# Abbotswood & West Wellow

South Test Valley. 10,538 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 66 square kilometres.

Abbotswood & West Wellow had 9,764 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02004826. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £510,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Abbotswood & West Wellow was £510,000 in 2025. Joint 911th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/abbotswood-and-west-wellow#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 9,764** (2021). Abbotswood & West Wellow had 9,764 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,357th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/abbotswood-and-west-wellow#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 37%** (2022). About 37% of people in Abbotswood & West Wellow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/abbotswood-and-west-wellow#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 49.5%** (January 2026). In Abbotswood & West Wellow, 49.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/abbotswood-and-west-wellow#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02004826) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 37% of people in Abbotswood & West Wellow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02004826) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 145 homes were sold in Abbotswood & West Wellow in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02004826) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Abbotswood & West Wellow.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02004826) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Abbotswood & West Wellow had 9,764 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Abbotswood & West Wellow

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abbotswood & West Wellow at a rate of 52.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 people across Test Valley.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 219 |
| Other crime | 105 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 66 |
| Burglary | 57 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 56 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Abbotswood & West Wellow compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Abbotswood & West Wellow | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £510,000 | 3rd most expensive | 17 middle areas, Test Valley · 2025 |
| Population | 9,764 | 3rd most populated | 17 middle areas, Test Valley · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 37% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 17 middle areas, Test Valley · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 49.5% | 2nd lowest | 17 middle areas, Test Valley · Jan 2026 |

## Is Abbotswood & West Wellow safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Abbotswood & West Wellow at a rate of 52.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.7 per 1,000 people across Test Valley.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 38 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Abbotswood & West Wellow.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (219), other crime (105) and anti-social behaviour (66).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Test Valley

These figures are published for the whole of Test Valley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Test Valley and not Abbotswood & West Wellow alone. [See Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley)

- **Average house price: £372,289** (August 2026). Test Valley’s average house price was £372,289 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,576** (2025). Full-time workers living in Test Valley earned a median of £40,576 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 128th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.2×** (2025). A home in Test Valley costs 9.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 78th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Test Valley has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Abbotswood & West Wellow in brief

The median price paid for a home in Abbotswood & West Wellow was £510,000 in 2025.
Abbotswood & West Wellow had 9,764 usual residents at the census.
About 37% of people in Abbotswood & West Wellow live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Abbotswood & West Wellow, 49.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02004826
- Ward: [Blackwater †](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/ward/blackwater)
- Constituency: [Romsey and Southampton North †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north)
- Council: [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 66.05 km²
- People, mid-2024: 10,538*
- Neighbourhoods: 6
- Output areas: 29

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

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## Latest updates for Abbotswood & West Wellow

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02004826

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