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Sutton Scotney

Sutton Scotney is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 858. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 5 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Micheldever, 6.1 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sutton Scotney 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

22°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 25° / 17° · 66% rain
  • Tomorrow: 21° / 12° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:37Sunset 19:24

12h 47m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

13US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom

Crime

Crime data is temporarily unavailable.

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

21 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 18 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Micheldever (6.2 km)
  • 6 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Micheldever (6.2 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: 168.9p · Asda (8.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 190.9p · ESSO (9.6 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

8 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 3 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 237 kW
  • Nearest: Roadchef Sutton Scotney Services A34 Southbound (0.6 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds4

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
  • 25 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

Dr Danny Chambers

Liberal Democrat

Winchester

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Conservative majority

  • Con 25
  • LD 16
  • Oth 2

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

Amenities nearby

  • GPs & clinics1
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

6,605 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

11 jobs advertised · £31,964 avg

e.g. Volunteer Catering Assistant, Domestic End of Tenancy Cleaning Specialist, Events Volunteer

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

26% low-carbon electricity

Gas 52% · Imports 22% · Wind 10% · Biomass 7%

223 gCO₂/kWh · high 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 Winchester:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Sutton Scotney railway station · 0.1 km

    Sutton Scotney railway station is a disused station which served the village of Sutton Scotney a few miles north of Winchester on the Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway.

  • Sutton Scotney · 0.2 km

    Sutton Scotney is a village in Hampshire, England, north of Winchester in the civil parish of Wonston.

  • Naomi and Jack's · 0.6 km

    Naomi and Jack's is a hospice for children and young adults in the Wessex region. The hospice is located at Sutton Scotney, near Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is also known as The Wessex Children's Hospice Trust,…

  • Wonston · 1.1 km

    Wonston is a village and civil parish in the City of Winchester district of Hampshire, England. The village had 1446 usual residents as of Census day 2011. The civil parish includes the settlements of Sutton Scotney,…

  • Bullington, Hampshire · 1.4 km

    Bullington is a civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The parish contains Upper Bullington and Lower Bullington, both about 9 miles (14 km) south-east of Andover. According to the 2001 census…

  • Hunton, Hampshire · 1.7 km

    Hunton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Wonston, in the Winchester district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It is about 6 miles (10 km) miles from the city of Winchester. In 1931 the pa…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Sutton Scotney?
Sutton Scotney is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Test Valley local authority.
What is the population of Sutton Scotney?
Sutton Scotney has an approximate settlement population of 858.
How deprived is Sutton Scotney?
The Test Valley local authority, which includes Sutton Scotney, is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.