Test Valley · Hampshire

Average home prices reached £368,000 in Test Valley.

Test Valley local authority area. July 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

Test Valley has just approved further investment in Andover’s theatre, Romsey’s community hub and other local projects. The riverside park has a separate highway approval. These are meaningful delivery steps, but they do not mean the new facilities are already open. Rural projects are tracked separately from the town-centre programme.

The short version

Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Test Valley local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

From To

Shown on this chart: £69,588 in August 1996; £368,131 in July 2026. 429% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £66,000 to £368,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £2,000 less per home (0.6% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Test Valley local authority area: full reviewed history
Period	£
January 1995	66,163
February 1995	70,612
March 1995	70,035
April 1995	71,796
May 1995	70,545
June 1995	70,344
July 1995	69,129
August 1995	67,957
September 1995	68,323
October 1995	68,474
November 1995	70,379
December 1995	70,387
January 1996	70,360
February 1996	69,222
March 1996	69,759
April 1996	71,491
May 1996	71,731
June 1996	70,909
July 1996	69,591
August 1996	69,588
September 1996	70,085
October 1996	68,272
November 1996	67,842
December 1996	67,350
January 1997	71,328
February 1997	71,928
March 1997	73,730
April 1997	72,444
May 1997	74,742
June 1997	75,079
July 1997	76,193
August 1997	78,165
September 1997	80,426
October 1997	83,340
November 1997	84,440
December 1997	83,210
January 1998	83,339
February 1998	82,056
March 1998	83,559
April 1998	85,696
May 1998	87,373
June 1998	89,740
July 1998	88,260
August 1998	88,427
September 1998	87,988
October 1998	89,240
November 1998	88,665
December 1998	89,362
January 1999	86,890
February 1999	88,802
March 1999	88,923
April 1999	93,252
May 1999	94,419
June 1999	96,524
July 1999	96,621
August 1999	97,742
September 1999	99,798
October 1999	103,358
November 1999	105,679
December 1999	108,459
January 2000	109,706
February 2000	108,873
March 2000	110,448
April 2000	112,176
May 2000	115,926
June 2000	118,327
July 2000	124,261
August 2000	127,135
September 2000	126,842
October 2000	123,257
November 2000	123,202
December 2000	123,086
January 2001	125,347
February 2001	125,738
March 2001	125,305
April 2001	126,573
May 2001	127,654
June 2001	132,905
July 2001	133,314
August 2001	134,759
September 2001	134,681
October 2001	136,356
November 2001	139,473
December 2001	142,309
January 2002	139,324
February 2002	134,625
March 2002	133,551
April 2002	139,608
May 2002	143,249
June 2002	146,055
July 2002	150,215
August 2002	160,019
September 2002	164,044
October 2002	169,751
November 2002	171,014
December 2002	173,307
January 2003	169,811
February 2003	171,729
March 2003	173,823
April 2003	179,939
May 2003	183,247
June 2003	181,799
July 2003	181,431
August 2003	179,678
September 2003	182,254
October 2003	181,401
November 2003	184,120
December 2003	185,992
January 2004	186,463
February 2004	184,427
March 2004	188,363
April 2004	190,234
May 2004	194,350
June 2004	191,587
July 2004	192,885
August 2004	194,370
September 2004	196,247
October 2004	200,771
November 2004	202,672
December 2004	206,805
January 2005	200,255
February 2005	199,389
March 2005	194,007
April 2005	195,432
May 2005	194,729
June 2005	200,172
July 2005	204,648
August 2005	204,631
September 2005	205,739
October 2005	205,018
November 2005	205,612
December 2005	202,520
January 2006	202,527
February 2006	202,071
March 2006	203,548
April 2006	207,583
May 2006	210,889
June 2006	212,645
July 2006	211,814
August 2006	213,443
September 2006	218,053
October 2006	215,710
November 2006	217,366
December 2006	215,921
January 2007	224,751
February 2007	227,457
March 2007	233,527
April 2007	230,640
May 2007	235,012
June 2007	233,650
July 2007	236,411
August 2007	232,760
September 2007	233,556
October 2007	240,103
November 2007	242,154
December 2007	240,634
January 2008	235,982
February 2008	233,932
March 2008	237,138
April 2008	237,742
May 2008	236,124
June 2008	234,206
July 2008	227,450
August 2008	228,385
September 2008	222,428
October 2008	222,126
November 2008	213,781
December 2008	211,107
January 2009	202,583
February 2009	198,149
March 2009	194,810
April 2009	190,227
May 2009	194,226
June 2009	197,357
July 2009	206,640
