm in winter
Segensworth tip opens 9am to 4pm from 1 October, shut 1pm to 1.30pm, closed 25 and 26 Dec and 1 Jan. Every visit must be booked, up to a week ahead.