Test Valley Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Test Valley?

Across Test Valley, 76% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 58% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Test Valley?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,306 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Test Valley are at risk of flooding?

Across Test Valley, the Environment Agency puts 1,117 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 312 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Test Valley the Environment Agency counts 1,025 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.4% of all its properties), 848 at medium risk (1.2%) and 2,690 at low risk (3.7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Hampshire

Test Valley has two councils. The county council, Hampshire, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemhants.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placehants.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentshants.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Test Valley

• RG28 postcode district1 of its 235 postcodes in use is in Test Valley.
• SO16 postcode district210 of its 1,542 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SO20 postcode district342 of its 346 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SO21 postcode district43 of its 743 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SO50 postcode district7 of its 1,321 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SO51 postcode district862 of its 881 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SO52 postcode districtAll 186 of its postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SO53 postcode district152 of its 860 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SP4 postcode district13 of its 1,107 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SP5 postcode district69 of its 1,037 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SP9 postcode district44 of its 273 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SP10 postcode districtAll 959 of its postcodes in use are in Test Valley.
• SP11 postcode district954 of its 1,297 postcodes in use are in Test Valley.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Test Valley.