SO5 8BW

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 8BF 18 m
SO51 8AL 50 m
SO51 8GW 59 m
SO51 8ZE 68 m
SO51 8GB 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8BW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.988218
Longitude
-1.498438
British National Grid easting
435,300
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
E00117623
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011B · E01023151
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
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2
  1. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    357 m
  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    633 m
  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
728
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 277
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 57
  • Other theft 43

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    261 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    419 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles
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    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles
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    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,853 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

728 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 277 events.

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