Neighbourhoods in Test Valley

South East · 17 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

74

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#48 of 296 local authorities · 17 neighbourhoods · 132,924 residents

Income75
Employment76
Education68
Health74
Crime68
Housing & access46
Living env.70
Decile 1: 0% of residentsDecile 2: 6% of residentsDecile 3: 0% of residentsDecile 4: 0% of residentsDecile 5: 4% of residentsDecile 6: 24% of residentsDecile 7: 4% of residentsDecile 8: 17% of residentsDecile 9: 19% of residentsDecile 10: 26% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Andover Newbury Road (17) to Valley Park (100); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Test Valley contains both ends of the scale: Valley Park at 100 out of 100 (#25 of 6,856 in England) against Andover Newbury Road at 17, an 82-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 11 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £235,500 in Andover Newbury Road to £656,250 in Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge — a 2.8× gap within Test Valley.

Living here

Typical net household income£46,074a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime53per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Test Valley

£361,250median home sold over the past year · +12.9% over 5 years · +0.3% over the year · 1,762 sales
Detached£560,000
Semi-detached£355,000
Terraced£295,000
Flat£181,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Test Valley

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Valley Park 25100 £450,000
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams 38994 £425,000
Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth 39694 £349,000
Andover West 56092 £350,000
Andover Charlton & Bourne Valley 82188 £325,000

Neighbourhood rankings in Test Valley

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Test Valley

Postcode districts that overlap Test Valley — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Test Valley Census 2021

Residents130,493
Median age (est.)44
Density208per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 9%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 14%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 17%
One person 26%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional14%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Test Valley.