SO5 3RU

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 4RU 0 m
SO53 4RL 99 m
SO53 4RN 127 m
SO53 4RW 149 m
SO53 4QU 167 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 3RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 3
Latitude
50.991072
Longitude
-1.401918
British National Grid easting
442,072
British National Grid northing
121,468

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
E00117946
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 014A · E01023210
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
31
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Knightwood Primary School

    Community school

    189 m
  2. St Francis Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.4 km
  3. Hiltingbury Infant School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
421
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 193
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Other theft 34
  • Criminal damage and arson 33
  • Public order 31

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82143

    1.3 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82019

    2.1 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.0 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82169

    3.3 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    4.1 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Katrine Crescent

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.0 miles
  • Katrine Crescent

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.0 miles
  • Knightwood Road

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.3 miles
  • Knightwood Road

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.3 miles
  • Catmint Close

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 014A, 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

33,238 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
5 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Knightwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 189 m.

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

Recorded crime

421 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 193 events.

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