SO5 8PN

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 7PN 12 m
SO51 7DA 78 m
SO51 7QJ 85 m
SO51 7DE 105 m
SO51 7LL 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8PN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.994469
Longitude
-1.488396
British National Grid easting
436,000
British National Grid northing
121,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117762
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
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    202 m
  2. Cupernham Infant School

    Community school

    808 m
  3. Cupernham Junior School

    Community school

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,018
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 421
  • Shoplifting 143
  • Anti social behaviour 90
  • Public order 81
  • Other theft 54

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    575 m

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    1.1 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Mercer Way

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.2 miles
  • Mercer Way

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.2 miles
  • Cupernham Lane

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.2 miles
  • Great Well Drive

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Great Well Drive

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 202 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,018 published events cover 12 months, averaging 84.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 421 events.

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