Valley Park

Test Valley · South East · population 7,311 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

100Area Score / 100 ?
  • #25 of 6,856 in England
  • #9 of 1,119 in South East
  • #1 of 17 in Test Valley
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,362
Median age (est.)44
Density2,831per km²
No qualifications7%
Degree or above48%
No car or van4%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 33%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 44%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 44%Social rent 4%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 18%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 39%Lone parent: 8%Other: 14%
One person 18%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 39%Lone parent 8%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 32% · Managers & directors 17% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional32%
Managers & directors17%
Associate professional14%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades6%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 9%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 9%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 39% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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.

In summary

Valley Park is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #25 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 17 in Test Valley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (100) and lowest on Housing & access (52). Typical homes here sold for about £450,000 over the past year, up 23% across five years (from 111 sales), 25% above the wider Test Valley median of £361,250. Typical household take-home income is around £56,101 a year, among England's highest. Recorded crime ran at 15 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 99 · #94
Employment 100 · #32
Education 97 · #204
Health 97 · #176
Crime 99 · #67
Housing & access 52 · #3,309
Living environment 100 · #25

House prices ?

£450,000median (12m) · +1.1% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£450,000111+1.1%+23.3%
Detached£565,00065+4.1%+17.7%
Semi-detached£350,00011-4.1%+13.8%
Terraced£303,00032-12.7%-0.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£450,000
Test Valley£361,250
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£56,101±£8,011 · #381 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£44,657
Price-to-income ?8.0×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

54Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

15 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 108 offences
Test Valley53
South East71
England83

Rank #2 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences59
Theft14
Burglary3
Vehicle crime5
Criminal damage & arson9
Public order & weapons10
Drugs8
Robbery0
Other0

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 24 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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