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Broughton (Test Valley)

Broughton (Test Valley) is a town or village in Hampshire, England. It has 6 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Mottisfont & Dunbridge, 6.9 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly criminal damage and arson. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Broughton (Test Valley) 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
Romsey and Southampton North
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

15°CMist

  • Today: 22° / 13° · 28% rain
  • Tomorrow: 24° / 11° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:34

13h 2m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

Crime

8 reported · July 2026 60% YoY

  • Other theft3
  • Violence & sexual offences3
  • Vehicle crime2

Neighbourhood team: Andover South · 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

4 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Mottisfont & Dunbridge (6.9 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Mottisfont & Dunbridge (6.9 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: 172.9p · Asda (11.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.9p · Asda (11.7 km)

1 station within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

3 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Broughton village hall (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools8
  • Sports pitches13
  • Playgrounds1

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
  • 75 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

Caroline Nokes

Conservative

Romsey and Southampton North

Recent votes:

  • AyeKing's Speech (Motion for an Address): Amendment (h)
  • AyeThe Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) (Amendment) Rules 2024
  • AyeFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
  • NoHolocaust Memorial Bill Committee: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Con 25
  • LD 16
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

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

73% low-carbon electricity

Wind 50% · Gas 26% · Biomass 15% · Nuclear 8%

119 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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Romsey and Southampton North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Broughton, Hampshire · 0.3 km

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  • Broughton Down · 1.8 km

    Broughton Down is a 45.8-hectare (113-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Broughton in Hampshire. The eastern half is a nature reserve managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.

  • Chattis Hill · 3.0 km

    Chattis Hill is a hamlet in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The village lies approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west from Stockbridge, which both lie on the A30 road. At the 2011 Census the Post Office i…

  • Buckholt, Hampshire · 3.0 km

    Buckholt is a hamlet and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, close to the border with Wiltshire. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 17. The parish is about 10 miles (16 km)…

  • Romsey and Southampton North · 3.1 km

    Romsey and Southampton North is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since its 2010 creation by Caroline Nokes for the Conservative Party. For the purposes of election expenses and t…

  • Bossington, Hampshire · 3.6 km

    Bossington is a village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 41. The village is located by the River Test, and is about 7 miles north…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Broughton (Test Valley)?
Broughton (Test Valley) is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Test Valley local authority.
How deprived is Broughton (Test Valley)?
The Test Valley local authority, which includes Broughton (Test Valley), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.