SO5 postcode area
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.
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.
| 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 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO5.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.