August 2009	210,768
September 2009	214,163
October 2009	214,795
November 2009	213,459
December 2009	215,767
January 2010	222,652
February 2010	224,810
March 2010	224,635
April 2010	221,085
May 2010	225,571
June 2010	228,031
July 2010	229,100
August 2010	226,861
September 2010	224,719
October 2010	226,182
November 2010	231,496
December 2010	231,294
January 2011	226,973
February 2011	221,738
March 2011	223,734
April 2011	225,830
May 2011	226,075
June 2011	223,130
July 2011	224,679
August 2011	225,184
September 2011	224,640
October 2011	223,138
November 2011	221,382
December 2011	220,437
January 2012	219,648
February 2012	213,337
March 2012	213,560
April 2012	214,900
May 2012	224,877
June 2012	226,552
July 2012	230,796
August 2012	230,904
September 2012	233,326
October 2012	227,478
November 2012	224,623
December 2012	220,110
January 2013	220,409
February 2013	217,631
March 2013	218,078
April 2013	223,400
May 2013	222,848
June 2013	225,231
July 2013	222,309
August 2013	229,798
September 2013	233,135
October 2013	234,803
November 2013	235,676
December 2013	235,084
January 2014	236,162
February 2014	235,530
March 2014	235,399
April 2014	234,282
May 2014	233,414
June 2014	235,459
July 2014	243,435
August 2014	247,867
September 2014	253,311
October 2014	252,682
November 2014	254,022
December 2014	253,774
January 2015	256,354
February 2015	259,543
March 2015	258,969
April 2015	260,822
May 2015	256,989
June 2015	260,884
July 2015	259,997
August 2015	269,162
September 2015	269,689
October 2015	273,825
November 2015	273,196
December 2015	276,497
January 2016	277,489
February 2016	277,299
March 2016	278,851
April 2016	277,832
May 2016	276,497
June 2016	273,676
July 2016	278,985
August 2016	286,583
September 2016	293,087
October 2016	292,556
November 2016	291,548
December 2016	291,976
January 2017	293,215
February 2017	296,006
March 2017	296,536
April 2017	298,099
May 2017	297,575
June 2017	301,468
July 2017	306,173
August 2017	311,606
September 2017	313,068
October 2017	314,263
November 2017	309,445
December 2017	305,430
January 2018	306,997
February 2018	309,473
March 2018	312,860
April 2018	309,476
May 2018	308,119
June 2018	305,413
July 2018	305,328
August 2018	309,183
September 2018	312,805
October 2018	313,946
November 2018	310,289
December 2018	310,114
January 2019	304,529
February 2019	307,915
March 2019	309,651
April 2019	312,061
May 2019	311,139
June 2019	304,978
July 2019	305,330
August 2019	306,685
September 2019	310,545
October 2019	317,210
November 2019	314,886
December 2019	314,860
January 2020	313,806
February 2020	315,435
March 2020	314,415
April 2020	317,393
May 2020	320,006
June 2020	319,219
July 2020	313,662
August 2020	314,417
September 2020	322,991
October 2020	325,252
November 2020	327,834
December 2020	324,485
January 2021	323,566
February 2021	317,583
March 2021	322,392
April 2021	327,576
May 2021	329,960
June 2021	331,289
July 2021	329,495
August 2021	332,556
September 2021	338,038
October 2021	345,279
November 2021	348,359
December 2021	347,890
January 2022	354,968
February 2022	361,731
March 2022	361,977
April 2022	360,916
May 2022	361,647
June 2022	369,872
July 2022	375,131
August 2022	381,321
September 2022	383,330
October 2022	387,227
November 2022	387,243
December 2022	385,816
January 2023	383,380
February 2023	379,880
March 2023	382,123
April 2023	384,711
May 2023	387,678
June 2023	382,538
July 2023	375,687
August 2023	378,820
September 2023	388,788
October 2023	388,139
November 2023	383,837
December 2023	371,021
January 2024	366,127
February 2024	355,967
March 2024	362,079
April 2024	367,744
May 2024	373,984
June 2024	369,105
July 2024	370,685
August 2024	369,106
September 2024	375,768
October 2024	375,903
November 2024	382,049
December 2024	379,861
January 2025	377,502
February 2025	378,049
March 2025	375,071
April 2025	376,884
May 2025	368,464
June 2025	373,080
July 2025	370,169
August 2025	375,599
September 2025	372,098
October 2025	373,114
November 2025	373,188
December 2025	369,886
January 2026	372,401
February 2026	371,799
March 2026	372,507
April 2026	375,659
May 2026	371,454
June 2026	371,290
July 2026	368,131

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People living in the area

135,698

Mid-2025 · Test Valley local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Average home price

£368,000

July 2026 · Test Valley local authority area

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Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £368,131.

