SO20 6LX

Mid Test · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Test Valley
Postcode district
SO20
Postcode sector
SO20 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO20 6LU 352 m
SO20 6EW 429 m
SO20 6LS 440 m
SO20 6LW 462 m
SO20 6LT 491 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO20 6LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2007
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO20
Postcode sector
SO20 6
Latitude
51.084507
Longitude
-1.508988
British National Grid easting
434,488
British National Grid northing
131,803

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Mid Test · E05012098
Parish or community
E04004613
Output area
E00117710
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 009A · E01023166
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 009 · E02004822

Postcode source versions

Explore SO20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. King's Somborne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  2. Danebury School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km
  3. Stockbridge Primary & Pre-School

    Community school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO20 6 residents
4,480

Age bands in SO20 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

635 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

302 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.3%

846 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,336 residents

Age 65 and over
28.9%

1,270 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • STOCKBRIDGE SURGERY

    NEW STREET, STOCKBRIDGE, SO20 6HG

    ODS code J82016

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Houghton

    0.3 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Houghton

    0.3 miles
  • Houghton Corner

    BCT · Bossington

    0.3 miles
  • Houghton Corner

    BCT · Bossington

    0.4 miles
  • The Boot Inn

    BCT · Houghton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 009A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,097 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. King's Somborne Church of England Primary 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

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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