East Wellow’s story
1 listed building
Historic England lists them inside East Wellow’s built-up area.
17% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
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East WellowHampshire
The village has 635 residents and lies in Hampshire, South East.
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Photo: Malc McDonald · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
635
Census 2021 · Test Valley council
Median home
£605K
16 sales in 3 years
Median age
51.7
31% are 65+ · Hampshire 20%
Degree level
46%
of residents 16+ · England 34%
Walk, cycle, bus
4%
of commuters · England 27%
Is East Wellow a good place to live?
Grades need 1,000 residents, so East Wellow has none; the figures on this page are still real. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 4% of commuters. The median home sold for £605,000. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
What makes East Wellow stand out
The 3 things East Wellow does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% leave the car
of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport (England’s towns 27%)
Median sale, £ thousands
Housing
2.2 times the typical UK town’s £277K
Standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
31% are 65 or over
Against 18% across England’s towns
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Paultons Park and 8 more in and around East Wellow
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near East Wellow. Best known first.
Big drawTheme parkPaultons Park1.8 km outside town, to the southeast · 1.1M visitors a year (2019)Historic houseHistoric houseBroadlands4.4 km outside town, to the eastTheme parkTheme parkCritter Creek1.6 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkLost Kingdom1.7 km outside town, to the southeastWater parkWater parkMuddy Puddles1.8 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkPeppa Pig World1.8 km outside town, to the southeastPlaces: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Paultons Park: Paultons Park Home of Peppa Pig World, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in East Wellow.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in East Wellow than in Hampshire’s towns or England’s towns: 14% are under 15
The middle age in East Wellow is 51.7. People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.1% of the town. Degrees are held by 46% of adults, higher than both Hampshire’s towns (33%) and England’s towns (34%).
51.7median age
East WellowHampshireEngland
Ages · share of residents
31%
Qualifications · residents 16 and older
No qualifications9%
Apprenticeship6%
A levels or similar17%
Degree level46%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| East Wellow | Hampshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 31% | 20% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.1% | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 5.7% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 46% | 33% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Hampshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Work & commute
Commuters in East Wellow travel far: only 9% go under 5 km, fewer than in Hampshire’s towns and across England’s towns
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 48% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Working mainly from home: 48% of workers, above both Hampshire’s towns (32%) and England’s towns (31%). Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census. Also worth knowing: the average household earns £77K a year before tax.
4%walk, cycle or ride
How commuters got to work · March 2021
Driving93%
Bicycle2%
On foot1%
Bus1%
9%
of commuters travel under 5 km · England 45%
48%
worked mainly from home in March 2021
£77K
mean household income, before tax
0.9%
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
More households own their home in East Wellow than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 93%
Private renters make up 6% of households, below Hampshire’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. That is the middle of 16 standard sales inside East Wellow’s built-up area over three years, against £277,000 in the typical UK town.
£605Kmedian sale
Median sale price · Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
East Wellow£605K
Typical UK town£277K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £620,000 | 15 |
93%
of households own their home · England 61%
6%
rent privately · England 21%
£1,235
average private rent a month, Test Valley council area
£2,309
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
Violence is recorded less often in East Wellow than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 5.8 per 1,000 residents a year
Violence and sexual offences made up 54% of the total. Police recorded 13 crimes inside East Wellow’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. Burglary and damage came to 8.4 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Hampshire’s towns (8.6) and below England’s towns (9.4).
5.8violent and sexual offences per 1,000 a year
Reports by type · Sep 2025 to Aug 2026
Violence & sexual7
Damage & arson5
Other theft1
Shoplifting0
Public order0
Burglary0
Drugs0
Vehicle crime0
Anti-social0
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.
5.8
violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
8.4
burglary, vehicle crime and damage per 1,000 a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026
0
anti-social behaviour reports per 1,000 (not graded)
13
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
Bad health is less common in East Wellow than in Hampshire’s towns or across England’s towns: 3.2% of residents
Asked at the census, 87% of residents of East Wellow said they were in good or very good health. There is no GP practice locally: the nearest is 3.3 miles off. The nearest A&E to East Wellow is Southampton General Hospital, 6.2 miles away.
87%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 87%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2021 | East Wellow | Hampshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 83% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | 4.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 14% | 17% | 17% |
83.2
life expectancy at birth, men (2019–23)
83.3
life expectancy at birth, women
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
History
East Wellow’s one listed building is Grade II
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
17% of homes date from before 1919. Listed buildings per head: 16 for every 10,000 residents of East Wellow.
1listed buildings
Listed buildings by grade · Historic England
Grade I0
Grade II*0
Grade II1
0
scheduled monuments
0
registered parks and gardens
17%
of homes built before 1919 · typical UK town 15%
16
listed buildings per 10,000 residents · typical UK town 24
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Keep exploring
Everything we know about East Wellow
13pages on East Wellow
The big questions
Safety5.8 violent and sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026Cost of livingMedian home £605K · rent £1,235 a monthHousing8 sold in 12 monthsSchoolsHealthLife expectancy 83.2 (men), 83.3 (women)Work & commute59% of working residents work in the townFlood & hazards0.4% of homes at high or medium flood risk
East Wellow’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
West WellowCadnam and BartleyTottonRomseyRownhams and NurslingAshurstNorth BaddesleyEast Wellow
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Wellow | 635 | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Wellow | 1,584 | 1 | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Cadnam and Bartley | 2,023 | 3.4 | — | D | B− | A− |
| Totton | 28,093 | 4.2 | C | C | C− | B− |
| Romsey | 19,923 | 4.3 | A | B+ | B− | A− |
| Rownhams and Nursling | 4,796 | 4.8 | B+ | B | C− | A− |
| Ashurst | 2,370 | 5.1 | — | D | A− | B+ |
| North Baddesley | 6,996 | 5.4 | A | B+ | B | A− |
West Wellow, Cadnam and Bartley and Ashurst have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about East Wellow
Is East Wellow expensive to live in?
Private rents in the Test Valley council area averaged £1,235 a month in August 2026.
How much is council tax in East Wellow?
Band D council tax in East Wellow is £2,309 for 2026–27, less than in 74% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
About East Wellow
Village in Hampshire, England
East Wellow is a built-up area of 635 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
- 635 (Census 2021)
- Council
- Test Valley
- County
- Hampshire
- Region
- South East
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- ONS code
- E63006288
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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