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SO51 8BF

Romsey Abbey · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Romsey Abbey
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 8GD 59 m
SO51 8GB 66 m
SO51 8AL 67 m
SO51 8BW 67 m
SO51 8GW 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO51 8BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 8
Latitude
50.988370
Longitude
-1.498351
British National Grid easting
435,306
British National Grid northing
121,117

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
E00117623
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011B · E01023151
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 011 · E02004824

Postcode source versions

Explore SO51

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
14
Primary
10
Secondary
2

  1. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    352 m

  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    619 m

  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
734
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 281
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 57
  • Other theft 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO51 8 residents
4,868

Age bands in SO51 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.2%

524 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.3%

345 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

972 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

1,169 residents

Age 65 and over
35.9%

1,689 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.

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

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    261 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    403 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.6 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

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles

  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,853 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 352 m.

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

Recorded crime

734 published events cover 12 months, averaging 61.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 281 events.

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