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SO5 0HN

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 0HN 418 m
SO51 0GD 566 m
SO51 0GF 787 m
SO51 0HG 886 m
SO51 0HF 888 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 0HN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 0
Latitude
51.006366
Longitude
-1.538149
British National Grid easting
432,500
British National Grid northing
123,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Blackwater · E05012093
Parish or community
E04013317
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117681
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
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1

  1. Awbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  2. Embley

    Other independent school

    2.3 km

  3. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Burglary 10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    3.2 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    3.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Awbridge

    0.5 miles

  • Awbridge School

    BCT · Kents Oak

    0.7 miles

  • Awbridge School

    BCT · Kents Oak

    0.7 miles

  • Awbridge School

    BCT · Kents Oak

    0.7 miles

  • Awbridge School

    BCT · Kents Oak

    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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Awbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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