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Mid Test

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South west Test Valley. About 9,305 people in 198 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Mid Test, 52.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
9,226
2,835th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
52.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
59.6%
2,300th lowest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Mid Test compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

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Population20 wards, Test Valley · 2021
Population: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 2,392 to 10,223. The middle area is 6,425. Mid Test is 9,226.
9,2264th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Test Valley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 24.4% to 100.0%. The middle area is 81.5%. Mid Test is 52.8%.
52.8%6th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Test Valley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 1.1% to 3.1%. The middle area is 1.7%. Mid Test is 1.3%.
1.3%3rd lowest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Test Valley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Test Valley20 areas from 52.9% to 68.5%. The middle area is 61.0%. Mid Test is 59.6%.
59.6%9th lowest

Figures for the whole of Test Valley

These figures are published for the whole of Test Valley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Test Valley and not Mid Test alone. See Test Valley

Average house price
£368,131
Down 0.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£40,576
128th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
9.1×
85th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
12.2
49th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Mid Test in brief

Mid Test had 9,226 usual residents at the census.

In Mid Test, 52.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Mid Test, 1.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

59.6% of residents in Mid Test were aged 15 to 64 at the census.