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SO20 8DQ

Mid Test · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8DG 1.0 km
SO51 0LT 1.2 km
SO20 6NA 1.2 km
SO20 6LZ 1.3 km
SO20 8BA 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO20 8DQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO20
Postcode sector
SO20 8
Latitude
51.072136
Longitude
-1.542717
British National Grid easting
432,134
British National Grid northing
130,412

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
E04004598
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117711
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Broughton Primary School

    Community school

    3.3 km

  2. King's Somborne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

  3. Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.5
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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
71.4%
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.

Nearby transport

  • The Hollow

    BCT · Broughton

    1.1 miles

  • The Hollow

    BCT · Broughton

    1.1 miles

  • South Road

    BCT · Broughton

    1.4 miles

  • Houghton Corner

    BCT · Bossington

    1.4 miles

  • Houghton Corner

    BCT · Bossington

    1.4 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.

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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Broughton Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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