Test Valley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£601,616

Semi-detached

£356,614

Terraced

£283,256

Flat or maisonette

£169,578

First-time buyers

£283,109

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  101,288 in 1991 → 135,201 in 2024 (+33.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £202,520 in 2005 → £368,131 in 2026 (+81.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £388 in 2008 → £690 in 2025 (+78.1%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  81.1% in 2004 → 85.9% in 2023 (+5.9%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  0.7% in 2001 → 1.9% in 2025 (+171.4%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £12,810 in 1997 → £29,610 in 2024 (+131.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Test Valley; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Employment rate · Economy & work85.9% (2023) · 11th highest of 348
• Claimant count · Economy & work1.9% (2025) · 21st lowest of 361
• Life satisfaction · Health & wellbeing7.9 out of 10 (2022/23) · 25th highest of 363
• Smokers · Health & wellbeing7.8% (2020 to 2024) · 29th lowest of 373

Where it ranks worst

• Business births · Economy & work8.1% (2024) · 342nd highest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access47% (May 2024) · 299th highest of 318
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access75.6% (January 2026) · 315th highest of 361
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access14 min (2019) · 256th lowest of 326

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes Test Valley.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)81.7 years · England 80.0 · 21st highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)85.0 years · England 83.8 · 28th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)64.2 years · England 60.9 · 24th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)65.1 years · England 61.3 · 22nd highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)267.6 per 100k · England 321.0 · 24th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)7.7% · England 10.4 · 23rd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)63.7% · England 64.6 · 61st lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Hampshire, which includes Test Valley.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)71.9% · England 68.3 · 19th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)45.9 score · England 46.0 · 71st highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)5.4% · England 5.8 · 89th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)11.3% · England 19.8 · 19th lowest of 153