SO16 8LB

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 8LD 40 m
SO16 8LP 65 m
SO16 8LH 85 m
SO16 8LN 95 m
SO16 8LL 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 8LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 8
Latitude
50.950994
Longitude
-1.457399
British National Grid easting
438,211
British National Grid northing
116,981

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04004629
Output area
E00117735
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 015C · E01023172
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 015 · E02004828

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Prince Road, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8LB 28 February 2019 £422,500
2, Prince Road, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8LB 20 August 2004 £225,000
2, Prince Road, Rownhams, Southampton, SO16 8LB 31 October 2003 £190,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
31
Secondary
7
  1. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    461 m
  2. The Cedar School

    Community special school

    983 m
  3. Nursling Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
987
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 370
  • Anti social behaviour 115
  • Shoplifting 99
  • Vehicle crime 99
  • Criminal damage and arson 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

11 female, 6 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.1
SO16 8 residents
12,073

Age bands in SO16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,875 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,220 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

2,748 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

3,266 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,921 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO16 8 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+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
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

    1.3 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.4 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    3.0 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.1 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    3.3 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.8 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.0 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    4.2 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    4.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    4.7 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.9 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hurricane Drive

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.1 miles
  • Horns Drove

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.1 miles
  • Hurricane Drive

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.1 miles
  • St John's Church

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.1 miles
  • St John's Church

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.1 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.

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
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

54 open schools are in scope, including 31 primary and 7 secondary schools. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 461 m.

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

Recorded crime

987 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 370 events.

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