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SO16 7NS

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 7PZ 135 m
SO16 7NP 161 m
SO16 7PT 161 m
SO16 7QQ 226 m
SO16 7JE 395 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 7NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 7
Latitude
50.961071
Longitude
-1.424802
British National Grid easting
440,492
British National Grid northing
118,119

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
E04012845
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117728
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 015B · E01023171
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 015 · E02004828

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
65
Primary
42
Secondary
7

  1. North Baddesley Junior School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  2. North Baddesley Infant School

    Community school

    1.8 km

  3. Oakwood Primary School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
77
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 28
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Public order 11
  • Burglary 6
  • Vehicle crime 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO16 7 residents
6,446

Age bands in SO16 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

884 residents

Age 15 to 24
20%

1,383 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,570 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

1,601 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,479 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+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.4%
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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    1.8 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.3 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

    BUILDING 48, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO17 1BJ

    ODS code J82080

    3.6 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.7 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2ZH

    ODS code J82143

    3.9 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.1 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    4.4 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.5 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    4.6 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.6 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    4.6 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

    OAKMOUNT ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2LH

    ODS code J82019

    4.7 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 68 ALMA ROAD, PORTSWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 6UX

    ODS code J82122

    4.7 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

    BOYATT SHOPPING CENTRE, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4QP

    ODS code J82169

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Enterprise Road

    BCT · Chilworth Old Village

    0.1 miles

  • Fibercore House

    BCT · Chilworth Old Village

    0.1 miles

  • Fibercore House

    BCT · Chilworth Old Village

    0.2 miles

  • Benham Campus

    BCT · Chilworth Old Village

    0.3 miles

  • The Chilworth Arms

    BCT · Chilworth

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 015B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,351 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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
9
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

65 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 7 secondary schools. North Baddesley Junior School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

77 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 28 events.

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