SO51 8NG

Romsey Abbey · 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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 8AQ 45 m
SO51 0HT 56 m
SO51 1DB 56 m
SO51 1DE 56 m
SO51 1DH 56 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO51 8NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 8
Latitude
50.989620
Longitude
-1.500531
British National Grid easting
435,152
British National Grid northing
121,255

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

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

    149 m
  2. The Romsey School

    Academy converter

    450 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
722
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 275
  • Shoplifting 132
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Public order 55
  • Other theft 41

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    112 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    484 m

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.0 miles
  • Council Offices

    BCT · Romsey

    0.0 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station

    BCS · Romsey

    0.1 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.

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 149 m.

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

Recorded crime

722 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 275 events.

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