SO5 postcode area · Eastleigh
The SO5 postcode district spans 21 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Eastleigh, New Forest, Test Valley, Wiltshire, Winchester. Area Scores range from 40 to 99 across them. Every full SO5 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SO5 district contains both ends of the scale: Hiltingbury at 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 in England) against Eastleigh West at 40, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. 18 of the 21 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £264,000 in Central Eastleigh to £656,250 in Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge — a 2.5× gap within the SO5 district. Note that the district straddles 5 local authorities — Eastleigh, New Forest, Test Valley, Wiltshire and Winchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HiltingburyEastleigh | 5 | 100 | £533,800 |
| Valley ParkTest Valley | 25 | 100 | £450,000 |
| Chandler's Ford WestEastleigh | 67 | 99 | £390,000 |
| Oliver's Battery and HursleyWinchester | 197 | 97 | £507,500 |
| Chandler's Ford EastEastleigh | 252 | 96 | £385,000 |
| Chilworth, Nursling & RownhamsTest Valley | 389 | 94 | £425,000 |
| Romsey Cupernham & HalterworthTest Valley | 396 | 94 | £349,000 |
| Fair OakEastleigh | 492 | 93 | £375,000 |
| Colden Common & TwyfordWinchester | 588 | 91 | £522,500 |
| North Baddesley & BraishfieldTest Valley | 1,026 | 85 | £370,000 |
| Ashurst & CadnamNew Forest | 1,136 | 83 | £562,500 |
| West End & Chartwell GreenEastleigh | 1,150 | 83 | £310,000 |
| Whaddon, Whiteparish & WinterslowWiltshire | 1,383 | 80 | £495,000 |
| Abbotswood & West WellowTest Valley | 1,506 | 78 | £510,000 |
| BishopstokeEastleigh | 1,856 | 73 | £325,000 |
| Lyndhurst & MinsteadNew Forest | 1,986 | 71 | £450,000 |
| Romsey TownTest Valley | 2,130 | 69 | £372,500 |
| Boyatt WoodEastleigh | 2,240 | 67 | £306,000 |
| Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & DunbridgeTest Valley | 2,815 | 59 | £656,250 |
| Central EastleighEastleigh | 3,981 | 42 | £264,000 |
| Eastleigh WestEastleigh | 4,104 | 40 | £320,000 |
People living in SO5 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 49% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 10%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SO5
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO5 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO5.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.