Poppy Close Andover, Test Valley
30 addresses across 1 postcode (SP10), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 40015788.
- 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: 24 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 22).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Cowdown Farm, Cowdown Lane - Anaerobic Digestion Facility, is 4.2 km (2.6 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A303, carries 58,029 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- 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 72% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Andover, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 40 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 76 to 77 m above sea level.
- Noise: 12 of its 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Andover Health Centre Medical Pract, about 1.5 km (1 mile) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 360 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 55% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 83 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (15); Flat (8); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 2003-2006 (14); 1996-2002 (6); 1991-1995 (4). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (16); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (24 addresses)
- 1 Poppy Close
- 2 Poppy Close
- 3 Poppy Close
- 4, Poppy Close
- 5 Poppy Close
- 6 Poppy Close
- 7 Poppy Close
- 8 Poppy Close
- 10 Poppy Close
- 11 Poppy Close
- 12 Poppy Close
- 14 Poppy Close
- 16 Poppy Close
- 17 Poppy Close
- 18 Poppy Close
- 20 Poppy Close
- 23 Poppy Close
- 24, Poppy Close
- 25, Poppy Close
- 26 Poppy Close
- 27 Poppy Close
- 28 Poppy Close
- 29, Poppy Close
- 30, Poppy Close
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 7,401 kWh of it on average in 2024, 27% less than the district's 10,166 kWh, and 2,862 kWh of electricity, 6% less than the district's 3,058 kWh. There are gas meters for about 90% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 SP10.
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 (33% of about 660 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.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdown Farm, Cowdown Lane - Anaerobic Digestion Facility Test Valley 22/03267/FULLN | Anaerobic digestion | Permission granted, not yet built Dec 2025 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
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
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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 here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square 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 30 addresses are between 76 m and 77 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP10 3NS | 100% | 72% | 72% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Andover 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Grateley 281,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Whitchurch (Hampshire) 201,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 31 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blueberry Gardens Andover | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station DRT Andover | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Car parks | George Yard Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest evyve Charging Station | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 30.2 km (19 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 78.9 km (49 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Andover Health Centre Medical Pract Good Dec 2025 | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Andover Pharmacy | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Weyhill Road (Dental Surgery) | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Basingstoke General Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Care homes | 5 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Harrier Grange Good Jun 2026 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Andover Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,110 m² | 40 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2.5 ha | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3,150 m² | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | The Drove Allotments 2.1 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Balksbury hillfort, a scheduled monument, 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Balksbury hillfort | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Bury Hill camp | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Cherrywell Bottom | Valley | 890 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Anna Valley | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Mill Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Barlows Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Gorse Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Piper's Hill | Hill | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 18 | 30 |
12 of the street's 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hanson Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 380 m | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 43.4 (43.5 in 2025 and 40.8 in 2024); 38.6% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School, Andover Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 56% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 71% in 2024 and 78% in 2023) |
| Balksbury Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 510 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | None published |
| Balksbury Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | 68% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Portway Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
| Portway Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Outstanding (May 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Harrow Way Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 46.0 (44.4 in 2025 and 43.0 in 2024); 44.8% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Anton Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 38% in 2024 and 40% in 2023) |
| Anton Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
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
8 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 170 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-2-5 Pre-School SP10 3RZ | Full day care | 28 | Good (Oct 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) | 170 m |
| KOOSA Kids Holiday Club at Portway Infant School, Andover SP10 3PE | Out-of-school day care | 70 | Not inspected yet | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Littleworld Day Nursery SP10 3AN | Full day care | 65 | Jan 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Humpty Dumpty Playschool SP11 8HT | Sessional day care | 33 | Outstanding (Feb 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| DanDeLions SP11 8HT | Full day care | 43 | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Little Rooks Nursery SP10 3AL | Full day care | 9 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Active Camps at Rookwood SP10 3AL | Out-of-school day care | 140 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Littleworld Clatford Day Nursery SP11 7LW | Full day care | 55 | Good (Aug 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.2 km (0.7 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 2 5 Pre School SP10 3RZ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 170 m | 5 Very good | 20 Feb 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Poppy Close (13); On or near Blossom Close (7); On or near Bluebell Close (4); On or near Honeysuckle Gardens (2); On or near Hibiscus Crescent (2).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A303 between A342/A343 roundabout and A303 spur to A343, with 58,029 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 330 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A303 | A342/A343 roundabout to A303 spur to A343 | 58,029 estimated; counted 2024 | 5% | +29% since 2015 | 330 m |
| A303 | A343 to A303 main route | 9,174 estimated | 4% | +5% since 2015 | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 55% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 31% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
- SP10 3NS: 30 addresses
Nearby streets
Honeysuckle Gardens · Bluebell Close · Blossom Close · Blueberry Gardens · Berry Way · Hibiscus Crescent · Lilac Close · Juniper Close · Elder Crescent · Cypress Grove · Larch Drive · Cedar Walk
All the streets in SP10 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.