Andover Downlands ward, Test Valley

Andover Downlands is one of 20 electoral wards of Test Valley Borough Council, in Hampshire (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,407 residents in 2,442 households — 1,405 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the North West Hampshire constituency; for county elections it is in the Test Valley Central and Andover North divisions.

Residents, 20216,407council ward average 6,524

Households2,4422.62 residents per household

Density1,405/ km²about 4.56 km² · Test Valley 208

Aged 65+5.9%Test Valley: 21.2% · under 16: 28.1%

Census 2021

Age of residents

0–411.5% · 734

5–99.3% · 595

10–157.3% · 470

16–193.0% · 191

20–244.5% · 286

25–3423.4% · 1,498

35–4923.6% · 1,512

50–6411.6% · 743

65–743.3% · 214

75–841.9% · 121

85+0.7% · 45

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van7.9% · 192

1 car or van38.2% · 932

2 cars or vans44.9% · 1,097

3 or more9.0% · 221

Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Test Valley overall: 68.9% owned, 14.3% social rented, 14.8% private rented.

Owned outright11.2% · 274

With mortgage48.4% · 1,183

Shared ownership9.4% · 230

Social rented20.7% · 507

Private rented10.2% · 249

Lives rent free0.0% · 1

Type of home

Detached house26.1% · 638

Semi-detached house37.8% · 923

Terraced house20.2% · 493

Purpose-built flat13.8% · 338

Converted house0.4% · 9

Other conversion0.1% · 3

Above shop / office0.1% · 3

Caravan, mobile1.4% · 35

Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS): E05012085
Council: Test Valley Borough Council
County council: Hampshire County Council
County division: Test Valley Central, Andover North
Constituency: North West Hampshire
Region: South East
Density rank in council: 8 of 20

Parishes in the ward

Andover

Other wards in the same constituency

AAndover Harroway16.0% aged 65+ · 61.9% owned10,222 AAndover Millway19.0% aged 65+ · 68.4% owned9,240 AAndover Romans7.6% aged 65+ · 55.4% owned10,167 AAndover St Mary's20.3% aged 65+ · 51.0% owned8,349 AAndover Winton22.9% aged 65+ · 71.2% owned6,425 BBourne Valley21.2% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned3,183

All 20 wards of Test Valley

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.