# SO53 4RJ: area report for a postcode in Test Valley

SO53 4RJ 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 SO53 4RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley) › [SO53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53) › [SO53 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53-4)

## Around this postcode

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 133% on July. Test Valley 014C: 22 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **Chandlers Ford, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **No property in SO53 4RJ 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=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Test Valley 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **£368,131 average price**: For the whole of Test Valley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO53 4RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO53 4RJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **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=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Francis Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-francis-church-of-england-primary-school-e116402) | Primary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brook School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brook-school-e152282) | Special | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Knightwood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/knightwood-primary-school-e131717) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Chandler's Ford Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chandlers-ford-infant-school-e115872) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-swithun-wells-catholic-primary-school-chandlers-ford-e116383) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Toynbee School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-toynbee-school-e116411) | Secondary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, October 2024 | Attainment 8 of 49.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2023 | £456,950 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| October 2025 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| March 2026 | £655,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| June 2025 | £376,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 330 m |
| February 2025 | £580,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PARK PHARMACY (230 m)
- Dental practices: THE SMILES STUDIO (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Valley Park Soton Express (230 m, Tesco)

## 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 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 1.3** (2025). Test Valley 014C has a deprivation score of 1.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 92nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £516,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Test Valley 014C was £516,000 in 2025. Joint 4,347th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,406** (2021). Test Valley 014C had 1,406 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,464th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Test Valley 014C, 100.0% 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.

## SO53 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £418,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO53 was £418,625 in 2025. 537th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,075** (2021). SO53 had 32,075 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 806th 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: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in SO53 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In SO53, 92.2% 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: 50.9796, -1.4007

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

## Your MP

- [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh): Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat), 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=-1.4007,50.9796,SO534RJ

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