Around average
IMD England
Low · 1.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for SO21 3NU
Postcode
SO21 3NU
Coordinates
51.1475, -1.3881
Grid reference
SU428388
Easting
442,894
Northing
138,874
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C3W4JX6+2P
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
19474
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19474 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SO21 3NU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO21 3NU
Counts are for Harewood 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
4
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.2%
Other White2.5%
+ other · 3.3%
Religion
Christian56.4%
No religion36.8%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6424.1%
35–4920.6%
65–7412.3%
10–158.1%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.8%
All members 66+14.9%
Any member 66+12.2%
Other10.1%
+ 6 other households · 24.9%
Administrative Information
Test Valley
Local Authority
Council AreaRomsey and Southampton North E14001449
Constituency
E14001449Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Harewood
Constituency code
E14001449
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Barton Stacey
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 008C E01023178
E01023178MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Test Valley 008 E02004821
E02004821LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Test Valley 008C E01023178
E01023178MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Test Valley 008 E02004821
E02004821Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 SO21 3NU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 19474
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01023178 and MSOA E02004821 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO21 3NU 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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