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Test Valley house prices, July 2026

Average sold prices for Test Valley, broken down by property type, buyer status, funding status and property status, from HM Land Registry's UK House Price Index.

Average price
£368,131
Annual change
-0.6%
Homes sold, May 2026
126
England average
£293,479

The average property in Test Valley sold for £368,131 in July 2026, down 0.6% on the year. That is about 25% above the England average of £293,479. 126 homes sold in Test Valley in May 2026, the most recent month HM Land Registry have published transaction counts for.

Price trend

Over the 12 months to July 2026, the average price in Test Valley fell 2%, peaking at £375,659 in April 2026.

£375,659 £368,131
August 2025July 2026

Peak £375,659 in April 2026.

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By property type

Detached homes are the most expensive in Test Valley at £601,616, 255% above flat or maisonette at £169,578. Detached and Flat or maisonette fell over the year while the rest held or rose.

Average sold price by property type, July 2026.
Property typeAverage priceAnnual change
Detached£601,616-0.9%
Semi-detached£356,614+0.6%
Terraced£283,256Broadly flat
Flat or maisonette£169,578-3.1%

By buyer status

First-time buyers in Test Valley paid £165,382 less than people who already owned, a gap of 58%.

Average sold price by buyer status, July 2026.
BuyerAverage priceAnnual change
First-time buyer£283,109Broadly flat
Former owner-occupier£448,491-0.7%

By funding status

Cash and mortgage buyers in Test Valley paid much the same. Cash accounted for 20% of the sales counted in May 2026.

Average sold price by funding status, July 2026. Sales volumes are for May 2026, the most recent month published. Cash and mortgage sales are counted separately and do not necessarily add up to the total above.
Paid withAverage priceAnnual changeSales
Cash£367,043-0.9%12
Mortgage£368,614Broadly flat47

By property status

New builds in Test Valley sold for 58% more than existing homes.

Average sold price by property status, May 2026. Sales volumes are not shown for new builds: they are registered months after completion, so recent counts are incomplete rather than low.
Property statusAverage priceAnnual change
New build£572,968+2.3%
Existing property£362,444+0.7%

Month by month

Average sold price and annual change over the last 12 published months. Sales volumes stop two months short because HM Land Registry withhold the most recent counts until more transactions are registered.
MonthAverage priceAnnual changeSales
July 2026£368,131-0.6%n/a
June 2026£371,290-0.5%n/a
May 2026£371,454+0.8%126
April 2026£375,659Broadly flat110
March 2026£372,507-0.7%139
February 2026£371,799-1.7%134
January 2026£372,401-1.4%105
December 2025£369,886-2.6%161
November 2025£373,188-2.3%150
October 2025£373,114-0.7%210
September 2025£372,098-1%167
August 2025£375,599+1.8%166
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Figures for a local authority are a three-month average rather than a single month's transactions. HM Land Registry revise the most recent twelve months as more sales are registered, so recent figures are provisional.