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SP5 1LU

Mid Test · Test Valley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Mid Test
Local authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SP5
Postcode sector
SP5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SP5 1LT 1.0 km
SP5 1QE 1.3 km
SP5 1QF 1.6 km
SP5 1LS 1.6 km
SP5 1LX 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SP5 1LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SP
Postcode district
SP5
Postcode sector
SP5 1
Latitude
51.099903
Longitude
-1.617466
British National Grid easting
426,881
British National Grid northing
133,470

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Test Valley · E07000093
Electoral ward
Mid Test · E05012098
Parish or community
E04012851
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00117717
Lower layer super output area
Test Valley 009B · E01023167
Middle layer super output area
Test Valley 009 · E02004822

Postcode source versions

Explore SP5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Winterslow Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.2 km

  2. West Tytherley Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.6 km

  3. Broughton Primary School

    Community school

    3.7 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

7 female, 5 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.7
SP5 1 residents
4,624

Age bands in SP5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

622 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

423 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.2%

725 residents

Age 45 to 64
33%

1,481 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,235 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SP5 1 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
85.7%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Tilshead Caravans

    BCT · Over Wallop

    1.0 miles

  • Tilshead Caravans

    BCT · Over Wallop

    1.0 miles

  • Tilshead Caravans

    BCT · Over Wallop

    1.0 miles

  • Gunville Hill

    BCT · Winterslow Gunville

    1.2 miles

  • Gunville Hill

    BCT · Winterslow Gunville

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Test Valley 009B, 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

18,740 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Winterslow Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.0 miles.

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