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SO5 0GF

Blackwater · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Blackwater
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 0GF 213 m
SO51 6GG 327 m
SO51 6GR 529 m
SO51 6FD 532 m
SO51 0GB 711 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 0GF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 0
Latitude
51.004618
Longitude
-1.550994
British National Grid easting
431,600
British National Grid northing
122,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Blackwater · E05012093
Parish or community
E04012857
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117684
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 013A · E01023162
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 013 · E02004826

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

  1. Awbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. Embley

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

  3. Wellow Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    3.9 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Awbridge

    0.4 miles

  • Shootash Crossroads

    BCT · Shootash

    0.5 miles

  • Shootash Crossroads

    BCT · Shootash

    0.5 miles

  • Shootash Crossroads

    BCT · Shootash

    0.5 miles

  • Newtown Road

    BCT · Doctors Hill

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 013A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,448 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Awbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 10 events.

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