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Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth neighbourhood of Test Valley, England (ONS area Test Valley 010). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes SO51. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO51 7NH.
An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Test Valley
Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Test Valley (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £367,500 and flats for £188,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Test Valley (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Romsey, is about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 3 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£367,500
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£188,000
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +27% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
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 -0.09; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 10 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 6 to 10.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£67,000
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 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
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth sits in Test Valley
- Typical house price: 9th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley
- Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Test Valley with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 3 November 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 Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 3 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Test Valley, 2 the other way and 16 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
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Romsey Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1,000 m in a straight line). About 3.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 60 min); Great Western Railway and South Western Railway to Salisbury (18 to 43 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 Romsey Primary School & Nursery 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school The Mountbatten School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth
What is the typical house price in Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth?
£367,500. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +24% against 2017-2019.
How does Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth compare with the rest of Test Valley?
Typical house price: 9th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley. Typical flat price: 5th highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Test Valley with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley.
Is Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 2 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth?
Romsey. Railway station, about a 13-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1,000 m in a straight line). About 3.1 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Great Western Railway to Portsmouth Harbour (about 60 min); Great Western Railway and South Western Railway to Salisbury (18 to 43 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth?
Nearest state primary school. Romsey Primary School & Nursery. 480 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Mar 2024). Nearest state secondary school. The Mountbatten School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jan 2024).
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.