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SO5 0HS

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 0HF 89 m
SO51 0HS 350 m
SO51 0EH 517 m
SO51 0EF 534 m
SO51 0EB 538 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 0HS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 0
Latitude
51.009923
Longitude
-1.528136
British National Grid easting
433,200
British National Grid northing
123,500

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
11
Primary
9
Secondary
1

  1. Awbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  3. Embley

    Other independent school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Other theft 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 1

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    3.0 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Mortimer Drive

    BCT · Awbridge

    0.4 miles

  • Mortimer Drive

    BCT · Awbridge

    0.4 miles

  • Awbridge School

    BCT · Kents Oak

    0.8 miles

  • Awbridge School

    BCT · Kents Oak

    0.8 miles

  • Church Lane

    BCT · Awbridge

    0.8 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Awbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 7 events.

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