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Bourne Valley · Test Valley

Bourne Valley: your neighbourhood

Bourne Valley electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 23% here, compared with 14% across Test Valley (8.9 percentage points higher).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 15.2% here, compared with 12.3% across Test Valley (2.9 percentage points higher).

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 38.1% here, compared with 35.7% across Test Valley (2.4 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21.2%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

674 out of 3,183.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.1%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

132 out of 3,184.

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People counted in the census

3,183

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,183 out of 3,183.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

38.1%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,028 out of 2,696.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

43.1%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

578 out of 1,342.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.2%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

204 out of 1,342.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.2%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,057 out of 2,694.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,589 out of 2,694.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

5.1%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

138 out of 2,694.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.4%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

361 out of 2,696.

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Homes rented privately

16%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

218 out of 1,341.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

22.8%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

615 out of 2,694.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

23%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

312 out of 1,341.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.8%

21 March 2021 · Bourne Valley

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

48 out of 2,694.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Bourne Valley ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

125 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 112 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Bourne Valley ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 11 mapped crimes in September 2024; 2 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Bourne Valley
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024110
October 2024101
November 2024101
December 2024140
January 202570
February 202591
March 2025121
April 202570
May 202580
June 202543
July 2025120
August 202580
September 2025152
October 2025143
November 2025121
December 2025114
January 2026180
February 202680
March 2026150
April 202690
May 202693
June 202680
July 202641
August 202620
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Bourne Valley
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime57
burglary21
other theft12
public order10
vehicle crime7
criminal damage arson7
drugs5
other crime5
possession of weapons1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A project elsewhere in the borough may matter here, but its location does not prove who benefits. Only verified ward associations are attached to a neighbourhood.

No project footprint has yet been verified for this ward. See the council-area projects and their stated locations →

What could help across Test Valley →