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64 recorded sales · median £178,500 · Test Valley
Test Valley Council · Conservative-controlled 25/43 seats · 58% · OCD 2026
65/100
Mixed
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£179k
median price
5.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£179k
median sold price
9.4 yrs
of local pay to buy
57 min
London — fastest
5
rail stations
0
grammar schools
65
schools total
5.7
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
313
Violence — most
6.9
NO₂ · WHO 10
4.3%
in a flood zone
2,219
green spaces
6.1
PM2.5 · WHO 5
269
eat & drink
80
shops
58.7%
gigabit
28
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£162,000 in 2006 → £362,000 in 2025
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Test Valley, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-07-21
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Crime2026-06
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £178,500. That's about 9.4× local earnings — around the 10.1× five-year average.
Sold price history
2025 · 2 sales
Median sold price · median of all 64 sales£178,500
Full history since 1997
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay9.4× · five-year average 10.1×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Home ownership69%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,247
Test Valley Borough Council£174
Hampshire County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,690
Police & Crime Commissioner£290
Fire & Rescue£93
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,498
Band B£1,748
Band C£1,998
Band D (baseline)£2,247
Band E£2,747
Band F£3,246
Band G£3,746
Band H£4,495
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Test Valley how Wessex Gardens compares · from Test Valley
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Anna Fields +52.1%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Fields | £340,000 | +52.1% | 80 |
| Tadburn | £346,000 | +32% | 106 |
| Valley Park | £440,000 | +30.4% | 126 |
| Rooksbury Mill | £317,500 | +30.4% | 110 |
| Cupernham | £520,000 | +30.1% | 77 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Wessex Gardens — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Wessex Gardens | Terraced | — | — | £280,000 | Feb 2026 |
| 15 Wessex Gardens | Detached | — | — | £359,000 | Aug 2025 |
| 17, Wessex Gardens | Detached | — | — | £365,000 | Mar 2025 |
| 14 WESSEX GARDENS ROMSEY | Semi-detached | — | — | £310,000 | Jun 2024 |
| 8 Wessex Gardens | Other | — | — | £350,500 | Apr 2024 |
| 8 Wessex Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £350,500 | Apr 2024 |
| 1, Wessex Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £325,000 | Mar 2024 |
| 11, Wessex Gardens | Semi-detached | — | — | £320,000 | Oct 2023 |
| 20, Wessex Gardens | Terraced | — | — | £275,000 | Dec 2022 |
| 6, Wessex Gardens | Terraced | — | — | £270,000 | Jun 2022 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Test Valley
Crime runs at 5.7 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month5.7
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Test Valley
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Test Valley district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Test Valley
Population130,492
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 8/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 75% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 8/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 8/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 75% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 8 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
7.6/10
Employment
7.8/10
Education & skills
7.3/10
Health & disability
7.7/10
Crime
6.8/10
Housing & services
5.3/10
Living environment
6.8/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Test Valley — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+62%
Unemployment · economically active residents3.4%
Degree-level (Level 4+)36%
Good or very good health85%
Own their home69%
Median age44.3
Born outside the UK11%
See the full Test Valley report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 1 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
1 of 1 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 1 nearest inspected schools
of the 1 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 14 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sombornes Preschool | Nursery | Good ('22) | 2.8 km |
| King's Somborne Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 2.9 km |
| Braishfield Primary School | Primary | — | 3.4 km |
| Bright Horizons Romsey Day Nursery and Preschool | Nursery | Good ('23) | 5.3 km |
| Abbotswood Pre School and Day Nursery | Nursery | Good ('22) | 5.7 km |
| Cupernham Infant School | Primary | Inspected '24 — see report | 5.8 km |
| Cupernham Junior School | Primary | — | 5.8 km |
| Woodley Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('24) | 5.8 km |
| Awbridge Primary School | Primary | Good ('23) | 6.3 km |
| Hursley Childcare Hub Ltd | Nursery | Good ('21) | 6.6 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
Getting around from Test Valley
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 57 min from Winchester Rail Station.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mottisfont & Dunbridge Rail Station | 3.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Romsey Rail Station | 4.1 mi | — | no direct train |
| Chandlers Ford Rail Station | 6.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Shawford Rail Station | 6.8 mi | London Waterloo | 75 min |
| Winchester Rail Station | 7.0 mi | London Waterloo | 57 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Winchester Rail Station (57 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging8 points
Per 10,000 residents0.6
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Test Valley
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1001.7%
Flood zone4.3% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 3–5%)
Historic landfill145 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings2,097
Conservation areas33
Green belt0%
Green spaces2,219
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Test Valley
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 269 | 97% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 80 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 28 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 2,219 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Test Valley
Figures for the wider Test Valley — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate3.4%
In work (employment rate)61.7%
Companies registered here8,315
New incorporations (12m)879
Property companies (SPVs)817
See the full Test Valley report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district