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Andover

Andover is a town in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 42,276. It has around 2 pharmacies, 1 park, and 6 restaurants and cafés, 45 bus stops, and Andover railway station is 0.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £356,110, and there were around 252 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Andover area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Test Valley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 130,492 residents at roughly 208 people per km².

Council
Test Valley
County
Hampshire
Constituency
North West Hampshire
Police force
Hampshire
63/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 59th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.

Low crime78
Home affordability34
Affordable rents42
Good schools19
Life expectancy77
Low deprivation83
Employment92
Low council tax80

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

18°CSunny

  • Today: 18° / 10° · 9% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 10° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:36

13h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

28US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

Crime

265 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences104
  • Public order32
  • Anti-social behaviour31
  • Shoplifting22

20 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Andover Town · Hampshire

Local policing priorities

  • Violent Crime
  • Rural Crime

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

Road safety

220 reported road collisions (2024)

71 killed or seriously injured · 284 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

257 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 239 rated 4–5 ★ (211 top)
  • 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

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

Live trains from Andover (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£372,348 average 0.2% YoY

Across Test Valley · to 2026-06

Detached£607,233
Semi-detached£361,322
Terraced£285,907
Flat£172,549

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£1,234 average monthly rent 8.4% YoY

  • 1 bed £887
  • 2 bed £1,142
  • 3 bed £1,406

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (2.9 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (1.4 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

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

Sport & leisure

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

130,492 residents in Test Valley · 208/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the least deprived areas in England

Ranked 262 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,306 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,537
B £1,793
C £2,049
D £2,306
E £2,818
F £3,330
G £3,843
H £4,611

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

Schools

65 schools · 17,628 pupils

46 primary · 6 secondary · 13 other

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

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

Secondary schools:

  • Danebury SchoolInadequate
  • Harrow Way Community School
  • John Hanson Community School
  • Lift Winton
  • The Mountbatten School
  • The Romsey School

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

Care & health services

1,436 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes482
  • GP practices163
  • Dentists325
  • Homecare agencies362
  • Hospitals & hospices35

CQC ratings: 90% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hampshire

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

197 applications decided

93.4% granted · 184 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Kit Malthouse

Conservative

North West Hampshire

Recent votes:

  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading
  • NoRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 88
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 67

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Con 25
  • LD 16
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

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

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,662 jobs advertised · £36,499 avg

e.g. Delivery Driver (Part Time 24 hours) - Andover, Delivery Driver - Andover, Warehouse

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

53% low-carbon electricity

Solar 33% · Imports 29% · Gas 18% · Wind 10%

96 gCO₂/kWh · moderate intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.7 yrs men

65% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • 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

Health services

5 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in SP10

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

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in North West Hampshire:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.

  • Andover College (Hampshire) · 0.8 km

    Andover College, formerly known as Cricklade 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…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Andover?
Andover is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Test Valley local authority.
What is the population of Andover?
Andover has an approximate settlement population of 42,276.
How deprived is Andover?
The Test Valley local authority, which includes Andover, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.