Test Valley: asking rent £1,392/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 846 lets).
Asking rent
£1,392/month 12 months to Sep 2026
846 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 846 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
1,465 lets
+7.4% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,465 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
360 on 6 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 6 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent: £1,136/month in Aug 2025 to £1,435/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.7% in Jan 2022 to 3.8% in Sep 2026.Homes to rent: 76 in Sep 2026 to 360 in Nov 2026.Asking rent index: 86.4 in Jan 2022 to 115.8 in Sep 2026.
How does Test Valley vary by home size?
Asking rent in Test Valley runs from £945/month for 1 bedroom to £2,579/month for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking rent by bedroom band in Test Valley. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking rent
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£945/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.9% on the previous 12 months
278
2 bedrooms
£1,233/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+3.3% on the previous 12 months
539
3 bedrooms
£1,519/month
12 months to Sep 2026
+0.6% on the previous 12 months
423
4 bedrooms
£2,066/month
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.9% on the previous 12 months
147
5+ bedrooms
£2,579/month
12 months to Apr 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed
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34
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns Test Valley?
Corporate landlords hold 68% of the 1,778 units in Test Valley whose freeholder is classified; 97% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords68% of classified · 1,217 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)16% of classified · 290 units
Housing associations14% of classified · 243 units
RMC1.6% of classified · 28 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Test Valley rank?
Test Valley ranks 7th of 11 local authorities in Hampshire for asking rent, at £1,392/month.
Asking rent · local authorities in Hampshire
Test Valley ranks 7th of 11 local authorities in Hampshire for asking rent, at £1,392/month.
Asking rent across local authorities in Hampshire, 12 months to Sep 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
East HampshireNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,190/m² · Sep 2026
EastleighNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,097/m² · Sep 2026
FarehamNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,337/m² · Sep 2026
GosportNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,258/m² · Sep 2026
HartNeighbouring local authority · Asking £5,271/m² · Sep 2026
HavantNeighbouring local authority · Asking £3,866/m² · Sep 2026
New ForestNeighbouring local authority · Asking £4,688/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about Test Valley
What is the average rent in Test Valley?
Homes to let in Test Valley asked a median £1,392/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 846 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Test Valley?
4.1% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,465 lets. +7.4% on the previous 12 months.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.