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SO51 5HW area guide

Who lives in SO51 5HW, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Romsey Town
Council: Test Valley
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 1,114 (2024)

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At a glance

What SO51 5HW is like

SO51 5HW is a postcode in the Romsey Town area of Test Valley. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,114 people. 73.1% of households own their home, 9.6% rent privately and 17.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 47.9% 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 SO51 5 sold for a median of £372,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SO51 5HW compares

Headline figures for SO51 5HW, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£372,500

Median over 54 sales in SO51 5, −1.7% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 24 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£53,122

Average annual income before tax, higher than 51% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SO51 5HW differs most from the national average.

01
An older population
31.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
03
Few private renters
Only 9.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
73.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

SO51 5HW FAQs

Is SO51 5HW a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SO51 5HW?

The median sale price over the last year was £372,500.

Homes in SO51 5 sold for a median of £372,500 across 54 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SO51 5HW safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around SO51 5HW, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SO51 5HW?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 9.2% of residents. 73.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (38.9%).

Which council covers SO51 5HW?

The local authority for SO51 5HW is Test Valley.

SO51 5HW comes under Test Valley in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SO51 5HW?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Romsey Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

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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