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SO5 8AR

Romsey Tadburn · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Romsey Tadburn
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 5UZ 21 m
SO51 5AT 36 m
SO51 5AB 99 m
SO51 5UW 120 m
SO51 5UY 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8AR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.988162
Longitude
-1.485616
British National Grid easting
436,200
British National Grid northing
121,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Romsey Tadburn · E05012102
Parish or community
E04013318
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117925
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011D · E01023206
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 011 · E02004824

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
8
Secondary
2

  1. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    620 m

  2. Halterworth Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
904
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 366
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Public order 72
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Other theft 53

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    636 m

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    1.1 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Jacobs Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.0 miles

  • Petty Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

  • Tadburn Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

  • Tadburn Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

  • Grays Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,052 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
9 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 620 m.

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

Recorded crime

904 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 366 events.

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