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SO20 8BL

Mid Test · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Mid Test
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO20
Postcode sector
SO20 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO20 8EH 182 m
SO20 8EF 189 m
SO20 8EQ 213 m
SO20 8EL 468 m
SO20 8EJ 485 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO20 8BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO20
Postcode sector
SO20 8
Latitude
51.135877
Longitude
-1.579779
British National Grid easting
429,497
British National Grid northing
137,485

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
E04012851
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117715
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 009B · E01023167
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 009 · E02004822

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Wallop Primary School

    Community school

    183 m

  2. Broughton Primary School

    Community school

    4.3 km

  3. Grateley House School

    Other independent special school

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
50
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Other theft 11
  • Burglary 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Public order 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.4
SO20 8 residents
3,585

Age bands in SO20 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

641 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

300 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

872 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,024 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

744 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO20 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

Nearby transport

  • The George Inn

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.4 miles

  • The George Inn

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.4 miles

  • The George Inn

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.4 miles

  • Salisbury Lane

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.5 miles

  • Salisbury Lane

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 009B, 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

18,740 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wallop Primary School is the nearest published school at 183 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

50 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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