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Charlton & the Pentons · Test Valley

Charlton & the Pentons: your neighbourhood

Charlton & the Pentons electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 7% here, compared with 14% across Test Valley (7.1 percentage points lower).

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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People aged 65 or over: 27.2% here, compared with 21.2% across Test Valley (6 percentage points higher).

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

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: 31.8% here, compared with 35.7% across Test Valley (3.8 percentage points lower).

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

27.2%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

902 out of 3,316.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.5%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

117 out of 3,313.

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People counted in the census

3,313

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,313 out of 3,313.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

31.8%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

906 out of 2,845.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.6%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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

594 out of 1,427.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.3%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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

147 out of 1,427.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

39.1%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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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

1,110 out of 2,841.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.7%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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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

1,695 out of 2,841.

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

1.7%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

Show the workings

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

49 out of 2,841.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

13.8%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

392 out of 2,845.

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Homes rented privately

11%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

164 out of 1,427.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

30.6%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

Show the workings

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

870 out of 2,841.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

7%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

103 out of 1,427.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

1.3%

21 March 2021 · Charlton & the Pentons

Show the workings

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

36 out of 2,841.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Charlton & the Pentons ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

99 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 103 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Charlton & the Pentons 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: 9 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 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 · Charlton & the Pentons
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202491
October 202480
November 2024121
December 202471
January 202590
February 202590
March 2025110
April 202562
May 202574
June 202572
July 2025120
August 202560
September 2025172
October 2025110
November 202590
December 202570
January 202670
February 202640
March 2026121
April 202660
May 202620
June 202641
July 2026111
August 202690
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Charlton & the Pentons
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime43
other theft23
vehicle crime9
public order7
criminal damage arson6
burglary4
shoplifting3
other crime2
drugs2
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.

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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 →