Timsbury (Test Valley)
Timsbury is a village in Hampshire, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has around 1 restaurant or café, 8 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Romsey, 3.1 km away. There were around 5 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 Timsbury (Test Valley) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Test Valley area is among the least deprived areas in England (IoD2025). 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
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 58th of 294 English council areas — better than 80% of them.
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
10°CSunny
- Today: 12° / 7° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 13° / 8° · Sunny
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:00Sunset 16:39
9h 39m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Chilbolton Observatory, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 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
Crime
2 reported · August 2026▼ 50% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour2
Neighbourhood team: Romsey North · Hampshire
Local policing priorities
- Violent Crime
- Rural Crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
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)
Food hygiene
60 food businesses within 2 miles
- 57 rated 4–5 ★ (52 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Romsey (3.1 km)
- 8 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Romsey (3.1 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£372,289 average▼ 0.8% YoY
Across Test Valley · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£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
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
Property sales
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
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 159.9p · Esso (7.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.5 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
9 charging locations within ~8 km
- 2 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Sir Harold Hillier Gardens (2.9 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Swimming pools15
- Sports pitches21
- 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)
Internal migration
- 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
Deprivation
Among the least deprived areas in England
Ranked 247 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£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
Schools
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)
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
1,439 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
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
252 applications decided
92.1% granted · 232 granted, 20 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
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
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
6,720 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
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
45% low-carbon electricity
Gas 47% · Solar 16% · Wind 16% · Imports 8%
198 gCO₂/kWh · high intensity
Latest estimate for South England · National Grid ESO
Health
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
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
7 GP surgeries · 5 pharmacies in SO51
- Alma Road Surgery
- Abbeywell Surgery
- Romsey Hub Eupcs Ooh
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Romsey and Southampton North:
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases462 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks305 local signatures · 127,144 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills195 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND181 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately133 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Timsbury, Hampshire · 0.0 kmTimsbury is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Michelmersh and Timsbury, in the Test Valley district, in Hampshire, England. It is near the town of Romsey, mainly along the A3057 road running nort…
- 1987 IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championships · 1.0 km
The 1987 IFMAR/Parma 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship was the second edition of the IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship that was held on the at now defunct Romsey Club which was based on the cite…
Michelmersh · 1.5 kmMichelmersh is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Michelmersh and Timsbury, in the Test Valley district, in the county of Hampshire, England. It is 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Romsey.
- Stanbridge Earls School · 1.7 km
Stanbridge Earls School was a coeducational independent special school located near Romsey, Hampshire, England. Students ranged in age from 10 to 19. The school catered for both boarding and day pupils. The school spe…
Awbridge · 1.9 kmAwbridge is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England, about three miles northwest of Romsey, and near the River Test. According to the 2001 census the parish, which includes t…
Romsey (constituency) · 2.0 kmRomsey was a seat of the House of Commons of the UK Parliament from 1983 to 2010 which elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was similar in extent to its replacement R…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Timsbury (Test Valley)?
- Timsbury (Test Valley) is a town in Hampshire, England, in the Test Valley local authority.
- How deprived is Timsbury (Test Valley)?
- The Test Valley local authority, which includes Timsbury (Test Valley), is among the least deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.