SO5 3QB

Valley Park · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Eastleigh
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO53 4QB 0 m
SO53 4QG 59 m
SO53 4QJ 59 m
SO53 4QE 63 m
SO53 4QA 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 3QB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 3
Latitude
50.981186
Longitude
-1.395905
British National Grid easting
442,503
British National Grid northing
120,372

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04012861
Westminster constituency
Eastleigh · E14001220
Output area
E00117941
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 014C · E01023212
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 014 · E02004827

Postcode source versions

Explore SO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. St Francis Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    468 m
  2. Knightwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Chandler's Ford Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
727
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 369
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Public order 58
  • Other theft 53
  • Vehicle crime 40

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK SURGERY

    HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2ZH

    ODS code J82143

    865 m

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

    OAKMOUNT ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2LH

    ODS code J82019

    1.8 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

    BOYATT SHOPPING CENTRE, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4QP

    ODS code J82169

    2.5 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    2.9 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    3.2 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    3.5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    4.8 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Stinchar Drive

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Stinchar Drive

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Lambourn Square

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Lambourn Square

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Alderwood Avenue

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 014C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,645 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
10 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. St Francis Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

727 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 369 events.

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