Paddock Fields Kentsboro, Test Valley
4 addresses across 1 postcode (SO20), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40016290.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Grateley, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 30 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 97 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 4 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Stockbridge Surgery, about 6.9 km (4.3 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 24% of households owned their home and 47% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 18 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 84 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 2003-2006 (3). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (3).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (27% of about 810 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 97 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO20 8QE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Grateley 281,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Andover 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Mottisfont and Dunbridge 29,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Avenue Middle Wallop | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station DRT Andover | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | Osprey Charging Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 27 km (17 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 84.2 km (52 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Stockbridge Surgery | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | The Stockbridge Pharmacy | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Middle Wallop Dental Centre | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Basingstoke General Hospital | 8 km (5 miles) |
| Police station | Andover Police Station | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,170 m² | 30 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 10 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 1.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hydraulic pillbox on Middle Wallop Aerodrome, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hydraulic pillbox on Middle Wallop Aerodrome | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Long barrow 50m north-east of Down Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Long barrow 450m south-west of Down Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Knock Wood | Wood | 950 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Upper Oakcuts Copse | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Upper Grateley Wood | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Danebury Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Dipden Bottom | Valley | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 4 |
2 of the street's 4 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Horse Services (C And B) Ltd SO20 8DZ | Retailers - other | 230 m | 5 Very good | 26 Jun 2026 |
| Feathered Skies | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 350 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Brock Mews (6); On or near Petrol Station (3); On or near Chestnut Square (2); On or near The Green (2); On or near Mead Park Square (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 33% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 24% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 73% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 79% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 46% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 5% | 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 neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- SO20 8QE: 4 addresses of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
The Avenue · The Avenue · The Green · Brock Mews · Old Park Lane · Farriers Lane · Harvest Lane · Birchen Coppice · The Fox Cover · Cossaton Rise · Lower Mead · The Furrows
All the streets in SO20 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.
- 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.