Appleshaw’s story
28 listed buildings, 2 of them Grade II*
Historic England lists them inside Appleshaw’s built-up area.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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AppleshawHampshire
470 residents make their home in this village in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: Chris Talbot · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
470
Census 2021 · Test Valley council
Median home
£400K
23 sales in 3 years
Median age
50.4
27% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
35%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
11%
of commuters · England 27%
Is Appleshaw a good place to live?
Appleshaw is below the 1,000 residents fair grades need, but every figure on this page is real. 11% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Its listed buildings number 28, with 0 at Grade I. People aged 65 and over make up 27% of residents.
What makes Appleshaw stand out
The 3 things Appleshaw does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
11% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Listed buildings per 10,000 residents
History
2 Grade II*, including Hill House; 24.4 times the typical UK town for its size
Historic England’s list, October 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
27% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Appleshaw.
Who lives here
Appleshaw has fewer young adults than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 7% are 15 to 24
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, above both Hampshire’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%). The age that splits Appleshaw in two is 50.4. Among adults, 35% have a degree.
50.4median age
AppleshawHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
27%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications16%
Apprenticeship5%
A levels or similar16%
Degree level35%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Appleshaw | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 27% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 35% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Schools
The schools around Appleshaw
Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary School’s results beat 75% of schools in England like it. Its only school is listed below. 58% of pupils at the 2 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleshaw St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 93 | A− |
Department for Education · GIAS, Key Stage 2 and GCSE resultsThe Schools page →
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Appleshaw work nearby than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 21% travel under 5 km
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 46% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
About 2% of its commuters stay in Appleshaw for work. The car took 87% of commuters, above both Hampshire’s towns (75%) and England’s towns (70%). 46% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
11%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving87%
On foot5%
Train3%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
21%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
46%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£63K
mean household income, before tax
1.6%
of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits (2026)
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Housing
Homes in Appleshaw sell for a median £400,000
Owners make up 67% of households, about level with Hampshire’s towns (64%) and above England’s towns (61%). Private rents average £1,235 a month across the Test Valley council area. Council and housing-body homes hold 15% of households.
£400Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
Appleshaw£400K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £820,000 | 9 |
| Semi-detached | £313,750 | 10 |
67%
of households own their home · England 61%
18%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,235
average private rent a month, Test Valley council area
£2,321
council tax, Band D, 2026–27
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Safety
Appleshaw records less violent crime per resident than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns, at 8.5 per 1,000 a year
Violence and sexual offences were 63% of the crimes. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 8 recorded crimes inside Appleshaw’s built-up area, and 3 reports of anti-social behaviour. Burglary and damage came to 7.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Hampshire’s towns (8.6) and England’s towns (9.4).
8.5violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual5
Burglary2
Public order1
Shoplifting0
Damage & arson0
Other theft0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social3
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
8.5
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
7.8
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
4.3
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
8
crimes recorded in the 12 months to August 2026
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Health
Fewer people in Appleshaw say their health is good than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 80%
The nearest A&E to Appleshaw is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 15.8 miles away. At the census, 5.6% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, above both Hampshire’s towns (4.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). This Hampshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 2.7 miles away.
80%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 15%Bad or very bad 6%
| Census 2021 | Appleshaw | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.6% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
81.5
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
84.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
History
Appleshaw is rich in listed buildings: 596 per 10,000 residents, more than Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
28% of homes were built before 1919. Conservation areas cover 47% of Appleshaw’s land, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). Grade II* covers 2 of them.
28listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*2
Grade II26
Among them · Grade II*
- Hill House Grade II*
- The Old Vicarage Grade II*
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
28%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
596
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Ludgershall Castle and 2 more in and around Appleshaw
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Appleshaw. Best known first.
Castle · English HeritageLudgershall Castle4.4 km outside town, to the northwest
ZooHawk Conservancy Trust3 km outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric site · English HeritageLudgershall Cross4.2 km outside town, to the northwestPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Ludgershall Castle: Ade Sims, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hawk Conservancy Trust: Shaun Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Appleshaw
13pages on Appleshaw
The big questions
Safety8.5 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £400K · rent £1,235 a monthHousing4 sold in 12 months · busiest street GreenseySchools1 state schoolHealthLife expectancy 81.5 (men), 84.3 (women)Work & commute64% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards7.3% of homes at high or medium flood risk
Appleshaw’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
LudgershallCharltonPerham DownAnna Valley and Upper ClatfordAndoverTidworthShipton BellingerAppleshaw
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleshaw | 470 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ludgershall | 5,400 | 2.6 | C+ | A− | C | C |
| Charlton | 2,121 | 3 | — | A | A | A |
| Perham Down | 1,397 | 3.1 | — | A | A+ | B− |
| Anna Valley and Upper Clatford | 1,557 | 3.9 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Andover | 48,484 | 4.2 | B− | A | C− | C |
| Tidworth | 10,693 | 4.2 | B+ | A | B− | C+ |
| Shipton Bellinger | 1,442 | 5.1 | — | A | B+ | A− |
Charlton, Perham Down, Anna Valley and Upper Clatford and Shipton Bellinger have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about Appleshaw
How many listed buildings are there in Appleshaw?
That is 24.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
Is Appleshaw expensive to live in?
By type: semi-detached houses £313,750 and detached houses £820,000.
About Appleshaw
Village in Hampshire, England
Appleshaw is a built-up area of 470 people, in the Test Valley council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
- Population
- 470 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Test Valley
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- ONS code
- E63005618
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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