Property market | £420,848 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Southampton (9.6 miles) | |
Broadband | 74.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 93.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 120 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 509 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Romsey and Southampton North level) | |
Community | Median age is 45.0 | Happiness is Below Average for Hampshire, High for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Test Valley) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (75 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (90 mins) | |
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£420,848 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Southampton (9.6 miles) | |
74.6mbps average broadband speeds (fast broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 45.0 | Happiness is Below Average for Hampshire, High for UK | |
Ranked 120 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 509 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Romsey and Southampton North level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Test Valley) | |
- Reading (75 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (90 mins) | |
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The property market in French Wood has had a steep increase over the last few years and accelerating growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £713,239, which is up 9.8% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £420,848 (up 8.8% on last year) , a terraced house £336,617 (up 7.2% on last year) and a flat £213,044. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £859 per month. Property prices in French Wood are similar to the average property prices across Hampshire and are a little higher compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in French Wood, prices have risen much more quickly than the annual average price change seen across the Hampshire region.
Property data is based on Test Valley level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of French Wood, or click here to browse the longer list of French Wood property transactions from 2023.
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French Wood has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Embley (Independent school) which is both a primary and secondary school and is based in Embley Park, Romsey. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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Awbridge Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (2/28/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Romsey | |
Wellow Primary School Save school | Primary Academy converter - Mixed | 2: Good (7/11/2012) | Ofsted Report Link | Romsey | |
Embley Save school | Primary & Secondary Other independent school - Mixed | Romsey |
School | Type |
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Awbridge Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (2/28/2013) |
Wellow Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (7/11/2012) |
Embley Ofsted report Save school | Primary & Secondary |
Station | Distance from French Wood | Commute options |
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Romsey A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- Reading (75 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (92 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 96 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 115 mins - Great Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 134 mins - Southern) View details - Cardiff Central (153 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (177 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Dean (Wilts) A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -20% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- Reading (68 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (83 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 100 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 108 mins - Great Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Cardiff Central (145 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 141 mins - Southern) View details - Birmingham New Street (170 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Redbridge A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -10% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Reading (73 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (97 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (98 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 101 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 103 mins - Great Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 120 mins - Southern) View details - Cardiff Central (159 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - East Croydon (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Southern - £582 monthly fare) View details - Birmingham New Street (178 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Totton A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -11% from the previous year. | 9 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 70 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (103 mins - South Western Railway - £585 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 111 mins - South Western Railway - £585 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 113 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 140 mins - Southern) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 169 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 171 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (Test Valley) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of Test Valley residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 93.1% | 81.7% |
Asian | 3.3% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 1.8% | 2.9% |
Black | 1.1% | 4.0% |
Other | 0.8% | 2.1% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Romsey and Southampton North consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.9% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.9% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.4% | 120 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 21.7% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 4.4% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 8.8% | |
Routine occupations | 8.5% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 5.3% | 509 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 12.1% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Hampshire is fast (72mbps). French Wood is consistent with this, with average download speeds of 74.6mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Romsey and Southampton North level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 74.6 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 92.9% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 0.6% |
Crime stats were found at the Test Valley level:
Type | Test Valley | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 70 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 8 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 0 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 30 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of French Wood.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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Solent and South Downs | River Blackwater | Landford to East Wellow and Wade Bridge on the River Blackwater, and Cadnam to Ower on the Cadnam River |
Solent and South Downs | River Blackwater | Landford, Wellow Mill, and Wade Bridge, on the River Blackwater |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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French Wood, Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Micheldever, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 21.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Bishops Waltham, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Winchester, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 9Secondary: 6 | 21.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Curdridge, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 3Secondary: | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed |
New Alresford, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 21.7% residents in higher managerial positions 4.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Wickham, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 17.3% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Fleet, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness Very High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £475,209 Detached: £791,705 | 89 | Primary: 10Secondary: 2 | 22.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Odiham, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness Very High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £475,209 Detached: £791,705 | 89 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 22.8% residents in higher managerial positions 4.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Medstead, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Liphook, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Four Marks, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 2Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Petersfield, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 6Secondary: 3 | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
East Meon, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 18.2% residents in higher managerial positions 4.9% residents long-term unemployed |
Romsey, Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 | 17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Stockbridge, Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 | 17.4% residents in higher managerial positions 5.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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French Wood, Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Micheldever, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bishops Waltham, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Winchester, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 9Secondary: 6 |
Curdridge, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 3Secondary: |
New Alresford, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Wickham, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Happiness High for UK Slowing property market Near the coast | Semi-detached: £494,125 Detached: £818,873 | 70 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Fleet, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness Very High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £475,209 Detached: £791,705 | 89 | Primary: 10Secondary: 2 |
Odiham, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Affluent Happiness Very High for UK Very fast broadband Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £475,209 Detached: £791,705 | 89 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Medstead, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 2Secondary: 1 |
Liphook, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Outstanding schools Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 3Secondary: 2 |
Four Marks, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 2Secondary: |
Petersfield, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market Local Waitrose Local M&S | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 6Secondary: 3 |
East Meon, Hampshire Affordability: Expensive Low Crime Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £453,450 Detached: £730,166 | 56 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Romsey, Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market Local Waitrose | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: 4Secondary: 1 |
Stockbridge, Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: 1Secondary: 1 |
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