Property market | £420,848 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Southampton (11.6 miles) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 93.1% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 7.0% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Community | Median age is 45.0 | Population of 341 | Happiness is Below Average for Hampshire, High for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Test Valley) | |
Commute (approx) | - Reading (54 mins) - London Waterloo (81 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (82 mins) | |
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£420,848 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Southampton (11.6 miles) | |
Median age is 45.0 | 341 | Happiness is Below Average for Hampshire, High for UK | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (Test Valley) | |
- Reading (54 mins) - London Waterloo (81 mins) - Bristol Temple Meads (82 mins) | |
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The property market in Houghton (Test Valley) 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 Houghton (Test Valley) 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 Houghton (Test Valley), 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 Houghton (Test Valley), or click here to browse the longer list of Houghton (Test Valley) property transactions from 2023.
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Houghton (Test Valley) has a few schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including Test Valley School (Maintained school) which is a secondary school based in Roman Road, Stockbridge. 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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Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 2: Good (9/20/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Stockbridge | |
King's Somborne Church of England Primary School Save school | Primary Voluntary controlled school - Mixed | 2: Good (3/22/2012) | 39 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Stockbridge |
Test Valley School Save school | Secondary school Community school - Mixed | 4: Inadequate (10/20/2022) | 60 submissions 58.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Stockbridge |
School | Type |
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Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (9/20/2013) |
King's Somborne Church of England Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (3/22/2012) 39 submissions 94.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Test Valley School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 4: Inadequate (10/20/2022) 60 submissions 58.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Station | Distance from Houghton (Test Valley) | Commute options |
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Grateley A relatively quiet station. Station footfall changed -9% from the previous year. | 10 miles |
- Reading (54 mins - South Western Railway) View details - London Waterloo (86 mins - South Western Railway - £509 monthly fare) View details - Paddington (1 change(s) - 94 mins - Great Western Railway - £509 monthly fare) View details - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 95 mins - South Western Railway - £509 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 98 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 154 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 162 mins - CrossCountry) View details |
Chandlers Ford A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -20% from the previous year. | 12 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 58 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 89 mins - South Western Railway - £566 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 113 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 151 mins - Southern) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 159 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 169 mins - Great Western Railway) View details |
Southampton Airport Parkw A relatively busy station. Station footfall changed -6% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Reading (45 mins - CrossCountry) - London Waterloo (81 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) - Paddington (1 change(s) - 81 mins - Great Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) - Vauxhall (1 change(s) - 89 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 119 mins - Great Western Railway) - Brighton (1 change(s) - 134 mins - Southern) - Birmingham New Street (148 mins - CrossCountry) - Cardiff Central (1 change(s) - 158 mins - Great Western Railway) - Marylebone (1 change(s) - 163 mins - Chiltern Railways - £582 monthly fare) |
Swaythling A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -19% from the previous year. | 15 miles |
- Reading (1 change(s) - 58 mins - CrossCountry) View details - London Waterloo (1 change(s) - 90 mins - South Western Railway - £582 monthly fare) View details - Bristol Temple Meads (1 change(s) - 125 mins - Great Western Railway) View details - Brighton (1 change(s) - 133 mins - Southern) View details - Birmingham New Street (1 change(s) - 159 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% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Hampshire is fast (72mbps). No local data is available for Houghton (Test Valley).
Average speed | mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | % |
% households unable to access decent broadband | % |
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 Houghton (Test Valley).
The DEFRA API is currently reporting at least one flood warning in this area - please refer to the UK Government website for information on this.
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 | Wallop Brook | Wallop Brook from Over Wallop to Bossington |
Solent and South Downs | River Test, River Wallop | Over Wallop, Middle Wallop, and Nether Wallop, on the Wallop Brook |
Solent and South Downs | Groundwater | Areas at risk of groundwater flooding in Kings Somborne and Little Somborne in Hampshire |
Solent and South Downs | River Test | River Test from Longstock to Timsbury |
Solent and South Downs | River Test | Stockbridge, Kimbridge and Timsbury on the River Test |
Solent and South Downs | Sombourne Stream | Sombourne Stream at Kings Somborne including Winchester Road, Old Vicarage Lane, Romsey Road and Horsebridge Road |
Solent and South Downs | Sombourne Stream | Sombourne Stream at Kings Somborne including Winchester Road, Old Vicarage Lane, Romsey Road and Horsebridge Road |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Houghton (Test Valley), Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: Secondary: | |
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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Houghton (Test Valley), Hampshire Affordability: Average Happiness High for UK Hot property market | Semi-detached: £420,848 Detached: £713,239 | 70 | Primary: Secondary: |
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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