Homes in the local authority area

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Average monthly rent

£1,235

August 2026 · Test Valley local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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Homes rented privately

9.3% to 21.5%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9.3% in North Baddesley to 21.5% in Mid Test — a gap of 12.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
North Baddesley	9.3%	291	3,142
Andover Downlands	10.2%	249	2,444
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams	10.5%	341	3,252
Romsey Cupernham	11.3%	415	3,688
Charlton & the Pentons	11.5%	164	1,427
Anna	11.7%	324	2,763
Andover Romans	11.8%	469	3,976
Ampfield & Braishfield	12.1%	121	1,003
Blackwater	12.8%	336	2,617
Romsey Tadburn	13%	349	2,684
Valley Park	13.1%	311	2,366
Andover Harroway	15.4%	636	4,138
Bourne Valley	16.3%	218	1,341
Andover Winton	17.5%	492	2,810
Andover St Mary's	17.9%	683	3,820
Romsey Abbey	18.2%	512	2,806
Harewood	18.4%	258	1,405
Bellinger	19.2%	274	1,429
Andover Millway	21.4%	806	3,765
Mid Test	21.5%	826	3,834

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What could respond to this pattern →

People reporting bad or very bad health

2.2% to 6.1%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 2.2% in Valley Park to 6.1% in Andover St Mary's — a gap of 3.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Valley Park	2.2%	134	6,213
Andover Downlands	2.7%	173	6,407
Mid Test	3.1%	289	9,221
Ampfield & Braishfield	3.1%	75	2,392
Romsey Cupernham	3.3%	294	8,960
Blackwater	3.3%	211	6,421
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams	3.4%	274	8,052
Harewood	3.5%	116	3,297
Charlton & the Pentons	3.5%	117	3,313
Andover Romans	3.7%	376	10,167
Anna	3.9%	257	6,623
Andover Millway	3.9%	364	9,239
Romsey Tadburn	4%	238	5,920
Andover Harroway	4.1%	419	10,223
Bourne Valley	4.1%	132	3,184
Bellinger	4.1%	139	3,352
Andover Winton	4.2%	271	6,424
North Baddesley	4.7%	344	7,346
Romsey Abbey	5.6%	302	5,388
Andover St Mary's	6.1%	506	8,349

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What could respond to this pattern →

People aged 65 or over

5.9% to 35.9%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 5.9% in Andover Downlands to 35.9% in Romsey Abbey — a gap of 29.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 20 of 20 current wards with comparable figures.

Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.

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These are separate ward percentages, not an average of them. Boundaries: May 2026. Missing or differently defined figures are excluded from this range and stay visible on the ward pages.

People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Andover Downlands	5.9%	380	6,409
Andover Romans	7.6%	775	10,166
Valley Park	15.2%	946	6,210
Andover Harroway	16%	1,637	10,221
Andover Millway	19%	1,752	9,240
Romsey Cupernham	19.4%	1,740	8,960
Andover St Mary's	20.3%	1,695	8,350
Bourne Valley	21.2%	674	3,183
Andover Winton	22.9%	1,471	6,425
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams	23.6%	1,902	8,052
Bellinger	24%	803	3,349
Mid Test	24.2%	2,232	9,223
North Baddesley	26%	1,913	7,347
Harewood	26.4%	870	3,299
Charlton & the Pentons	27.2%	902	3,316
Anna	27.5%	1,824	6,624
Ampfield & Braishfield	27.5%	659	2,393
Romsey Tadburn	28.8%	1,704	5,918
Blackwater	29%	1,862	6,419
Romsey Abbey	35.9%	1,933	5,388

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What could respond to this pattern →

All 20 wards, their figures and local context →

What could change things?

