Test Valley
SO20 house prices in Test Valley
Sold prices, council tax, schools, deprivation and planning for Test Valley, from official UK data in one place.
Typical sold price
£595,000
Range £224,500–£1,218,032 · 250 real sales
- Real sales
- 250
- 12-month change
- +0.4%
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2024 and 24 Jul 2026.
Summary
House prices in SO20: the typical (median) sold price is £595,000, well above the UK average (£272,611) (UK House Price Index, July 2026). Over the last twelve months the local median is broadly flat (+0.4%), comparing 81 sales with 128, so a handful of homes can swing it. SO20 is a quiet market, with about 9 recorded sales a month. By property type, 52% were detached homes (typically £815,000) and 24% were semi-detached homes (typically £433,300).
Data from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, up to 28 August 2026.
Council tax on a Band D home there is £2,306 a year: Test Valley's published charge for 2026-27.
Source: Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Test Valley, 2026-27.
Our take · opinion, not advice
Our take on SO20: few sales, so go in with your eyes open
SO20 has seen just 250 sales since February 2024, and prices have barely moved, so the right buyer matters more than the right moment.
When selling here, £595,000 is only the middle of a market that runs from £224,500 to £1,218,032, so lean on the nearest like-for-like sale rather than the middle figure; with so few sales, allow extra time and a local agent’s view; cash buyers typically offer around 70–85% of market value (a rough guide, not a quote), which only makes sense if certainty is worth that much to you.
Sell houseFor buyers, on price, SO20 is well above the UK average, and level on last year, so there is little excuse for an asking price far above recent sales.
Do your own homework first: planning history nearby (31 applications on record within 500 m), long-term flood risk and council tax (Band D is £2,306 a year), then hand the title to your conveyancer.
The sold prices leave a lot open; the free SO20 OfferCheck closes some of the gap with flood, crime, planning and council tax.
Get OfferCheckOur opinion, drawn from the figures on this page: not advice and not a forecast. We earn from OfferCheck reports and from introducing sellers to cash buyers, so weigh it with that in mind (see our disclosure). We are not authorised or regulated by the FCA.
At a glance
SO20 in four numbers
The headline figures from the records below, each one real and dated.
Typical price
£595,000
HM Land Registry
Sales a month
8.7
Across 250 sales
12-month change
+0.4%
+0.4% from last year
Local median
Council tax, Band D
£2,306
A year
The data, honestly
House prices in SO20
These 250 sales are what every figure here rests on. The typical price is the middle sale.
By property type
Average house price in SO20 by property type
Detached homes have the highest typical price at £815,000, and flat / maisonette the lowest at £211,250.
See the figures
| Type | Sales | Typical | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 118 | £815,000 | £571,543–£1,407,628 |
| Semi-detached | 54 | £433,300 | £228,500–£616,000 |
| Terraced | 42 | £386,000 | £240,000–£572,500 |
| Flat / maisonette | 14 | £211,250 | £150,700–£381,500 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2024 and 24 Jul 2026.
24-month trend
Typical price by quarter in SO20
The quarterly typical price fell 9.8%, from £598,350 in Q4 2024 (41 sales) to £540,000 in Q3 2026 (5 sales).
See the figures
| Quarter | Typical price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | £598,350 | 41 |
| Q1 2025 | £530,000 | 39 |
| Q2 2025 | £497,000 | 21 |
| Q3 2025 | £625,000 | 31 |
| Q4 2025 | £625,000 | 23 |
| Q1 2026 | £627,500 | 16 |
| Q2 2026 | £522,500 | 14 |
| Q3 2026 | £540,000 | 5 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2024 and 24 Jul 2026. Median of each quarter's recorded sales.
Range and mix
The spread of SO20 prices
How far prices run either side of the typical one, who owns what, and homes that have sold twice.
Price range
Where most SO20 homes sold
Eight in ten sales fell between £224,500 and £1,218,032, around a typical £595,000.
Lower and upper end are the 10th and 90th percentile of recorded sales.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2024 and 24 Jul 2026.
Mix of homes
Who is selling in SO20
Detached homes were 52% of recorded sales (118 of 228). 92% of sales were freehold and 8% leasehold.
