SO5 8LS

Romsey Cupernham · 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 7LQ 9 m
SO51 7LR 66 m
SO51 7RL 67 m
SO51 7LS 71 m
SO51 7QE 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.996229
Longitude
-1.479827
British National Grid easting
436,600
British National Grid northing
122,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117748
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 010C · E01023176
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 010 · E02004823

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. Cupernham Infant School

    Community school

    251 m
  2. Cupernham Junior School

    Community school

    251 m
  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
995
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 415
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Public order 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    1.2 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    1.7 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Ashley Meadows

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.1 miles
  • The Crescent

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Ashley Meadows

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.1 miles
  • Viney Avenue

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles
  • The Crescent

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 010C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,339 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Cupernham Infant School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

995 published events cover 12 months, averaging 82.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 415 events.

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