SO20
Postcode districtPostcode district covering King's Somborne, Broughton and Kentsboro, in Test Valley.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SO20 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SO20, 59.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SO20 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SO20 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO20 at a rate of 43.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across SO.
In August 2026 alone, 24 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO20.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), other crime (99) and vehicle crime (42).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO20 was 44.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SO20, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SO20 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SO20
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test Valley 007B | 2,065 | 35.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 38.3% |
| Test Valley 008B | 1,427 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 67.5% |
| Test Valley 009A | 1,583 | 39.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 73.8% |
| Test Valley 009B | 1,556 | 61.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 46.7% |
| Test Valley 009E | 1,207 | 44.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 89.1% |
MPs for SO20
- Caroline NokesConservativeMP for Romsey and Southampton North99% of SO20’s postcodes
- Dr Danny ChambersLiberal DemocratMP for Winchester1.2% of SO20’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SO201
Postcode sectors in SO202
Council1
Postcode districts next to SO205
More in the SO postcode area2
SO20 in brief
SO20 is a postcode district covering King's Somborne, Broughton and Kentsboro, in Test Valley.
About 8,092 people lived in SO20 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £597,500 in 2025 across 104 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 43.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SO20 was £597,500 in 2025.
SO20 had 7,976 usual residents at the census.
In SO20, 59.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SO20, 1.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.