SP9 postcode area guide — Test Valley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SP9 postcode district in Test Valley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SP9
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
52.4%
Gigabit-capable
52.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SP9 postcode district (Test Valley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 269 postcodes Ofcom measures in SP9, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 52.4%.
Around 0% of premises in SP9 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SP9
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SP9 7AA | 100% | 0% |
| SP9 7AD | 100% | 0% |
| SP9 7AF | 0% | 0% |
| SP9 7AH | 45.5% | 45.5% |
| SP9 7AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SP9 7AL | 100% | 100% |
| SP9 7AN | 100% | 100% |
| SP9 7AP | 0% | 0% |
| SP9 7AQ | 100% | 100% |
| SP9 7AR | 20% | 20% |
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Mobile signal around Test Valley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Test Valley district (62,117 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
49.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SP9
Police recorded 49 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SP9 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 25 | 51.0% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 | 24.5% |
| Shoplifting | 5 | 10.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 6.1% |
| Public order | 2 | 4.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 2 | 4.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SP9
Based on 62 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SP9 is £275,000, up 14.6% on the previous year (£240,000).
Detached
£419,000
9 sales
Semi-detached
£285,000
17 sales
Terraced
£258,000
25 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
9 sales
Latest recorded sales in SP9
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | Sidbury Hill Avenue | SP9 7JN |
| 19 May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced | Pickernell Road | SP9 7FU |
| 15 May 2026 | £289,000 | Semi-detached | Sidbury Circular Road | SP9 7EX |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £380,000 | Detached | Eyles Road | SP9 7WU |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £122,000 | Semi-detached | Hill Top Avenue | SP9 7JQ |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached | Gilberts Green | SP9 7YD |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Kimber Close | SP9 7JZ |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Manor Bridge Court | SP9 7NH |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £252,000 | Terraced | Wilton Terrace | SP9 7UJ |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £160,000 | Flat | George Vi Road | SP9 7JJ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Test Valley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Test Valley district (130,492 residents, 54,706 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.2% |
| 15–29 | 20.1% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 21.1% |
| 65+ | 21.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.9% |
| Private rented | 14.8% |
| Social rented | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SP9
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zouch Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 433 | SP9 7JF |
| Clarendon Junior School (Clarendon Federation) | Primary | 7–11 | 286 | SP9 7QD |
| Clarendon Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 193 | SP9 7QD |
| Wellington Lions Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 187 | SP9 7FP |
| Shipton Bellinger Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 116 | SP9 7TW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SP9
49 rated food businesses operate in SP9. 32 hold the top rating of 5, 5 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Armed Forces ECH @ The Pavillion, Asda Express Tidworth PFS, Aspire Business Centre Restaurant, Atlantic Fish Bar, Caterlink@Zouch Academy.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SP9
From a sample of 245 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SP9 postcodes, the most common rating is band B (average band C). 82% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
59%
Band C
23%
Band D
17%
Band E
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Test Valley
Landlines around SP9 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.