SO5 8ES

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 8ER 33 m
SO51 8EQ 39 m
SO51 8EW 105 m
SO51 8EH 117 m
SO51 8ET 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.990940
Longitude
-1.504108
British National Grid easting
434,900
British National Grid northing
121,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117618
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011C · E01023152
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
12
Primary
8
Secondary
2
  1. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    144 m
  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    368 m
  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
668
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 250
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Public order 52
  • Other theft 38

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    258 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    724 m

Nearby transport

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Malthouse Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Malthouse Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • The Romsey School

    BCT · Romsey

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,217 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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 Abbey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 144 m.

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

Recorded crime

668 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 250 events.

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