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SO20 8LH

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 8GH 14 m
SO20 8GJ 44 m
SO20 8GP 52 m
SO20 8GB 69 m
SO20 8GD 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO20 8LH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2005
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO20
Postcode sector
SO20 8
Latitude
51.159103
Longitude
-1.569602
British National Grid easting
430,194
British National Grid northing
140,072

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
E04012853
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00168074
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 007B · E01023195
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 007 · E02004820

Postcode source versions

Explore SO20

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Wallop Primary School

    Community school

    2.5 km

  2. Grateley House School

    Other independent special school

    3.0 km

  3. Grateley Primary School

    Community school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
43
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Other theft 5
  • Burglary 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Wallop Aac

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.3 miles

  • Wallop Aac

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.3 miles

  • White Horse Service Station

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.3 miles

  • White Horse Service Station

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.3 miles

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Middle Wallop

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 007B, 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

26,257 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wallop Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

43 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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