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SO16 0BU

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 0AW 112 m
SO16 0YP 134 m
SO16 0AU 138 m
SO16 0AZ 202 m
SO16 0XU 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 0BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 0
Latitude
50.933942
Longitude
-1.470618
British National Grid easting
437,296
British National Grid northing
115,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · E05012936
Parish or community
E04004629
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117746
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 015A · E01023170
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 015 · E02004828

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Voluntary aided school

    315 m

  2. Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Community school

    605 m

  3. Redbridge Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,261
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 974
  • Criminal damage and arson 224
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Public order 158
  • Vehicle crime 143

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO16 0 residents
2,535

Age bands in SO16 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.8%

459 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

282 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

700 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

651 residents

Age 65 and over
19%

491 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    1.7 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    1.9 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    2.1 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    2.2 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.1 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.2 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    3.3 km

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    1 HAZEL FARM ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 8WU

    ODS code J82112

    3.6 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

    34 RAYMOND ROAD, UPPER SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5AL

    ODS code J82126

    3.9 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.1 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.4 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Adanac Park

    BCT · Adanac Park

    0.1 miles

  • Adanac Health Campus

    BCT · Adanac Park

    0.2 miles

  • Adanac Health Campus

    BCT · Adanac Park

    0.2 miles

  • Holy Family School

    BCT · Maybush

    0.2 miles

  • Franconia Drive

    BCT · Nursling

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 015A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,717 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,261 published events cover 12 months, averaging 188.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 974 events.

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