SO51 0GA

Blackwater · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Test Valley
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 0LA 0 m
SO51 0NG 349 m
SO51 0NH 599 m
SO51 0NF 679 m
SO51 0NZ 689 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO51 0GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 November 2000
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 0
Latitude
51.025308
Longitude
-1.516887
British National Grid easting
433,978
British National Grid northing
125,216

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04004624
Output area
E00117808
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 009D · E01023184
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 009 · E02004822

Postcode source versions

Explore SO51

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
9
Primary
7
Secondary
1
  1. Awbridge Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Braishfield Primary School

    Community school

    3.6 km
  3. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Other crime 5
  • Other theft 5
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO51 0 residents
7,237

Age bands in SO51 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,316 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

625 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,841 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,968 residents

Age 65 and over
19.4%

1,382 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    4.2 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • The Malthouse Inn

    BCT · Michelmersh

    0.2 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Michelmersh

    0.4 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Michelmersh

    0.4 miles
  • Jubilee Hall

    BCT · Timsbury

    0.4 miles
  • Bear and Ragged Staff

    BCT · Kimbridge

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 009D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,063 of 33,755

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

9 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 1 secondary schools. Awbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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