SO16 0XH

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Local authority
Test Valley
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 0RD 18 m
SO16 0YL 118 m
SO16 0XD 137 m
SO16 0XE 147 m
SO16 0XB 151 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 0XH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 0
Latitude
50.945022
Longitude
-1.464955
British National Grid easting
437,685
British National Grid northing
116,313

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04004629
Output area
E00117734
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 015A · E01023170
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 015 · E02004828

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

52 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Nursling Street Cottages, 7, Nursling Street, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XH 8 August 2025 £360,000
Wychwood Cottage, Nursling Street, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XH 31 March 2025 £350,000
Nursling Street Cottages, 4, Nursling Street, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XH 18 February 2025 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
32
Secondary
8
  1. Nursling Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    249 m
  2. The Cedar School

    Community special school

    472 m
  3. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    687 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,312
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 476
  • Anti social behaviour 153
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 122
  • Vehicle crime 118

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
112

57 female, 55 male

Postcode households
53
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 4.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO16 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 straight-line

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    1.2 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    2.6 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.7 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    2.9 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    3.3 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.6 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    3.8 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.9 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    4.3 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.7 km

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82112

    4.7 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • West Ways Close

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.1 miles
  • The Balmoral

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.2 miles
  • The Balmoral

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.2 miles
  • Balmoral Way

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.2 miles
  • Balmoral Way

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
4
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £304,000 from 10 recorded sales in SO16 0XH. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Test Valley is £372,348 in June 2026, down 0.2% year on year.

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Nursling Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,312 published events cover 12 months, averaging 109.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 476 events.

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