Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£324,074
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO20 6LT
Postcode
SO20 6LT
Coordinates
51.0838, -1.5159
Grid reference
SU340317
Easting
434,004
Northing
131,720
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3W3FMM+GJ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Houghton (Test Valley)
Travel to Work
Andover
ITL Region
Test Valley
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
19097
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19097 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SO20 6LT
HM Land Registry · Test Valley
Average price
£334,259
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £324,074
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Dec '24Dec '24: 4 sales · avg £324,074
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£375k£350k£324k
Sep '23Dec '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SO20 6LT
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO20 6LT
Counts are for Mid Test electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY -50%
19124
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.9%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.5%
Religion
Christian58.3%
No religion35.5%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6426.4%
35–4917.3%
65–7415.3%
25–348.7%
75–848.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 23.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.8%
All members 66+15.5%
Other12.6%
Any member 66+12.3%
+ 7 other households · 23.5%
Administrative Information
Test Valley
Local Authority
Council AreaRomsey and Southampton North E14001449
Constituency
E14001449Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Mid Test
Constituency code
E14001449
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Houghton
International Territorial Level
Test Valley
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Test Valley 009A E01023166
E01023166MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Test Valley 009 E02004822
E02004822LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Test Valley 009A E01023166
E01023166MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Test Valley 009 E02004822
E02004822Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SO20 6LT introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 19097
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01023166 and MSOA E02004822 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO20 6LT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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