# SO20 6RP: area report for a postcode in Test Valley

SO20 6RP is a postcode in Test Valley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Test Valley. Open the map at SO20 6RP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) › [SO20](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so20) › [SO20 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so20-6)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 150% on July. Test Valley 009E: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **Mottisfont and Dunbridge, 6.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **6 of 6 properties in SO20 6RP at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Test Valley 009E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **£368,131 average price**: For the whole of Test Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **40% can get gigabit broadband at SO20 6RP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **Low road and rail noise at SO20 6RP**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [King's Somborne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-somborne-church-of-england-primary-school-e116296) | Primary | 90 m (1 minute on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £800,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| January 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2026 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2023 | £415,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2026 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| November 2025 | £575,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £450,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £368,131** (July 2026). Test Valley’s average house price was £368,131 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £40,576** (2025). Full-time workers living in Test Valley earned a median of £40,576 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 128th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 9.1×** (2025). A home in Test Valley costs 9.1 times local full-time pay. Joint 85th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 12.2** (2025). Test Valley has a deprivation score of 12.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 49th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Test Valley 009E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.3** (2025). Test Valley 009E has a deprivation score of 17.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,706th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £575,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Test Valley 009E was £575,000 in 2025. Joint 3,050th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,207** (2021). Test Valley 009E had 1,207 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,689th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.1%** (January 2026). In Test Valley 009E, 89.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SO20 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £597,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO20 was £597,500 in 2025. 152nd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 7,976** (2021). SO20 had 7,976 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 615th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 35%** (2022). About 35% of people in SO20 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 59.9%** (January 2026). In SO20, 59.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley)
- Centre: 51.0775, -1.4885

Council: [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Romsey and Southampton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north): Caroline Nokes (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4885,51.0775,SO206RP

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