# Romsey Town in Test Valley, South East. Romsey is a town in Test Valley, South East. Median sale price £375,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 59.2 per 1,000 people. About 20,351 people. Town. Code E63006226. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) Romsey is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Romsey add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £375,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Romsey was £375,000 in 2025. Joint 226th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/romsey#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 19,923** (2021). Romsey had 19,923 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 547th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/romsey#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 34%** (2022). About 34% of people in Romsey 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/town/romsey#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Romsey, 89.3% 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/town/romsey#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63006226) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 34% of people in Romsey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63006226) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 396 homes were sold in Romsey in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63006226) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Romsey. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63006226) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Romsey had 19,923 usual residents at the census. ## How Romsey compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Romsey | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £375,000 | joint 89th cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 | | Population | 19,923 | 103rd least populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 34% | 103rd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.3% | joint 91st lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 | ## Is Romsey safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Romsey at a rate of 59.2 per 1,000 people. That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 115 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Romsey. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (417), other crime (222) and anti-social behaviour (155). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Romsey was 62.6 per 1,000 people. 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. ## Deprivation in Romsey, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Romsey has no single figure. Of its 14 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Romsey | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Test Valley 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023174) | 1,658 | 30.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% | | [Test Valley 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023175) | 1,524 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.8% | | [Test Valley 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023176) | 1,547 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.3% | | [Test Valley 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023207) | 1,566 | 29.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.4% | | [Test Valley 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023208) | 1,090 | 36.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.6% | | [Test Valley 010F](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023209) | 1,275 | 13.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.8% | | [Test Valley 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023150) | 1,683 | 75.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.0% | | [Test Valley 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023151) | 1,381 | 127.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 74.2% | | [Test Valley 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023152) | 1,654 | 137.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 73.9% | | [Test Valley 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023206) | 1,138 | 47.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.4% | | [Test Valley 012F](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023200) | 1,511 | 15.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 84.0% | | [Test Valley 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01035450) | 1,610 | 62.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 92.8% | | [Test Valley 013F](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01035451) | 1,588 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.3% | | [Test Valley 013G](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01035452) | 1,532 | 93.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 64.7% | ## Your MP - [Romsey and Southampton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north): Caroline Nokes (Conservative), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) ## Postcode districts covering Romsey [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51) ## Middle areas in Romsey [Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/romsey-cupernham-and-halterworth), [Romsey Town](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/romsey-town) ## Towns near Romsey [Chandler's Ford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chandlers-ford), [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton), [Totton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/totton), [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/eastleigh), [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/winchester), [West End](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end) ## Romsey in brief Romsey is a town in Test Valley, South East. About 20,351 people lived in Romsey in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £375,000 in 2025 across 396 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Romsey was £375,000 in 2025. Romsey had 19,923 usual residents at the census. About 34% of people in Romsey live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Romsey, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63006226 - 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: 5.48 km² - People, mid-2024: 20,351* - Neighbourhoods: 14 - Output areas: 67 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Chandler's Ford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chandlers-ford), [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton), [Totton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/totton), [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/eastleigh), [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/winchester), [West End](https://openindex.co.uk/town/west-end) ## Latest updates for Romsey - 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/E63006226 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/romsey, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/romsey#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/romsey