# SO51 7QN: area report for a postcode in Test Valley

SO51 7QN 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 7QN for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) › [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51) › [SO51 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51-7)

## Around this postcode

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 38% on July. Test Valley 010C: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **Romsey, 510 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **14 of 50 properties in SO51 7QN 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=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Test Valley 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **£368,131 average price**: For the whole of Test Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO51 7QN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **Low road and rail noise at SO51 7QN**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN
- **8.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Romsey Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/romsey-primary-school-and-nursery-e134945) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cupernham Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cupernham-junior-school-e115944) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cupernham Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cupernham-infant-school-e116048) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [The Romsey School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-romsey-school-e137239) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Romsey Abbey Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/romsey-abbey-church-of-england-primary-school-e116368) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Halterworth Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halterworth-primary-school-e148216) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Mountbatten School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-mountbatten-school-e136640) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King Edward VI Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-preparatory-school-e116528) | Independent | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| June 2026 | £490,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £307,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| August 2024 | £215,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| December 2025 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| July 2024 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Romsey (500 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ALMA ROAD SURGERY (560 m)
- Pharmacies: NIGHTINGALE PHARMACY (170 m); ROMSEY PHARMACY (680 m); BOOTS (890 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (280 m); BEAUCHAMP HOUSE DENTAL SURGERY (600 m); DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); ROMSEY DENTAL CARE LTD (710 m); ABBEY ORTHODONTICS (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Winchester Hill Romsey (390 m, The Southern Co-operative); Co-op Romsey Botley Road (400 m, The Southern Co-operative); Waitrose Romsey (780 m, Waitrose); Co-op Romsey - Halterworth (800 m, The Southern Co-operative); Cook Romsey (820 m, Cook)

## 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.4** (2025). Test Valley 010C has a deprivation score of 11.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,405th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £373,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Test Valley 010C was £373,750 in 2025. Joint 10,245th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,547** (2021). Test Valley 010C had 1,547 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,947th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Test Valley 010C, 98.3% 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: 50.9918, -1.4860

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=-1.4860,50.9918,SO517QN

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