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SO53 4ST

Valley Park · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Valley Park
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Eastleigh
Postcode district
SO53
Postcode sector
SO53 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO53 4TD 64 m
SO53 4TS 121 m
SO53 4SD 156 m
SO53 4NH 191 m
SO53 4NP 195 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO53 4ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO53
Postcode sector
SO53 4
Latitude
50.977728
Longitude
-1.402075
British National Grid easting
442,073
British National Grid northing
119,984

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Valley Park · E05012939
Parish or community
E04012861
Westminster constituency
Eastleigh · E14001220
Output area
E00117944
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 014D · E01023213
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 014 · E02004827

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
46
Primary
29
Secondary
6

  1. St Francis Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    135 m

  2. Knightwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Chandler's Ford Infant School

    Community school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
602
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 306
  • Public order 49
  • Other theft 46
  • Shoplifting 43
  • Anti social behaviour 43

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.7
SO53 4 residents
7,372

Age bands in SO53 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

1,420 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

748 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.6%

1,682 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.6%

2,429 residents

Age 65 and over
15.8%

1,174 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO53 4 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+
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%
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

10

within 5 km

  • PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82143

    1.4 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82019

    2.3 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    2.4 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

    BOYATT SHOPPING CENTRE, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4QP

    ODS code J82169

    3.0 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    3.5 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    3.8 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    4.5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    4.5 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.6 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

    BUILDING 48, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO17 1BJ

    ODS code J82080

    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

  • Chidden Holt

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles

  • Pilgrims Close

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles

  • Chidden Holt

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles

  • Pilgrims Close

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles

  • Raglan Close

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 014D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,886 of 33,755

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

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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
2
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.

Schools

Published establishments

46 open schools are in scope, including 29 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Francis Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 135 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

602 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 306 events.

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