Property type
- Detached52%
- Semi-detached24%
- Terraced18%
- Flat / maisonette6%
Tenure
- Freehold92%
- Leasehold8%
See the figures
231 freehold (92%) and 19 leasehold (8%) across the 250 most recent recorded sales in SO20. Leasehold is normal for flats; check the remaining lease term before you offer.
HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, between 27 Feb 2024 and 24 Jul 2026.
Sold twice: what the same home resold for
The strongest price signal there is: the same door, sold twice. Change shown in £, %, and per year. A big % over two decades is smaller than it looks.
FIFEHEAD MANOR, STOCKBRIDGE
£880,000 (2025)£462,500 (2026)-47.4% over 1.1 yrs (-43%/yr)
FLINT COTTAGE, ROMSEY ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
£670,000 (2024)£720,000 (2026)+7.5% over 1.8 yrs (+4.2%/yr)
LITTLE DEAN COURT, WINTON HILL, STOCKBRIDGE
£210,000 (2024)£210,000 (2026)0% over 1.3 yrs (0%/yr)
THE FLATS, STEVENS DROVE, STOCKBRIDGE
£170,000 (2024)£148,000 (2025)-12.9% over 1 yrs (-12.4%/yr)
CHATTIS HILL STABLES, SPITFIRE LANE, STOCKBRIDGE
£810,000 (2025)£445,000 (2025)-45.1% over 0.7 yrs (-58.5%/yr)
THE COTTAGE, HEATHMAN STREET, STOCKBRIDGE
£572,204 (2024)£804,600 (2025)+40.6% over 0.9 yrs (+43.9%/yr)
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Real transactions, never estimates. All sales.
On the map
Where SO20 sits in Test Valley
The pins are the 5 most recent recorded sales: real prices on real streets, not a valuation.
Latest sales
The most recent sales in SO20
RAGS CORNER, STOCKBRIDGE
Detached · Freehold · 24 Jul 2026
£930,000
31, BRANKSOME CLOSE, STOCKBRIDGE
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 17 Jul 2026
£189,000
5, FINE ACRES RISE, STOCKBRIDGE
Detached · Freehold · 16 Jul 2026
£585,000
7, FINE ACRES RISE, STOCKBRIDGE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 16 Jul 2026
£421,000
ASHLEA, DIXONS LANE, STOCKBRIDGE
Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 Jul 2026
£540,000
Sources: HM Land Registry · postcodes.io / ONS · OpenStreetMap (© contributors). SO20 includes the Harewood ward.
In plain English
What the Test Valley (SO20) numbers mean
- The headline number blends very different homes: detached homes sold for a typical £815,000 against £211,250 for flats: about 3.9 times as much. Use the figure for your type of home, not the mix.
- Prices here are widely spread: most sales fell between £224,500 and £1,218,032, so the median says little about any one home.
- Nearly all of these sales (92%) were freehold, which points to mostly houses.
Only 250 sales sit behind these figures, so they are a rough guide rather than a firm reading.
- This is a quiet district: only about 9 recorded sales a month.
Based on 250 recorded sales between 27 February 2024 and 24 July 2026. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, to 28 August 2026; page data refreshed 7 October 2026. Compared with the UK House Price Index. Written by Your Property Check (Check Labs Ltd, Birmingham) from this data. How we read the data · spotted a mistake? Tell us. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. UK House Price Index licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Area data
What else the records hold on SO20
Council tax and schools, each from the body that publishes it, with the sample it rests on stated beside it.
Council tax
What council tax costs in SO20
£2,306
Band D a year in Test Valley, 2026-27: the benchmark band every English authority is compared on.
All bands
| Band | 1991 value | A year |
|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,537 |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,793 |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,049 |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,306 |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,818 |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,330 |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,843 |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,611 |
These are Test Valley's charges for 2026-27, the authority SO20 falls in, not an estimate for any individual home. A property's band is set by the Valuation Office Agency and we never guess it; look up a band on GOV.UK and read your row. Bands reflect what a home was worth on 1 April 1991, not today.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · 8 of 8 bands published for Test Valley · data to 2026-27 financial year
Schools
Schools near SO20
2
open schools within 3 km, nearest Danebury School.
