Charlton (Test Valley)

16°CClear

• Today: 21° / 13° · 42% rain
• Tomorrow: 23° / 12° · Partly Cloudy

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:31

12h 59m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

29US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

89 reported · July 2026▲ 16% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences44
• Criminal damage & arson8
• Other theft7
• Public order7

3 stop & searches

Neighbourhood team: Andover North · Hampshire

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

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)

254 food businesses within 2 miles

• 236 rated 4–5 ★ (208 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Andover (1.3 km)
• 36 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£372,348 average▼ 0.2% YoY

Across Test Valley · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 164.9p · Asda (11.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 186.9p · Asda (11.5 km)

6 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 (1.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres4
• Gyms1
• Sports pitches19
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds16

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)

Among the least deprived areas in England

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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£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%)

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

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

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

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

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

197 applications decided

93.4% granted · 184 granted, 13 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Caroline Nokes

Conservative

Romsey and Southampton North

Source: UK Parliament

Conservative majority

• Con 25
• LD 16
• Oth 2

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

• Schools4
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens14
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

6,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

£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

17% low-carbon electricity

Gas 65% · Imports 19% · Biomass 8% · Wind 5%

274 gCO₂/kWh · very high intensity

Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 84.9 yrs women · 81.7 yrs 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

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

• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases457 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership338 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership330 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s283 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Pause housebuilding targets imposed on councils, review and identify local need278 local signatures · 16,962 nationwide

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

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  Charlton, Hampshire · 0.3 km

  Charlton is a suburb of Andover. Due to the expansion of Andover in recent years the two settlements are now effectively contiguous. Charlton is separated from Andover by way of Charlton Park and Anton Lakes. This pro…

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  Foxcotte · 0.5 km

  Foxcotte is a small hamlet in the civil parish of Charlton in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. Its nearest town is Andover, which only lies approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) south-east from the hamlet.

• Harrow Way Community School · 0.6 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 War Memorial Hospital · 0.9 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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  Andover Town F.C. · 1.0 km

  Andover Town Football Club is a football club based in Andover, Hampshire, England. They are currently members of the Hampshire Premier League Division One and play at the Portway Stadium.

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  Andover New Street F.C. · 1.0 km

  Andover New Street Football Club is a football club based in Andover, Hampshire, England. Affiliated to the Hampshire Football Association, they are currently members of the Wessex League Premier Division and play at…

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