SO1 8AL

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Test Valley
Postcode district
SO1
Postcode sector
SO1 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 8AL 55 m
SO16 8AN 211 m
SO16 8AJ 380 m
SO16 8AW 422 m
SO16 8JG 444 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO1 8AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO1
Postcode sector
SO1 8
Latitude
50.958067
Longitude
-1.456519
British National Grid easting
438,267
British National Grid northing
117,768

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04004629
Output area
E00117740
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 015C · E01023172
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 015 · E02004828

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
29
Secondary
7
  1. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  2. Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Community school

    1.6 km
  3. Nursling Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
364
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 146
  • Shoplifting 59
  • Vehicle crime 48
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.0 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

    NORTON WELCH CLOSE, FLEMING AVENUE, NORTH BADDESLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO52 9EP

    ODS code J82121

    2.4 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.8 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

    ADELAIDE HEALTH CENTRE, WILLIAM MACLEOD WAY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4XE

    ODS code J82024

    3.8 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

    98 OAKLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY PARK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4NZ

    ODS code J82213

    4.1 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    4.5 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.5 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    4.7 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.7 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.2 miles
  • Motorway Bridge

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.2 miles
  • Routs Way

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.3 miles
  • Routs Way

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.3 miles
  • Telephone Exchange

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 015C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,089 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 7 secondary schools. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

364 published events cover 12 months, averaging 30.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 146 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.