SO51 8EP

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 8EF 45 m
SO51 8EU 72 m
SO51 8EW 80 m
SO51 8EY 115 m
SO51 8EX 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO51 8EP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 8
Latitude
50.990555
Longitude
-1.502388
British National Grid easting
435,021
British National Grid northing
121,358

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117615
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011C · E01023152
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 011 · E02004824

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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31 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
32, Church Lane, Romsey, SO51 8EP 2 April 2026 £515,000
14, Church Lane, Romsey, SO51 8EP 19 June 2025 £795,000
6, Church Lane, Romsey, SO51 8EP 25 October 2024 £1,040,000

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

    41 m
  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    356 m
  3. Romsey Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
702
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 264
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Public order 53
  • Other theft 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

23 female, 12 male

Postcode households
19
Residents per household
1.8
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO51 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
95.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.5%
Gigabit-capable
95.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    166 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    602 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Malthouse Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Malthouse Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,217 of 33,755

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

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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £697,500 from 4 recorded sales in SO51 8EP. 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

Published establishments

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 41 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

702 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 264 events.

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