SO5 8LX

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 7LY 88 m
SO51 7LX 105 m
SO51 7JY 121 m
SO51 7TB 138 m
SO51 7RA 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8LX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.996204
Longitude
-1.474127
British National Grid easting
437,000
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
E00117914
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 010E · E01023208
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

    400 m
  2. Cupernham Junior School

    Community school

    400 m
  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    862 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
686
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 329
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Public order 56
  • Other theft 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 36

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    1.5 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    2.1 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Viney Avenue

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles
  • Viney Avenue

    BCT · Woodley

    0.1 miles
  • Campion Drive

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles
  • Winterbourne Road

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles
  • Campion Drive

    BCT · Woodley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 010E, 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

17,196 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

686 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 329 events.

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