SO51 8RH

Romsey Tadburn · 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 5RH 0 m
SO51 5PF 46 m
SO51 5RJ 77 m
SO51 5HS 91 m
SO51 5BL 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO51 8RH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 8
Latitude
50.985510
Longitude
-1.483879
British National Grid easting
436,324
British National Grid northing
120,806

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04013318
Output area
E00117924
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 011D · E01023206
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 Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    925 m
  2. Halterworth Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  3. The Mountbatten School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 339
  • Shoplifting 130
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Public order 67
  • Burglary 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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    ALMA ROAD, ROMSEY, SO51 8ED

    ODS code J82074

    898 m

  • ABBEYWELL SURGERY

    THE ABBEY, ROMSEY, SO51 8EN

    ODS code J82145

    1.3 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.5 km

Nearby transport

  • David Court

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Petty Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.1 miles
  • Grays Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Jacobs Close

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles
  • Tadburn Road

    BCT · Romsey

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 011D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,052 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

14 open schools are in scope, including 10 primary and 2 secondary schools. Romsey Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 925 m.

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

Recorded crime

838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 339 events.

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