Rownhams

Rownhams is covered by postcode district SO16. It is in the Test Valley council area, Hampshire.

Typical price £427,500 Homes sold in Rownhams, last 12 months. ▲ 4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 89 of 121 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 2 2 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Rownhams, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Rownhams, by flood risk Of the 122 postcodes in Rownhams that ONS places, 122 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Rownhams. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. M27A3057 SO16 0AR: not on the flood risk listSO16 0AS: not on the flood risk listSO16 0AX: not on the flood risk listSO16 0AY: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BH: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BL: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BN: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BP: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BQ: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BS: not on the flood risk listSO16 0BT: not on the flood risk listSO16 0RD: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TA: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TB: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TD: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TE: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TF: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TG: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TH: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TL: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TN: not on the flood risk listSO16 0TQ: not on the flood risk listSO16 0UX: not on the flood risk listSO16 0WD: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XA: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XB: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XD: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XE: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XF: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XG: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XH: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XL: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XP: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XQ: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XR: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XS: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XT: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XU: not on the flood risk listSO16 0XW: not on the flood risk listSO16 0YF: not on the flood risk listSO16 0YJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 0YL: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AA: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AB: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AD: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AE: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AF: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AG: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AH: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AL: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AN: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AP: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AR: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AT: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AU: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AW: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AX: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AY: not on the flood risk listSO16 8AZ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DL: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DN: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DP: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DQ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DR: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DS: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DT: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DU: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DW: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DX: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DY: not on the flood risk listSO16 8DZ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8FS: not on the flood risk listSO16 8FT: not on the flood risk listSO16 8FU: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JA: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JB: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JD: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JE: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JF: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JG: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JN: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JP: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JQ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JR: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JS: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JT: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JU: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JW: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JX: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JY: not on the flood risk listSO16 8JZ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LA: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LB: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LD: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LE: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LF: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LG: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LH: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LL: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LN: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LP: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LQ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LR: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LS: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LT: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LU: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LW: not on the flood risk listSO16 8LZ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8NG: not on the flood risk listSO16 8NJ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8NL: not on the flood risk listSO16 8NN: not on the flood risk listSO16 8NQ: not on the flood risk listSO16 8NR: not on the flood risk listSO16 8NS: not on the flood risk list Rownhams Map of every postcode in Rownhams, by flood risk Of the 122 postcodes in Rownhams that ONS places, 122 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Rownhams. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. M27A3057 Rownhams
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 122

Of the 122 postcodes in Rownhams that ONS places, 122 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 50.9471, longitude -1.4597. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Rownhams?

Homes sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4% on the 12 months before. At 89 of the 121 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 122 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Lordshill Health Centre, 1.0 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Redbridge (Hants), 3.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Rownhams?

Homes in Rownhams sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 58 sales, up 4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£427,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£411,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £530,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached £380,000 8 sales
  • Terraced £317,500 16 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SO16 district, Rownhams's main postcode district: a typical £278,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Rownhams: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Rownhams?

9 of the 122 postcodes now in use in Rownhams came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 78 homes sold in Rownhams were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SO16 district, 2%.

The newest postcodes

SO16 8NLsince January 2024SO16 8NQsince September 2023SO16 8NRsince October 2022SO16 8NJsince May 2021SO16 8NNsince May 2021SO16 8LZsince December 2020

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn RownhamsAcross the SO16 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 58 (0%) 1 of 579 (Under 1%)
The 12 months to August 2025 1 of 78 (1%) 12 of 675 (2%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Rownhams?

Ofcom reports on 121 of the 122 postcodes in Rownhams. At 89 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit89 of 121
Postcodes where every home can get superfast113 of 121

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Rownhams at risk of flooding?

None of the 122 postcodes in Rownhams is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Rownhams?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Rownhams. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Rownhams?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rownhams is Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Totton Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station Railway station 4.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Rownhams?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Rownhams. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Rownhams safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,498 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Rownhams over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 110 September 2025
  2. 123 October 2025
  3. 89 November 2025
  4. 75 December 2025
  5. 103 January 2026
  6. 125 February 2026
  7. 152 March 2026
  8. 143 April 2026
  9. 142 May 2026
  10. 137 June 2026
  11. 152 July 2026
  12. 147 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences485 reports
Anti-social behaviour245 reports
Criminal damage and arson155 reports
Vehicle crime147 reports
Public order102 reports
Shoplifting102 reports
Other theft93 reports
Burglary57 reports

Also: other crime 32, drugs 26, robbery 22, possession of weapons 19, theft from the person 9, bicycle theft 4.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Rownhams?

District, borough or city council
Test Valley
County council
Hampshire
Parliamentary constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Police force area
Hampshire
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Caroline Nokes (Conservative)

All 122 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Rownhams postcodes

122 postcodes in use in Rownhams, by district:

SO16 postcode district,122 postcodes

That district is in the SO postcode area.

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Places near Rownhams

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Rownhams's £427,500. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

North Baddesley3.5 km, £360,000Totton4.2 km, £315,000Romsey5.4 km, £365,000Southampton5.5 km, £260,000Marchwood6.1 km, £322,000Ashurst6.9 km, £585,000Chandler's Ford6.9 km, £400,000Eastleigh8.6 km, £320,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Rownhams

What is it like to live in Rownhams?
Homes sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 4% on the 12 months before. At 89 of the 121 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 122 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 2 primary schools at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Lordshill Health Centre, 1.0 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Redbridge (Hants), 3.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Rownhams?
Rownhams is covered by postcode district SO16, across 122 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Rownhams in?
Rownhams is in the Test Valley council area, and Hampshire is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Rownhams?
Rownhams is in the Romsey and Southampton North parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Caroline Nokes (Conservative), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Rownhams?
Homes in Rownhams sold for a typical £427,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 58 sales, up 4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Rownhams?
In Rownhams, primary schools at its postcodes include Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School and Nursling Church of England Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is The Cedar School, 600 metres away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Rownhams have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Rownhams is Redbridge (Hants), 3.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Rownhams?
Ofcom reports on 121 of the 122 postcodes in Rownhams. At 89 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Rownhams at risk of flooding?
None of the 122 postcodes in Rownhams is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Rownhams?
9 of the 122 postcodes now in use in Rownhams came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 1 of the 78 homes sold in Rownhams were newly built (1%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SO16 district, 2%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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