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SO5 8HN

Romsey Abbey · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 8HN 104 m
SO51 8HH 114 m
SO51 8HG 138 m
SO51 8HF 174 m
SO51 8HE 203 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8HN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.985544
Longitude
-1.504165
British National Grid easting
434,900
British National Grid northing
120,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Romsey Abbey · E05012100
Parish or community
E04013318
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117622
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011C · E01023152
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

    530 m

  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    927 m

  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
638
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 235
  • Shoplifting 122
  • Anti social behaviour 58
  • Public order 49
  • Other theft 35

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    426 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    919 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.3 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · 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

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 530 m.

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

Recorded crime

638 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 235 events.

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