Farm Cottage Perham Down, Test Valley
9 addresses across 4 postcodes (SP11), about 2.1 km (1.3 miles) long. USRN 40016127.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2010 the median was £267,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Test Valley cost £372,289 in August 2026 (-0.8% on a year); private rents averaged £1,236 a month.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Gas: No gas meters are recorded on its postcodes: it looks to be off the mains gas grid.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, South Park Solar Farm, is 660 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Test Valley costs £2,306 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Grateley, about 7.8 km (4.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 700 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 95 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Castle Practice, about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | £267,000 | £267,000 | £267,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2010 | 5 SP11 9LP | Terraced | £267,000 | |
| 10 Nov 2004 | 5 SP11 9LP | Terraced | £235,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2023 | 6 SP11 9LP | Terraced | £430,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Feb 2005 | 6 SP11 9LP | Terraced | £235,000 |
House prices and rents in Test Valley
A typical home in Test Valley cost £372,289 in August 2026, 0.8% less than a year before. That is 12% more than five years earlier and 30% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £608,008 |
| Semi-detached | £359,779 |
| Terraced | £287,186 |
| Flat or maisonette | £171,723 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £286,803 |
Private renters in Test Valley paid £1,236 a month on average in September 2026, 4.6% more than a year before. That is 27% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £888 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,144 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,409 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,003 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 68 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 2016 (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
Gas and electricity use
No gas meters are recorded on the street's postcodes, against 16 electricity meters: it looks to be off the mains gas grid, or almost, with heating from electricity, oil, LPG or solid fuel.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP11 9LP | 11 | 7,795 kWh | none recorded | |
| SP11 9LW | 5 | 6,515 kWh | under 5 |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SP11.
Council tax
What each band costs in Test Valley in 2026-27: Band D £2,306 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,537 | £1,793 | £2,049 | £2,306 | £2,818 | £3,330 | £3,843 | £4,611 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (28% of about 1,480 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- LITTLE SHODDESDON FARMHOUSE, grade II
- MANOR FARMHOUSE, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- WELL COTTAGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Park Solar Farm Test Valley 21/02997/FULLN | Solar farm | 15 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Nov 2022 | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Perham Down - Meadow Solar Farm & Battery Storage Test Valley 21/01749/FULLN | Solar farm | 49.9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Nov 2022 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 11 August 2026 to 13 August 2026: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 14 January 2027 to 22 January 2027: HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (standard works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
Groundwater flooding is possible in 3 of these postcodes: an address there is in a groundwater flood alert area.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP11 9FZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 0 | possible |
| SP11 9LP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | possible |
| SP11 9FU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SP11 9LW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | possible |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 10 addresses are between 95 m and 115 m above sea level (102 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP11 9FU | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SP11 9FZ | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SP11 9LP | 21% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SP11 9LW | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grateley 281,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| Andover 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Car parks | Co-op Ludgershall Car Park | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 37.1 km (23 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Bristol Airport BRS | 78.1 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Castle Practice Good Jul 2016 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Gs Health LTD | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Redenham Park Dental Practice LTD | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Basingstoke General Hospital | 9.1 km (5.7 miles) |
| Care homes | Millway House Good Feb 2020 | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 10.4 km (6.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.1 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 920 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,510 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Boundary earthwork on Lamb Down, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Boundary earthwork on Lamb Down | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Ludgershall village cross | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Little Perham Copse | Wood | 280 m south-west |
| Great Perham Copse | Wood | 580 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Meadow Copse | Wood | 740 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Brimstone Bottom | Valley | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Warren Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-west |
| Mullen's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Test Valley: see them on the Test Valley page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Eagles Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Requires improvement (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 43% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 27% in 2023) |
| Ludgershall Castle Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 43% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 4% at the higher standard (2025; 61% in 2024 and 54% in 2023) |
| The Wellington Academy | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 38.4 (42.1 in 2025 and 39.4 in 2024); 29.3% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C-; 0% AAB or better; progress average |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 940 m (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poppies Daycare Nursery Ltd SP11 9FQ | Full day care | 50 | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 720 childminders and 151 home childcarers (nannies) in Hampshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (wiltshire).
Road safety
4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 25% happened in the dark, and 50% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Aug 2024 01:33 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 60 mph | Dark, no street lights, wet road |
| 2 Mar 2024 10:09 | Slight | 2 people | Minor road, 60 mph | Wet road |
| 3 Jul 2021 15:50 | Serious | 6 people | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 29 Jun 2021 09:10 | Slight | 1 person | Minor road, 60 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 29% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 36% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SP11 9FZ: 5 addresses
- SP11 9LP: 2 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- SP11 9FU: 1 address of 3 in the postcode
- SP11 9LW: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
All the streets in SP11 and across Test Valley.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.