SO5 8AB

Romsey Abbey · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 8AE 72 m
SO51 8BY 91 m
SO51 8GJ 99 m
SO51 8BZ 102 m
SO51 8HU 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.988193
Longitude
-1.492739
British National Grid easting
435,700
British National Grid northing
121,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117619
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011A · E01023150
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 011 · E02004824

Postcode source versions

Explore SO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    717 m
  2. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    787 m
  3. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    845 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
828
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 331
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Public order 64
  • Other theft 50

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    277 m

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    650 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Linden Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Alma Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Alma Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Abbey Lodge

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,647 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 717 m.

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

Recorded crime

828 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 331 events.

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