Postcode district report · August 2026

SO53, Test Valley

SO53 is the 2nd Hapiest of Test Valley's 7 postcode districts on the HPAI Swatch, which compares them with each other on prices, how the market is moving, energy efficiency and transport. SO53 also reaches into Eastleigh; these figures are for its homes in Test Valley.

Homes sold

109

in the 12 months to August 2026

Median price

£448,000

+0.7% on the year before

Price per m²

–

median, homes with an EPC

Flats

of homes sold

SO53 on the HPAI Swatch

Each tile ranks SO53 against the other postcode districts of Test Valley.

Price per m²No data –

Price change+0.7% 4th of 7

Sales a year109 a year 4th of 7

Sales change+3.6% 1st of 7

Energy efficiencyNo data –

CarbonNo data –

Station nearbyNo data –

Yellow the best in Test Valley Green above average Blue below average Purple weakest in Test Valley

Yellow is Hapi: the more yellow, the better SO53 compares with the rest of Test Valley. These colours compare postcode districts within Test Valley; Test Valley's own Swatch compares it with areas across England and Wales.

Test Valley's postcode districts, Hapiest first

#	Postcode district	Homes sold	Median price	Price change
1	SO52	96	£362,500	+1.4%
2	SO53	109	£448,000	+0.7%
3	SP10	471	£292,500	+2.6%
4	SO51	361	£405,000	-2.4%
5	SP11	305	£360,000	-1.4%
6	SO16	72	£417,500	-0.1%
7	SO20	65	£595,000	+4.2%

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About these figures

Price per m²: Median price per square metre of homes sold in the last 12 months (homes with an EPC).
Price change: Median price in the last 12 months against the 12 months before.
Sales a year: Open-market sales in the last 12 months. More sales means a deeper, easier market.
Sales change: Sales in the 12 months to three months ago against the year before. The newest months are left out: Land Registry registers sales late.
Energy efficiency: Average EPC energy efficiency score of homes sold (higher is more efficient).
Carbon: Average carbon emissions of homes sold, tonnes a year. Lower is better.
Station nearby: Median distance from homes sold to the nearest railway station. Closer is better.

Open-market sales from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data in the 12 months to August 2026 (homes in Test Valley only); price per m², energy and carbon from the homes sold that have an Energy Performance Certificate. Postcode districts with fewer than 20 sales a year in Test Valley aren't ranked.