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SO5 9NJ

Romsey Abbey · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Romsey Abbey
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 9NJ 326 m
SO51 9LJ 631 m
SO51 9ZD 825 m
SO51 9LB 829 m
SO51 9LQ 834 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 9NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1985
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 9
Latitude
50.973749
Longitude
-1.480078
British National Grid easting
436,600
British National Grid northing
119,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Romsey Abbey · E05012100
Parish or community
E04013318
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117880
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 013G · E01035452
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 013 · E02004826

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
15
Secondary
3

  1. The Mountbatten School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  2. Halterworth Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
84
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Burglary 8
  • Other crime 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other theft 6

GP practices

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    2.1 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    2.3 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.1 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • The Mountbatten School

    BCT · Whitenap

    0.8 miles

  • David Court

    BCT · Romsey

    0.9 miles

  • Petty Close

    BCT · Romsey

    1.0 miles

  • Grays Close

    BCT · Romsey

    1.0 miles

  • Chambers Avenue

    BCT · Halterworth

    1.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 013G, 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

26,063 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
6 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Mountbatten School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

84 published events cover 12 months, averaging 7 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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