Neighbourhood · Test Valley
Romsey Town: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Romsey Town neighbourhood of Test Valley, England (ONS area Test Valley 011). Headline figures assembled 3 November 2026. Postcodes SO51. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near SO51 8BR.
A middle-income neighbourhood, changing little against Test Valley
Romsey Town is a middle-income neighbourhood; it is changing little against Test Valley (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £425,000 and flats for £222,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Test Valley (1.6 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest station, Romsey, is about a 5-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
£425,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£222,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +8% 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 +0.04; 2 of 20 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 5 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 5 to 9.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£53,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.6 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
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Romsey Town sits in Test Valley
- Typical house price: joint 6th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley
- Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Test Valley with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 3rd lowest 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 Town
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, 1 the other way and 17 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
- Recent price momentum
- Income deprivation ranking
Falling behind the borough
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Romsey Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (350 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 Abbey Church of England Primary School 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 2025).
- Nearest state secondary school The Romsey School 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
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 Town
What is the typical house price in Romsey Town?
£425,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.
How does Romsey Town compare with the rest of Test Valley?
Typical house price: joint 6th highest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley. Typical flat price: 2nd highest of the 11 neighbourhoods in Test Valley with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 3rd lowest of 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley.
Is Romsey Town an affluent area?
Middle income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Romsey Town gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.04; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Romsey Town?
Romsey. Railway station, about a 5-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (350 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 Town?
Nearest state primary school. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School. 500 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (Jan 2025). Nearest state secondary school. The Romsey School. 600 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Jun 2023).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
Thinking of buying in Romsey Town?
A full report covers flood risk, schools, crime, your commute, energy, planning and how the area is changing, for the exact home.
Prepare a full report for a home here See a sample reportNearby neighbourhoods in Test Valley
- Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth
- Abbotswood & West Wellow
- North Baddesley & Braishfield
- Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
- Valley Park
- Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge
- Chilbolton, Clatford & Barton Stacey
- Over Wallop & Shipton Bellinger
- All 17 neighbourhoods in Test Valley
Postcode districts
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.