Andover

8°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 5° · 30% rain
• Tomorrow: 10° / 6° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:05Sunset 16:33

9h 27m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

• 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

272 reported · August 2026▲ 20% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences101
• Anti-social behaviour63
• Shoplifting31
• Public order24

22 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Andover Town · Hampshire

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

245 reported road collisions (2025)

71 killed or seriously injured · 330 casualties · 18.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

273 food businesses within 2 miles

• 243 rated 4–5 ★ (215 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Andover (0.1 km)
• 62 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£372,289 average▼ 0.8% YoY

Across Test Valley · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,235 average monthly rent▲ 6.6% YoY

• 1 bed £888
• 2 bed £1,144
• 3 bed £1,408

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

9.4× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 9.4 times median annual pay (9.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

1,778 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 175.9p · Asda (2.9 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 201.9p · Asda (2.9 km)

2 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

14 charging locations within ~8 km

• 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 175 kW
• Nearest: MFG Esso Charlton Road (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools4
• Sports pitches21
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds31

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

130,492 residents in Test Valley · 208/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,717
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK7,193
• Net moves+524

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 247 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,306 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (27% of 58,870)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

65 schools · 17,628 pupils

46 primary · 6 secondary · 13 other

Ofsted: 16 of 20 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (80%)

57 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Test Valley

1,439 CQC-registered services

• Care homes483
• GP practices166
• Dentists324
• Homecare agencies359
• Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 89% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

• Not in the Green Belt
• 90 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

252 applications decided

92.1% granted · 232 granted, 20 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Kit Malthouse

Conservative

North West Hampshire

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Con 25
• LD 16
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools14
• GPs & clinics6
• Pharmacies6
• Supermarkets7
• Parks & greens129
• Restaurants & cafés58

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,720 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

1,097 jobs advertised · £39,688 avg

e.g. Roadside Rescue Mechanic, Roadside Technician - Salisbury, Warehouse

Source: Adzuna

£795 median full-time weekly pay

2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£29,610 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

48% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: C · 54,443 certificates

8.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

44% low-carbon electricity

Gas 53% · Wind 25% · Biomass 11% · Nuclear 8%

222 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy (Hampshire): 65.1 women · 64.2 men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.9
• Feeling worthwhile7.9
• Happiness yesterday7.5
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

5 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in SP10

• The Andover Health Centre Medical Pract
• Charlton Hill Surgery
• Adelaide Medical Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Hampshire:

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases535 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND239 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth234 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks225 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
• Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills177 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  Andover railway station (England) · 0.2 km

  Andover railway station serves the town of Andover, Hampshire, England. The station is served and operated by South Western Railway. It is 66 miles 19 chains (106.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo on the West o…

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  Andover War Memorial Hospital · 0.5 km

  Andover War Memorial Hospital is a community hospital in Andover, Hampshire. The hospital provides inpatient rehabilitation, day hospital services, a minor injury unit and an outpatient unit. It is operated by Hampshi…

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  Rookwood School · 0.5 km

  Rookwood School is an independent day and boarding school for children aged 2 to 18, located on a campus off Weyhill Road in Andover, Hampshire, England.

• Harrow Way Community School · 0.8 km

  Harrow Way Community School is a coeducational community secondary school. It is located on the Harrow Way in Andover, in the English county of Hampshire.

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  Andover College (Hampshire) · 0.8 km

  Andover College, formerly known as Sparsholt College, is a Further Education community college in Andover, Hampshire. It provides a range of academic and vocational courses to school leavers, adults, employers and the…

• Statue of Elizabeth II, Andover · 1.0 km

  A statue of Queen Elizabeth II was unveiled in Riverside Park, Andover, Hampshire, in September 2024. It was sculpted by Amy Goodman. Goodman said that it was " ... such an honour and privilege to sculpt our late Quee…

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