# SO51 0LG: area report for a postcode in Test Valley

SO51 0LG 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 SO51 0LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) › [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51) › [SO51 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51-0)

## Around this postcode

- **0 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July either. Test Valley 009C: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **Mottisfont and Dunbridge, 530 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **No property in SO51 0LG listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Test Valley 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **£368,131 average price**: For the whole of Test Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **No gigabit broadband at SO51 0LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **Low road and rail noise at SO51 0LG**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **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=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG
- **6.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lockerley Church of England Endowed Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lockerley-church-of-england-endowed-primary-school-e116363) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Awbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/awbridge-primary-school-e148213) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Mottisfont and Dunbridge (540 m, 7 minutes on foot)

## 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 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.8** (2025). Test Valley 009C has a deprivation score of 17.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,496th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £640,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Test Valley 009C was £640,000 in 2025. Joint 2,124th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,257** (2021). Test Valley 009C had 2,257 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,359th most 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: 44.0%** (January 2026). In Test Valley 009C, 44.0% 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.

## SO51 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £410,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO51 was £410,000 in 2025. Joint 556th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,479** (2021). SO51 had 29,479 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 950th most 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: 32%** (2022). About 32% of people in SO51 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: 69.4%** (January 2026). In SO51, 69.4% 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: 51.0315, -1.5537

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=-1.5537,51.0315,SO510LG

## How to cite

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