On average Test Valley has low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 50 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 41% below the South East average of 84 per 1,000. Approximately 12.3% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Test Valley is £65,397 per year. There are 54 schools in Test Valley: 48 primary (7 Outstanding and 37 Good) and 6 secondary (0 Outstanding and 5 Good). Test Valley is home to around 130,492 people, with a population density of about 207.9 per km².
Based on 1,629 recent sales, the median property price is £355,000 (about £378 per square foot) in Test Valley area, with individual transactions ranging from £72,000 up to £4,200,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 540 | £565,000 | £411 |
| Semi-Detached | 381 | £355,000 | £392 |
| Terraced | 469 | £290,000 | £358 |
| Flats | 239 | £182,500 | £292 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £412,000 | £185,000 | £274,998 | £245,000 |
| 2017 | £435,000 | £170,995 | £284,998 | £248,000 |
| 2018 | £435,000 | £171,750 | £284,950 | £250,500 |
| 2019 | £430,000 | £170,000 | £286,000 | £260,000 |
| 2020 | £450,000 | £176,450 | £294,500 | £255,000 |
| 2021 | £500,000 | £180,000 | £309,995 | £265,000 |
| 2022 | £555,000 | £189,950 | £345,000 | £290,000 |
| 2023 | £575,000 | £200,000 | £345,000 | £290,000 |
| 2024 | £540,000 | £194,000 | £340,000 | £295,000 |
| 2025 | £565,000 | £182,000 | £355,000 | £295,000 |
| 2026 | £562,000 | £200,000 | £355,000 | £290,000 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £320 | £300 | £297 | £285 |
| 2017 | £322 | £273 | £309 | £292 |
| 2018 | £340 | £288 | £316 | £290 |
| 2019 | £341 | £275 | £321 | £290 |
| 2020 | £338 | £281 | £324 | £306 |
| 2021 | £365 | £277 | £340 | £310 |
| 2022 | £407 | £296 | £370 | £347 |
| 2023 | £406 | £310 | £379 | £338 |
| 2024 | £406 | £295 | £382 | £340 |
| 2025 | £413 | £294 | £386 | £353 |
| 2026 | £404 | £294 | £392 | £363 |
Test Valley records about 50 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 2 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.
Among the 20 wards of Test Valley, Valley Park has the lowest crime rate, with about 27 crimes per 1,000 residents per year (the Test Valley average is 50 per 1,000) based on official Police.uk data.
The median sale price in Test Valley is £355,000 (about £378 per square foot) based on 1,629 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
Test Valley has 48 primary schools (7 rated Outstanding, 37 Good) and 6 secondary schools (5 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
Test Valley scores 4 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Test Valley sits around rank 22,263 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The average household income in Test Valley is around £65,397 per year, and 12% of homes are social housing (ONS data).
Test Valley spans 3 parliamentary constituencies, represented by Eastleigh: Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrats), North West Hampshire: Kit Malthouse (Conservative and Unionist Party) and Romsey and Southampton North: Caroline Nokes (Conservative and Unionist Party).
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All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.