What’s the social value of sport and physical activity in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight?

Date: 14 February 2025 Author: Energise Me

Recent findings show the social value of physical activity in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight could be as high as £3.9Billion.

The figures follow the October 2024 report from Sport England announcing the overall social value of community sport and physical activity across England was £107.2 billion in 2022/23.

The figure consists of a ‘primary’ value placed on the wellbeing of adults, children and young people taking part and volunteering in sport and physical activity and a ‘secondary’ value that calculates the wider savings to the health and social care system a year

Table contents Primary Value for Children and young people = £281,730,000 Adult Participation = £2,981,130,000 Adult Volunteering = £322,810,000 Secondary value to public services = £391,374,500 Total value: £3,977,044,500

Numbers have been broken down by local council and authority area so individuals and organisations can discover the social value of taking part or volunteering in sport and physical activity where they live and work.

		Total: Annual social value of adult participation in sport and physical activity 2022/23

Hampshire	County Council	£2,365,288,500
Portsmouth	Unitary Authority	£363,737,000
Southampton	Unitary Authority	£415,448,500
Isle of Wight	Unitary Authority	£228,030,500
Basingstoke and Deane	District Council	£304,054,500
East Hampshire	District Council	£218,133,000
Eastleigh	District Council	£231,926,500
Fareham	District Council	£200,809,500
Gosport	District Council	£118,982,000
Hart	District Council	£173,946,500
Havant	District Council	£183,299,000
New Forest	District Council	£303,933,000
Rushmoor	District Council	£166,945,000
Test Valley	District Council	£222,981,500
Winchester	District Council	£240,139,500

The research makes a clear case for physical activity and the We Can Be Active Strategy playing a major role in the health and wellbeing of local people.

Partners in the strategy have the potential to not only prevent illness and relieve NHS pressure, but create happier, healthier local communities in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

The full dataset and calculations can be found at SportEngland.org https://www.sportengland.org/research-and-data/research/social-value-sport-and-physical-activity