All schools
Danebury School
Middle deemed secondary · Academies · SO20 6HA
993 m
Inadequate · 2022
Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School
Primary · Local authority maintained schools · SO20 6EJ
2.1 km
Good · 2013
School data from the Department for Education “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) and Ofsted inspection outcomes. Open Government Licence v3.0. The Ofsted grade shown is the last single overall grade on record (single grades were withdrawn in September 2024). Shows nearest schools by distance, not legal catchment areas. Distances are from the SO20 district centroid, not from any address.
Source: Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · 2 open schools within 3 km, 2 with a grade on record
Area context
Planning and deprivation near SO20
What is being built nearby and how the area ranks, as context for the neighbourhood and never a judgement on a home.
Planning applications
Planning activity around SO20
31
applications within 500 m of the district centre, as last checked 18 September 2026.
Recent applications
TestValley/22/01246/FULLNConditions
397 m
Change of use of land to touring caravan and camping site and retention of related development (Retrospective)
Received 2022-05-10 · decided 2023-04-20
TestValley/20/01884/FULLSWithdrawn
249 m
Upgrade and extension of Shooting Lodge with 3 bedroom accommodation above
Received 2020-08-10 · decided 2022-09-09
TestValley/18/02244/CLESPermitted
270 m
Certificate of existing lawful use - Station of caravan for residential purposes, provision of wooden structure and use of land in association with the residential use
Received 2018-08-23 · decided 2019-01-30
TestValley/17/02730/FULLNConditions
316 m
Removal of conservatory and erection of extension to provide enlarged kitchen
Received 2017-10-23 · decided 2017-12-18
TestValley/17/01291/FULLSConditions
249 m
Upgrade and extension of existing shooting lodge including provision of 1 bedroom flat above for on-site security
Received 2017-05-22 · decided 2017-08-04
TestValley/16/01969/FULLSConditions
249 m
Upgrade and extension of existing Shooting Lodge
Received 2016-08-15 · decided 2016-10-13
Applications are matched within 500 m of the SO20 district centroid, so this is activity in the area, not at any one address. Register wording and status are reproduced as the local planning authority published them. Showing 6 of 20 held; run a live planning search for SO20 for the current picture.
Source: Local planning authority records via PlanIt · 31 applications matched within 500 m of the district centre · data to 18 September 2026
Deprivation (IMD)
Area profile for SO20
Decile 6 of 10
Median across 12 sampled postcodes; 1 is the most deprived 10% of England, 10 the least.
Read the detail
Across the 12 sampled SO20 postcodes, deprivation runs decile 6 to decile 8, with a median of decile 6 of 10: where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived.
SO20 8HA, the sampled postcode sitting at that median: On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, this postcode falls in decile 6 of 10, where 1 is among the most deprived 10% of England and 10 the least deprived. It's area context for the wider neighbourhood, not a judgement on any individual home.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (English Indices of Deprivation 2025, MHCLG). Deprivation is published for small areas (LSOAs), not for postcode districts, so SO20 spans several. We sampled 12 postcodes in SO20: the ones with the most recent recorded sales, up to a limit of 12. That is a convenience sample, not a random one, so it leans toward streets where homes are changing hands. 12 returned a row. It is context for the neighbourhood, never a judgement on any individual home. How we choose the sample.
Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · 12 postcodes sampled of 12 checked · data to 2025 indices
Cost to run
Two sources, one table
What it costs to run a home in SO20, band by band
Test Valley's council tax for 2026-27 set against the SO20 median sold price of £595,000 across 250 recorded sales: the annual running cost beside the purchase price, which neither source shows on its own.
