SO5 9BX

Ampfield & Braishfield · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 9BX 5 m
SO51 9ZF 67 m
SO51 9BW 152 m
SO51 9BY 375 m
SO51 9AU 382 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 9BX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 9
Latitude
51.005810
Longitude
-1.414157
British National Grid easting
441,200
British National Grid northing
123,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04012838
Output area
E00117655
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 012A · E01023158
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 012 · E02004825

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Knightwood Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km
  2. John Keble Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  3. Hiltingbury Infant School

    Community school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
62
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 33
  • Other theft 8
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Public order 5
  • Burglary 3

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK SURGERY

    HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2ZH

    ODS code J82143

    3.1 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

    OAKMOUNT ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2LH

    ODS code J82019

    3.6 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.7 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

    BOYATT SHOPPING CENTRE, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4QP

    ODS code J82169

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Potters Heron Inn

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.1 miles
  • Potters Heron Inn

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.1 miles
  • Lake Court

    BCT · Ratlake

    0.3 miles
  • Lake Court

    BCT · Ratlake

    0.3 miles
  • Green Pond Lane

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 012A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,526 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Knightwood Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

62 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 33 events.

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