SO5 8AE

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 41 m
SO51 8AB 119 m
SO51 8AD 138 m
SO51 8BY 163 m
SO51 8AA 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.988187
Longitude
-1.491315
British National Grid easting
435,800
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 Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    730 m
  2. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    813 m
  3. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    918 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Public order 65
  • Other theft 50

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    320 m

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    749 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Alma Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Alma Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 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 Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 730 m.

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

Recorded crime

838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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