| Band | 1991 valueVOA basis | A yearTest Valley | A month÷ 12 | Of the median÷ £595,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | up to £40,000 | £1,537 | £128 | 0.26% |
| B | £40,001–£52,000 | £1,793 | £149 | 0.30% |
| C | £52,001–£68,000 | £2,049 | £171 | 0.34% |
| D | £68,001–£88,000 | £2,306 | £192 | 0.39% |
| E | £88,001–£120,000 | £2,818 | £235 | 0.47% |
| F | £120,001–£160,000 | £3,330 | £278 | 0.56% |
| G | £160,001–£320,000 | £3,843 | £320 | 0.65% |
| H | over £320,000 | £4,611 | £384 | 0.77% |
The last column is the band's annual charge divided by the SO20 median sold price. A comparison of two published figures, not a rate anyone charges. It is not a mapping from price to band: a band records what a home was worth on 1 April 1991 and is set by the Valuation Office Agency, so it cannot be worked out from a 2020s sale price. Look up a specific band on GOV.UK. Instalment counts vary by authority, so the monthly column is simply the year over twelve.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Median across 250 recorded sales. · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities, Test Valley, 2026-27.
Address by address
Address by address
What individual homes in SO20 sold for
The 24 most recently sold doors of the 240 distinct addresses in the records we hold for SO20. Real recorded transactions: never estimates.
RAGS CORNER, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8HA · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£930,000
2026-07-24
31, BRANKSOME CLOSE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6AQ · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£189,000
2026-07-17
5, FINE ACRES RISE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8DL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£585,000
2026-07-16
7, FINE ACRES RISE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8DL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£421,000
2026-07-16
ASHLEA, DIXONS LANE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8AT · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£540,000
2026-07-02
PENTONS COTTAGE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6BE · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,000,000
2026-06-30
6, WESSEX MEWS, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6HE · Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · 1 recorded sale
£465,000
2026-06-12
FAIRFIELDS, SALISBURY LANE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8JL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£575,000
2026-05-29
POND COTTAGE, WINCHESTER ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6NZ · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£435,000
2026-05-29
HURSTLEA, SALISBURY LANE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8JL · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£685,000
2026-05-27
4, KENTSBORO, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8DZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£412,500
2026-05-14
THE THRESHING HOUSE, CHURCH ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6NB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£470,000
2026-05-06
LYNWOOD, BRANKSOME AVENUE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6AH · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£595,000
2026-05-02
HAYTERS, ROOKERY LANE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8AZ · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£950,000
2026-05-01
GLENSIDE, STATION ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6AW · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£625,000
2026-04-22
HIGHFIELD, DROVE ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6AD · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£650,000
2026-04-17
12, SCOTT CLOSE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6NS · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£425,000
2026-04-10
FIFEHEAD MANOR, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8EE · Terraced · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£462,500
2026-04-07
6, PRINTERS PLACE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8JB · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£400,000
2026-04-02
THE ROUND HOUSE, DROVE ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6AB · Detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,400,000
2026-03-31
FLINT COTTAGE, ROMSEY ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6PP · Semi-detached · Freehold · 2 recorded sales
£720,000
2026-03-23
68, POUND ROAD, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 8JU · Terraced · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£324,000
2026-03-20
2, TRIANGLE COTTAGE, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6PL · Semi-detached · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£375,000
2026-03-18
DOWN VUE, WINTON HILL, STOCKBRIDGE
SO20 6HN · Other · Freehold · 1 recorded sale
£1,300,000
2026-02-27
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. Addresses come from recorded sales since 1995, so homes that have never sold do not appear. 0 of these 24 doors resolve to a confident property record and link through; the rest are listed without a link. We match a door to a property record only where the match is certain, never by guessing.
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Data sources
Every SO20 figure is official and dated
Real recorded data from the UK's official registers, never an estimated valuation.
- HM Land RegistrySold prices
- MHCLGCouncil tax & deprivation
- Department for Education · OfstedSchools
- Local planning authoritiesPlanning applications
- Police.UKStreet-level crime
- Environment AgencyFlood risk
- postcodes.io · ONSGeography
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. Council Tax levels set by local authorities · Department for Education: Get Information about Schools, with Ofsted grades · Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government. English Indices of Deprivation 2025 · Local planning authority records via PlanIt · Police.UK · Environment Agency · postcodes.io / ONS. HM Land Registry Price Paid Data to 28 August 2026. Updated monthly. All figures are real, attributed and carry the sample they rest on: never estimates, never a valuation. All sales · Get Free Valuation · About Your Property Check.