SO5 0QA

Ampfield & Braishfield · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Test Valley
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 0QA 202 m
SO51 9BA 530 m
SO51 0DQ 836 m
SO51 9BB 874 m
SO51 0EE 890 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 0QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 0
Latitude
51.008694
Longitude
-1.452606
British National Grid easting
438,500
British National Grid northing
123,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04012838
Output area
E00117654
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 012A · E01023158
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 012 · E02004825

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. King Edward VI Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    1.6 km
  2. Braishfield Primary School

    Community school

    1.7 km
  3. Cupernham Infant School

    Community school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 66
  • Public order 17
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Burglary 9

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    3.5 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

    NORTON WELCH CLOSE, FLEMING AVENUE, NORTH BADDESLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO52 9EP

    ODS code J82121

    3.9 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Jermyns Lane

    BCT · Crampmoor

    0.4 miles
  • Hillier Arboretum

    BCT · Abbotswood

    0.6 miles
  • Hillier Arboretum

    BCT · Abbotswood

    0.6 miles
  • Pound Lane

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.8 miles
  • Abbotswood Crossroads

    BCT · Abbotswood

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 012A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,526 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. King Edward VI Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 66 events.

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