The average Test Valley home cost £368,131 in July, down £2,038 on a year earlier and the lowest since April 2024. Only two other Hampshire districts fell.
The average home in Test Valley cost £368,131 in July 2026. That is £2,038 less than a year earlier, a fall of 0.6%. It is the lowest monthly figure for the borough since April 2024.
Prices rose across most of Hampshire over the same year. Test Valley was one of only three of the county’s 11 districts where they fell. Winchester, next door, rose 2.1%.
The figures are from the UK House Price Index, which HM Land Registry builds from completed sales. UKHPI is a mean average, not a median. A few expensive sales pull it up, so the typical Andover home costs less than the headline figure.
How Test Valley compares
East Hampshire and Havant both fell 1.2%, more than Test Valley. The New Forest was flat. Every other Hampshire district rose, with Gosport up most at 3.4%.
| Area | Average price, July 2026 | Change on a year |
|---|---|---|
| Test Valley | £368,131 | -0.6% |
| Winchester | £463,025 | +2.1% |
| Basingstoke and Deane | £370,223 | +1.0% |
| New Forest | £384,977 | 0.0% |
| Eastleigh | £310,283 | +2.6% |
| Wiltshire | £328,746 | +2.6% |
| Hampshire | £364,336 | +0.9% |
| South East | £380,878 | +0.2% |
| England | £293,479 | +1.1% |
Wiltshire, over the border to the west, rose 2.6%. Basingstoke and Deane, to the east, now has a higher average than Test Valley, at £370,223. The figures for every area come from the same index: Winchester, Basingstoke and Deane, New Forest, Eastleigh, Wiltshire, Hampshire, South East and England.
Flats fell most, detached homes fell too
| Type of home | Average price, July 2026 | Change on a year |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £601,616 | -0.9% |
| Semi-detached | £356,614 | +0.6% |
| Terraced | £283,256 | +0.2% |
| Flat or maisonette | £169,578 | -3.1% |
Flats dropped most, by 3.1%. That is close to the national picture: across England, flats fell 3.5% over the same year. Detached houses fell 0.9%.
Semi-detached and terraced homes rose slightly. First-time buyers paid £283,109 on average, 0.3% less than a year earlier.
Below the 2023 peak
Test Valley’s average peaked at £388,788 in September 2023, according to the same index. July’s figure is £20,657 below that, or about 5%.
The month-on-month move was a fall of 0.9%. June’s average now stands at £371,290 in the index. When we reported the June figures in September, it was £372,348. Early figures are revised as more sales are registered, so July’s number may shift too.
What it means for you
- If you are buying, prices in Test Valley have drifted down slightly while most of Hampshire has risen. Flats have fallen most.
- If you are selling a detached house, the average has slipped by about £5,400 on a year, to £601,616.
- If you are a first-time buyer, the average first-time buyer price is £283,109, about £85,000 below the borough-wide average.
- Treat one month with care. Small numbers of sales can move a district average, and the figures are revised.
For the longer view, see our Andover house prices page.
Sources
- HM Land Registry, UK House Price Index, Test Valley, July 2026, for the average price, the annual and monthly change, the prices by type and the first-time buyer average.
- HM Land Registry, UK House Price Index, Test Valley, July 2025, June 2026 and April 2024, for the comparisons.
- The same index for the 11 Hampshire districts: Gosport, Hart, Fareham, Rushmoor, East Hampshire and Havant, plus the areas linked above.
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