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SO20 8 area guide

Who lives in SO20 8, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Test Valley
Region
South East
Population
7,582 (2024)
At a glance

What SO20 8 is like

The SO20 8 postcode sector in Test Valley covers 148 live postcodes and is home to about 7,582 people in 3,053 households. 63.6% of households own their home, 21.7% rent privately and 13.2% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SO20 8 sold for a median of £580,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SO20 8 compares

Headline figures for SO20 8, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.2/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.1 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£580,000

Median over 25 sales in SO20 8, −6.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
80%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools in SO20 8.

Household incomeMore
£67,819

Average annual income before tax, higher than 81% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SO20 8 differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices fallingLook closer

    The median sale price in SO20 8 is down 6.5% on the year before.

  2. 02
    An older population

    23.5% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

SO20 8 FAQs

01
Is SO20 8 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.2 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.1 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SO20 8?

The median sale price over the last year was £580,000.

Homes in SO20 8 sold for a median of £580,000 across 25 sales in the year to August 2026, −6.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SO20 8 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year around SO20 8, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SO20 8?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.7% of residents. 63.6% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (50.1%).
05
Which council covers SO20 8?

The local authority for SO20 8 is Test Valley.

SO20 8 comes under Test Valley in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SO20 8?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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