SO53 4WX

Valley Park · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO53 4SW 57 m
SO53 4SU 80 m
SO53 4TH 141 m
SO53 4SX 144 m
SO53 4QL 182 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO53 4WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
1 April 2001
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO53
Postcode sector
SO53 4
Latitude
50.982821
Longitude
-1.399203
British National Grid easting
442,270
British National Grid northing
120,552

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04012861
Westminster constituency
Eastleigh · E14001220
Output area
E00117932
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 014C · E01023212
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 014 · E02004827

Postcode source versions

Explore SO53

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6
  1. St Francis Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    466 m
  2. Knightwood Primary School

    Community school

    807 m
  3. Chandler's Ford Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
495
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 244
  • Public order 40
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Other theft 38
  • Vehicle crime 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82143

    1.0 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82019

    1.9 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    2.8 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82169

    2.8 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

Nearby transport

  • Stinchar Drive

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Wood End Way

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Alderwood Avenue

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Alderwood Avenue

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Stinchar Drive

    BCT · Valley Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 014C, 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

33,645 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
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

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Francis Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 466 m.

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

Recorded crime

495 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 244 events.

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