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SO5 8RA

Romsey Tadburn · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 5QP 11 m
SO51 5RB 27 m
SO51 5RA 78 m
SO51 5QX 86 m
SO51 5QY 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.989916
Longitude
-1.475623
British National Grid easting
436,900
British National Grid northing
121,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Romsey Tadburn · E05012102
Parish or community
E04013318
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117919
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 010F · E01023209
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. Halterworth Primary School

    Academy converter

    458 m

  2. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    830 m

  3. The Mountbatten School

    Academy converter

    869 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
772
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 303
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Public order 67
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Other theft 41

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    1.3 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    1.8 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Saxon Way

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.0 miles

  • Saxon Way

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.0 miles

  • Avon Crescent

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.1 miles

  • Avon Crescent

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.1 miles

  • The Vikings

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 010F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

33,084 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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. Halterworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

772 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 303 events.

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