Is Test Valley a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Test Valley, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 3,840 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Test Valley, from official data · 13 postcode districts · 3,840 postcodes
The average home in Test Valley sold for £368,131 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.6% on a year earlier. Across Test Valley, police record 61 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Test Valley, the nearest primary school is Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Danebury School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: inadequate); the nearest GP surgery is Stockbridge Surgery, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Across Test Valley, police record 61 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Test Valley sold for £368,131 in the latest House Price Index, down 0.6% on a year earlier. By type: detached £601,616, semi-detached £356,614, terraced £283,256, flats £169,578. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Danebury School, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk (Ofsted: inadequate). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
The ONS estimates average household income of £67,191 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).