SO5 8RB

Romsey Tadburn · 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 5RE 36 m
SO51 5BJ 43 m
SO51 5RF 66 m
SO51 5RB 76 m
SO51 5QP 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 8RB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 8
Latitude
50.989017
Longitude
-1.475633
British National Grid easting
436,900
British National Grid northing
121,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117910
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 010D · E01023207
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 010 · E02004823

Postcode source versions

Explore SO5

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

    428 m
  2. The Mountbatten School

    Academy converter

    787 m
  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    884 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
733
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 287
  • Shoplifting 126
  • Public order 66
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Other theft 38

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

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Saxon Way

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.0 miles
  • Saxon Way

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.0 miles
  • The Vikings

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.1 miles
  • The Vikings

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.1 miles
  • Chambers Avenue

    BCT · Halterworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 010D, 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

33,381 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 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 428 m.

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

Recorded crime

733 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 287 events.

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