SO53 5PB

Ampfield & Braishfield · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Eastleigh
Local authority
Test Valley
Postcode district
SO53
Postcode sector
SO53 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO53 5PD 84 m
SO53 5RZ 136 m
SO53 5NH 172 m
SO53 5RY 206 m
SO51 9DE 209 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO53 5PB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO53
Postcode sector
SO53 5
Latitude
51.000090
Longitude
-1.398154
British National Grid easting
442,328
British National Grid northing
122,473

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Parish or community
E04012838
Output area
E00117657
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 012A · E01023158
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 012 · E02004825

Postcode source versions

Explore SO53

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Beechwood Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 5PB 22 April 2025 £630,000
7, Beechwood Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 5PB 5 November 2024 £530,000
34, Beechwood Close, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, SO53 5PB 16 December 2022 £850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Hiltingbury Infant School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Hiltingbury Junior School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  3. Knightwood Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 107
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Public order 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 22
  • Other theft 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
94

45 female, 49 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.6
SO53 5 residents
4,732

Age bands in SO53 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.2%

956 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

491 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.1%

951 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

1,422 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,168 residents

This postcode contained 2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO53 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
63.9%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
52.8%
Gigabit-capable
63.9%
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

5

within 5 km

  • PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82143

    1.9 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82019

    2.3 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82169

    3.6 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.9 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    4.5 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ashbridge Rise

    BCT · Millers Dale

    0.2 miles
  • Ashbridge Rise

    BCT · Millers Dale

    0.2 miles
  • Hursley Road

    BCT · Hiltingbury

    0.2 miles
  • Baddesley Bridge

    BCT · Millers Dale

    0.2 miles
  • Hursley Road

    BCT · Hiltingbury

    0.2 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

Property market

The five-year median is £630,000 from 3 recorded sales in SO53 5PB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Test Valley is £372,348 in June 2026, down 0.2% year on year.

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hiltingbury Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 20.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 107 events.

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