IF YOU’RE a first-time buyer looking to keep the cost down, then you might want to start your search for the perfect property in Andover St Mary's.

Property website Zoopla have trawled through house price data to show how much first-time buyers need to earn to get on the housing ladder in every ward in Test Valley.

They have also revealed the average house price for first-time buyers in each ward and in Andover St Mary's you are looking at an average price of £221,575.

That’s around £13,000 cheaper than the average house price for the whole of UK - £234,612.

The data is based on the mean price paid by ward for the year ending April 2020 and assumes the first time buyer has a deposit of 15% of the property value and is required to meet a loan to income ratio of x4.

Here is the list starting from low to high:

Andover St Mary's

Median house price for first time buyers: £221,575

Income needed to buy: £47,085

Price of a 15% deposit: £33,236

Andover Harroway

Median house price for first time buyers: £260,068

Income needed to buy: £55,264

Price of a 15% deposit: £39,010

Andover Romans

Median house price for first time buyers: £260,843

Income needed to buy: £55,429

Price of a 15% deposit: £39,126

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Andover Millway

Median house price for first time buyers: £281,932

Income needed to buy: £59,911

Price of a 15% deposit: £42,290

Andover Winton

Median house price for first time buyers: £292,124

Income needed to buy: £62,076

Price of a 15% deposit: £43,819

Andover Downlands

Median house price for first time buyers: £296,597

Income needed to buy: £63,027

Price of a 15% deposit: £44,489

Romsey Tadburn

Median house price for first time buyers: £333,997

Income needed to buy: £70,974

Price of a 15% deposit: £50,100

Romsey Abbey

Median house price for first time buyers: £336,701

Income needed to buy: £71,549

Price of a 15% deposit: £50,505

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North Baddesley

Median house price for first time buyers: £339,640

Income needed to buy: £72,173

Price of a 15% deposit: £50,946

Bellinger

Median house price for first time buyers: £350,394

Income needed to buy: £74,459

Price of a 15% deposit: £52,559

Charlton & the Pentons

Median house price for first time buyers: £369,275

Income needed to buy: £78,471

Price of a 15% deposit: £55,391

Bourne Valley

Median house price for first time buyers: £373,646

Income needed to buy: £79,400

Price of a 15% deposit: £56,047

Valley Park

Median house price for first time buyers: £392,863

Income needed to buy: £83,483

Price of a 15% deposit: £58,929

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams

Median house price for first time buyers: £410,545

 Income needed to buy: £87,241

Price of a 15% deposit: £61,582

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Romsey Cupernham

Median house price for first time buyers: £421,245

Income needed to buy: £89,515

Price of a 15% deposit: £63,187

Anna

Median house price for first time buyers: £474,015

Income needed to buy: £100,728

Price of a 15% deposit: £71,102

Harewood

Median house price for first time buyers: £517,354

Income needed to buy: £109,938

Price of a 15% deposit: £77,603

Blackwater

Median house price for first time buyers: £579,569

Income needed to buy: £123,158

Price of a 15% deposit: £86,935

Mid Test

Median house price for first time buyers: £129,881

Income needed to buy: £91,681

Price of a 15% deposit: £611,206

Ampfield & Braishfield

Median house price for first time buyers: £672,875

Income needed to buy: £142,986

Price of a 15% deposit: £100,931