SO5 9LN

Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams · 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 9LN 398 m
SO51 9LJ 737 m
SO16 0XX 946 m
SO51 9NJ 1.0 km
SO16 8LW 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 9LN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 9
Latitude
50.963813
Longitude
-1.470222
British National Grid easting
437,300
British National Grid northing
118,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04004629
Output area
E00117731
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 015B · E01023171
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 015 · E02004828

Postcode source versions

Explore SO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km
  2. The Mountbatten School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  3. Nursling Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
77
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 43
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Other theft 4
  • Public order 4
  • Possession of weapons 4

GP practices

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    2.7 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    3.0 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    3.4 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    3.6 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    4.0 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

    ADELAIDE HEALTH CENTRE, WILLIAM MACLEOD WAY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4XE

    ODS code J82024

    4.6 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

    98 OAKLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY PARK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4NZ

    ODS code J82213

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Upton Crescent

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.8 miles
  • Upton Crescent

    BCT · Rownhams

    0.8 miles
  • Routs Way

    BCT · Rownhams

    1.0 miles
  • Routs Way

    BCT · Rownhams

    1.0 miles
  • Hurricane Drive

    BCT · Rownhams

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 015B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,351 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

77 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 43 events.

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