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Mid Test · Test Valley

Mid Test: your neighbourhood

Mid Test electoral ward · boundaries: May 2026. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 43.5% here, compared with 35.7% across Test Valley (7.8 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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Homes rented privately: 22% here, compared with 15% across Test Valley (6.8 percentage points higher).

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.

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: 24.2% here, compared with 21.2% across Test Valley (3 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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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

24.2%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

2,232 out of 9,223.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.1%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

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

289 out of 9,221.

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People counted in the census

9,221

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

9,221 out of 9,221.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

43.5%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

3,319 out of 7,638.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

41.2%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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

1,578 out of 3,833.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

9.9%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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

378 out of 3,833.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

38.6%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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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

2,946 out of 7,631.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

59.4%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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

4,536 out of 7,631.

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

1.6%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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

123 out of 7,631.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

12.1%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

923 out of 7,638.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

826 out of 3,834.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

27.2%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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

2,072 out of 7,631.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

534 out of 3,834.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Mid Test

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

149 out of 7,631.

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Crime and safety

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

379 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 422 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Mid Test 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: 26 mapped crimes in September 2024; 31 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 · Mid Test
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024263
October 2024542
November 2024414
December 2024472
January 2025220
February 2025301
March 2025342
April 2025438
May 20252813
June 2025255
July 2025443
August 2025280
September 2025343
October 2025393
November 2025348
December 2025285
January 2026321
February 2026277
March 2026272
April 2026186
May 2026306
June 2026341
July 2026455
August 2026313
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Mid Test
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime114
burglary54
vehicle crime53
other theft52
criminal damage arson45
public order31
other crime22
possession of weapons4
drugs3
shoplifting1
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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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 →