SO51 9BU

Ampfield & Braishfield · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO51 9BW 299 m
SO51 9BT 413 m
SO51 9ZF 421 m
SO51 9BX 447 m
SO51 9BS 513 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO51 9BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO51
Postcode sector
SO51 9
Latitude
51.008272
Longitude
-1.419243
British National Grid easting
440,841
British National Grid northing
123,371

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04012838
Output area
E00117655
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 012A · E01023158
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 012 · E02004825

Postcode source versions

Explore SO51

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bracken Lodge, Winchester Road, Ampfield, Romsey, SO51 9BU 22 November 2019 £760,000
Potters Heron Cottage, Winchester Road, Ampfield, Romsey, SO51 9BU 17 November 2017 £625,000
Buddys Barn, Winchester Road, Ampfield, Romsey, SO51 9BU 22 July 2010 £675,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. John Keble Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.3 km
  2. Knightwood Primary School

    Community school

    2.4 km
  3. Hiltingbury Infant School

    Community school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
42
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 21
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 4
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Burglary 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

8 female, 11 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
3.2
SO51 9 residents
1,415

Age bands in SO51 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

238 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

130 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

273 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

432 residents

Age 65 and over
24.8%

353 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO51 9 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • PARK SURGERY

    HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2ZH

    ODS code J82143

    3.5 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.9 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

    OAKMOUNT ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2LH

    ODS code J82019

    4.0 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Potters Heron Inn

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.2 miles
  • Potters Heron Inn

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.2 miles
  • Green Pond Lane

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.3 miles
  • Green Pond Lane

    BCT · Ampfield

    0.4 miles
  • Lake Court

    BCT · Ratlake

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 012A, 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

28,526 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. John Keble Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

42 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 21 events.

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