These responses connect the evidence with practical choices. The action plan separates proposed next steps from projects already announced by public bodies.

strength

Build on the funded programme and local partnerships

October’s decision funds priority town-centre projects and retains a separate rural fund.

Andover, Romsey and rural communities can follow different schemes within one clear programme.

What could help →

weakness

Keep daily access working through town-centre change

The Western Avenue park requires highway changes, and Romsey’s preferred plan changes the bus-station area.

People still need routes, parking where required, buses and meeting space during construction.

What could help →

opportunity

Connect the new theatre, river and surrounding businesses

The theatre and riverside park are part of the same Andover regeneration programme.

Connected destinations could encourage longer visits and make everyday public space more useful.

What could help →

Read the full action plan →

Local work to follow

Andover town centre

Andover: new home for The Lights theatre

The council’s latest investment decision supports delivery of the new town-centre theatre.

Programme funding approved; construction opening unverified · evidence dated 2026-10-16

Responsible body: Test Valley Borough Council and its appointed delivery partners

Latest evidence: The update reports Council approval on 14 October and says construction will start shortly. It does not confirm that the theatre is complete or open.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Part of the wider £67 million Corporate Action Plan investment approved in October; not a theatre-only budget.
Area covered: The named location is verified. An official project boundary has not been matched to current wards; no ward-wide impact is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Corporate Action Plan investment approved, reported 16 October 2026 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Build on the funded programme and local partnerships →

Connect the new theatre, river and surrounding businesses →

Protect long-term affordability after the capital decision →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

Western Avenue and River Anton, Andover

Andover: Western Avenue riverside park

Approved highway changes allow the proposed park and better links beside the River Anton to progress.

Highway changes approved; completed park unverified · evidence dated 2026-09-15

Responsible body: Test Valley Borough Council with Hampshire County Council and transport approvals

Latest evidence: The Secretary of State’s decision followed a public inquiry. It enables the approved development; it is not evidence of a park already open.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Part of the Andover regeneration programme supported by a government award; not all programme funding is for this park.
Area covered: The named location is verified. An official project boundary has not been matched to current wards; no ward-wide impact is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Western Avenue highway approval, 15 September 2026 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Keep daily access working through town-centre change →

Connect the new theatre, river and surrounding businesses →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

South of Romsey town centre

Romsey: new community hub and public space

The preferred plan moves community facilities to the bus-station area with connected public space.

Preferred approach approved; October funding decision supports delivery · evidence dated 2026-10-16

Responsible body: Test Valley Borough Council and Romsey Future partners

Latest evidence: The December 2025 option keeps Crosfield Hall in use until a new centre opens. The October 2026 investment update says the priority hub and public-space project will be funded. Detailed design and planning remain separate stages.

Progress, funding and source

Cost: Not established by the evidence checked.
Funding: Within the wider October Corporate Action Plan funding decision; not a Romsey-only £67 million budget.
Area covered: The named location is verified. An official project boundary has not been matched to current wards; no ward-wide impact is inferred.

No verified ward footprint is assigned.

Corporate Action Plan investment approved, reported 16 October 2026 →

Source checked 2026-10-17. A plan or announcement is not proof of completion.

Build on the funded programme and local partnerships →

Keep daily access working through town-centre change →

Protect long-term affordability after the capital decision →

Connect local skills to local opportunities →

Target support where disadvantages overlap →

How to track delivery →

All reviewed local projects →

What this local evidence covers

20 of 20 wards

Have at least one valid census comparison with the whole council. Missing measures stay visible.

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4 reviewed plans and projects

4 have a source-dated stage; 4 have some funding evidence; 0 have some cost evidence. These counts do not prove that funding or costs are complete.

Check each project →

0 verified ward links

Project locations cannot be treated as a map of who benefits. Each record explains any verified ward association.

Read the sources and limits →

What is still missing

The reviewed local schemes are a selected evidence collection, not a complete council capital programme.

Current service capacity, incomes, waiting lists, school demand and project outcomes need additional verified local evidence before firm claims can be made.

These are selected local projects and issues, not a complete inventory of council work. Delivery stages describe the dated evidence, not an assumption that scheduled work has happened.

Action-plan steps are UK Facts proposals for scrutiny and delivery. They are not new council commitments, funded programmes or promised deadlines.

Project locations do not prove that a whole ward benefits. Costs and funding are shown only where the reviewed source states them; blank values mean unverified, not zero.

The £67 million October investment is for the wider programme and must never be added again for each named scheme.