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SO51 8 in Test Valley

Test Valley council area · SO51 8 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector SO51 8 in Test Valley. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideSO51 8 · SO51 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at SO51 8

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£364,375118 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
0.4 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £444,750 from 76 sales; the flat median is £227,500 from 42 sales in SO51 8. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the SO51 8 sector centre, with 14 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the SO51 8 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 0.4 km away and supermarket 0.4 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 79.8% across 153 residential postcode records in SO51 8, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for SO51 8. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

118 sales in sample
76 sales in sample
19 sales in sample
15 sales in sample
42 sales in sample
42 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Test Valley local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Test Valley, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,235Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £928 to £1,235. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.2k£1.1k£928202020232026
Aug 2026£1,235

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,235
Jul 2026£1,234
Jun 2026£1,226
May 2026£1,215
Apr 2026£1,204
Mar 2026£1,203
Feb 2026£1,203
Jan 2026£1,207
Dec 2025£1,208
Nov 2025£1,209
Oct 2025£1,204
Sept 2025£1,181
Aug 2025£1,159
Jul 2025£1,138
Jun 2025£1,136
May 2025£1,133
Apr 2025£1,127
Mar 2025£1,121
Feb 2025£1,114
Jan 2025£1,113
Dec 2024£1,113
Nov 2024£1,110
Oct 2024£1,106
Sept 2024£1,101
Aug 2024£1,097
Jul 2024£1,107
Jun 2024£1,114
May 2024£1,121
Apr 2024£1,115
Mar 2024£1,110
Feb 2024£1,102
Jan 2024£1,089
Dec 2023£1,077
Nov 2023£1,067
Oct 2023£1,063
Sept 2023£1,057
Aug 2023£1,050
Jul 2023£1,044
Jun 2023£1,041
May 2023£1,039
Apr 2023£1,035
Mar 2023£1,031
Feb 2023£1,027
Jan 2023£1,024
Dec 2022£1,024
Nov 2022£1,023
Oct 2022£1,022
Sept 2022£1,019
Aug 2022£1,016
Jul 2022£1,012
Jun 2022£1,009
May 2022£1,006
Apr 2022£1,000
Mar 2022£994
Feb 2022£989
Jan 2022£987
Dec 2021£984
Nov 2021£982
Oct 2021£978
Sept 2021£977
Aug 2021£973
Jul 2021£970
Jun 2021£961
May 2021£953
Apr 2021£945
Mar 2021£943
Feb 2021£943
Jan 2021£943
Dec 2020£941
Nov 2020£936
Oct 2020£932
Sept 2020£928

Average house price

£368,131Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £314,417 to £388,788. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£388.8k£351.6k£314.4k202020232026
Jul 2026£368,131

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£368,131
Jun 2026£371,290
May 2026£371,454
Apr 2026£375,659
Mar 2026£372,507
Feb 2026£371,799
Jan 2026£372,401
Dec 2025£369,886
Nov 2025£373,188
Oct 2025£373,114
Sept 2025£372,098
Aug 2025£375,599
Jul 2025£370,169
Jun 2025£373,080
May 2025£368,464
Apr 2025£376,884
Mar 2025£375,071
Feb 2025£378,049
Jan 2025£377,502
Dec 2024£379,861
Nov 2024£382,049
Oct 2024£375,903
Sept 2024£375,768
Aug 2024£369,106
Jul 2024£370,685
Jun 2024£369,105
May 2024£373,984
Apr 2024£367,744
Mar 2024£362,079
Feb 2024£355,967
Jan 2024£366,127
Dec 2023£371,021
Nov 2023£383,837
Oct 2023£388,139
Sept 2023£388,788
Aug 2023£378,820
Jul 2023£375,687
Jun 2023£382,538
May 2023£387,678
Apr 2023£384,711
Mar 2023£382,123
Feb 2023£379,880
Jan 2023£383,380
Dec 2022£385,816
Nov 2022£387,243
Oct 2022£387,227
Sept 2022£383,330
Aug 2022£381,321
Jul 2022£375,131
Jun 2022£369,872
May 2022£361,647
Apr 2022£360,916
Mar 2022£361,977
Feb 2022£361,731
Jan 2022£354,968
Dec 2021£347,890
Nov 2021£348,359
Oct 2021£345,279
Sept 2021£338,038
Aug 2021£332,556
Jul 2021£329,495
Jun 2021£331,289
May 2021£329,960
Apr 2021£327,576
Mar 2021£322,392
Feb 2021£317,583
Jan 2021£323,566
Dec 2020£324,485
Nov 2020£327,834
Oct 2020£325,252
Sept 2020£322,991
Aug 2020£314,417
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate79.8%Mean across 153 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Test Valley; 62,117 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage92.1%Local authority: Test Valley; 62,117 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 153 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Test Valley; 62,117 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Test Valley; 62,117 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 1 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station0.4 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.4 km
  • Nearest post office0.7 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.2 km
  • Nearest hospital0.7 km
  • Nearest gym0.3 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.5 km
  • Nearest community centre0.5 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.4 km
  • Nearest Waitrose0.5 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector10 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 1 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km14 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
0.49 km
Tesco
6.26 km
Sainsbury's
6.03 km
Aldi
0.51 km
Lidl
6.34 km
M&S
8.03 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
190
Grade I
3
Grade II*
7
Grade II
180

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Calshot
23.36 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Old House at Home
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Cromwell Arms
Mapped in sectorSee location
Bishops Blaize
Mapped in sectorSee location
Cocky Anchor
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Star
Mapped in sectorSee location
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The Olive Tree
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

1Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

1Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset22.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset2.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

556recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
189
Shoplifting
132
Anti-social behaviour
58
Public order
37
Criminal damage and arson
34
Other theft
24
Vehicle crime
18
Burglary
17
Possession of weapons
10
Bicycle theft
9
Drugs
9
Robbery
8
Other crime
6
Theft from the person
5

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider SO51 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from SO51 8. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom SO51 8Shared evidence
SO51 8RomseyThis area · Test Valley
£364,375
118
This area
Reference sector
PO22 0PO22 0 in Arun area guideArun
£369,000£4,625 higher than this area
75
62.4 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km
Nearest station0.4 km0.4 km
ME13 8ME13 8 in Swale area guideSwale
£370,000£5,625 higher than this area
240
170 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km
Nearest park0.1 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability80%78%
DT9 3DT9 3 in Dorset area guideDorset
£352,500£11,875 lower than this area
54
71.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.4 km0.4 km
Gigabit availability80%76%
EN8 7EN8 7 in Broxbourne area guideBroxbourne
£371,000£6,625 higher than this area
111
127.8 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability80%82%

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector SO51 8, not the whole of Test Valley. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 153 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Test Valley; 62,117 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Test Valley; 62,117 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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