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Picket Twenty & Picket Piece: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Picket Twenty & Picket Piece neighbourhood of Test Valley, England (ONS area Test Valley 017). Headline figures assembled 3 October 2026. Additional local information checked 13 October 2026. Postcodes SP10, SP11. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SP10 5NS.

A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Test Valley

Picket Twenty & Picket Piece is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Test Valley (few signs of gentrification: 3 of 16 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £330,000 and flats for £200,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Test Valley (0.8 times the borough's rate) and the nearest railway station, Andover, is 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 13 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£330,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£200,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Middle income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Few signs

Weighted balance +0.03; 3 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 4 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 4 to 7.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£66,800

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.8 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Picket Twenty & Picket Piece sits in Test Valley

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley
Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Test Valley with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 8th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 13 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Picket Twenty & Picket Piece

Median resale price of houses each year here and across Test Valley, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Median resale price of flats each year here and across Test Valley, 2017 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 13 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Test Valley, 1 the other way and 12 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

Degree-educated residents
Residents aged 25 to 29
Single-person households under 65

Falling behind the borough

Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Andover Railway station, 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (63 to 70 min) and Salisbury (about 19 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

Nearest state primary school Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2023).
Nearest state secondary school Lift Winton 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (11 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Picket Twenty & Picket Piece

What is the typical house price in Picket Twenty & Picket Piece?

£330,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +23% against 2017-2019.

How does Picket Twenty & Picket Piece compare with the rest of Test Valley?

Typical house price: 4th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley. Typical flat price: 4th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Test Valley with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 8th lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley.

Is Picket Twenty & Picket Piece an affluent area?

Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Picket Twenty & Picket Piece gentrifying?

Few signs. Weighted balance +0.03; 3 of 16 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Picket Twenty & Picket Piece?

Andover. Railway station, 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: South Western Railway to London Waterloo (63 to 70 min) and Salisbury (about 19 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Picket Twenty & Picket Piece?

Nearest state primary school. Pilgrims' Cross CofE Aided Primary School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Nov 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Lift Winton. 1.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.