SO51 postcode area · Test Valley
The SO51 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in New Forest, Test Valley, Wiltshire, Winchester. Area Scores range from 58 to 97 across them. Every full SO51 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
Within the SO51 district, Oliver's Battery and Hursley is the strongest performer at 97 out of 100 (#197 of 6,856 nationally); Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge is the weakest at 59. 9 of the 10 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 £349,000 in Romsey Cupernham & Halterworth to £656,250 in Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & Dunbridge — a 1.9× gap within the SO51 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — 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.
House prices in the SO51 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver's Battery and HursleyWinchester | 197 | 97 | £507,500 |
| Chilworth, Nursling & RownhamsTest Valley | 389 | 94 | £425,000 |
| Romsey Cupernham & HalterworthTest Valley | 396 | 94 | £349,000 |
| North Baddesley & BraishfieldTest Valley | 1,026 | 85 | £370,000 |
| Ashurst & CadnamNew Forest | 1,136 | 83 | £562,500 |
| Whaddon, Whiteparish & WinterslowWiltshire | 1,383 | 80 | £495,000 |
| Abbotswood & West WellowTest Valley | 1,506 | 78 | £510,000 |
| Lyndhurst & MinsteadNew Forest | 1,986 | 71 | £450,000 |
| Romsey TownTest Valley | 2,130 | 69 | £372,500 |
| Nether Wallop, Kings Somborne & DunbridgeTest Valley | 2,815 | 59 | £656,250 |
People living in SO51 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 25% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 25% |
| Managers & directors | 18% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 5% |
| Process & plant | 4% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 8%
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 SO51
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO51 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO51.
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.