SO51 7WE

Romsey Abbey · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Romsey
Local authority
Test Valley
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 7WF 61 m
SO51 7WA 87 m
SO51 0GX 91 m
SO51 7WB 97 m
SO51 7WG 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO51 7WE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 7
Latitude
50.997250
Longitude
-1.486997
British National Grid easting
436,096
British National Grid northing
122,110

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117761
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 010B · E01023175
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 010 · E02004823

Postcode source versions

Explore SO51

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Canal Close, Romsey, SO51 7WE 18 August 2022 £585,000
7, Canal Close, Romsey, SO51 7WE 19 January 2015 £305,000
10, Canal Close, Romsey, SO51 7WE 28 March 2014 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    400 m
  2. Cupernham Infant School

    Community school

    597 m
  3. Cupernham Junior School

    Community school

    597 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,077
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 444
  • Shoplifting 143
  • Anti social behaviour 102
  • Public order 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
1.7
SO51 7 residents
7,686

Age bands in SO51 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,275 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

676 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

1,830 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,338 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

2,152 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO51 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    882 m

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    1.4 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Homefield

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.1 miles
  • Homefield

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.1 miles
  • Robert Whitworth Drive

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.1 miles
  • Robert Whitworth Drive

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.1 miles
  • Mercer Way

    BCT · Cupernham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 010B, 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

33,740 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
9 of 10
Living environment
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
9
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £585,000 from 1 recorded sale in SO51 7WE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Test Valley is £372,348 in June 2026, down 0.2% year on year.

Schools

13 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,077 published events cover 12 months, averaging 89.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 444 events.

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