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Test Valley

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Low deprivation
Population
130,421
Households
54,715
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
54,715
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£349,670
Median property price
£1,125
Median rent
3,842
Postcodes
54,715
Households
White Brit. · 88%
Ethnicity
Christian · 50%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£349,670
Median property price
£1,125
Median rent
3,842
Postcodes

Sold prices in Test Valley

England & Wales
Property sales · Test Valley
HM Land Registry · Test Valley
Average price
£409,923
YoY: -4.4%
Median price: £359,603
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 63 sales · avg £441,365
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£467k£417k£366k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Test Valley

England & Wales
Crime trends · Test Valley

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
251
YoY +39%
486330174
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
78
YoY -16%
114570
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
17
YoY -26%
38190
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
19
YoY -10%
47240
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
34
YoY stable
57291
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
22
YoY +69%
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

3 of 5 key categories improving · other crime up sharply · violent crime rising

583
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Test Valley

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Hampshire.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Test Valley is the district council. School applications go through Hampshire.

Apply for a primary place via Hampshire

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Amenities in Test Valley

GPs make up most of the mapped places

15 GPs · 6 Museums · 4 Hospitals · 28 in all

  • GPs15
  • Museums6
  • Hospitals4
  • Libraries3

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Test Valley

Median private rent

£1,125/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£872
1 bed
£1,125
2 bed
£1,383
3 bed
£1,971
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Test Valley

Coordinates51.1179, -1.4924
Postcodes
3,842
Population (Census)
130,421
Households (Census)
54,715
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 4.5 per 1k

Demographics in Test Valley

Ethnicity

Total residents: 130,540
White Brit.88.0%
Other White4.4%
Indian1.3%
Other Asian1.0%
+ other · 5.3%

Religion

Total residents: 130,471
Christian50.5%
No religion40.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 3.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 130,421
50–6421.1%
35–4919.3%
25–3411.9%
65–7411.1%
75–847.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%

Households

Total households: 54,715
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.4%
Other13.4%
Any member 66+13.1%
All members 66+11.9%
+ 7 other households · 31.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Test Valley

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.20 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.20 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).