SO20 6DR postcode in Longstock, Hampshire

SO20 6DR is a postcode in Longstock, in the Mid Test ward of Test Valley. It is in the Romsey and Southampton North parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SO20 6DR can get it Across Test Valley: 76% Typical price £625,000 Homes sold in SO20 6, last 12 months. ▲ 19.6% on the year before Nearest station Andover 8.9 km in a straight line

Where SO20 6DR is, and what is near it

Map of SO20 6DR and what is near it Map of SO20 6DR: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the SO20 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. SO20 6AX: also in SO20 6SO20 6DG: also in SO20 6SO20 6DJ: also in SO20 6SO20 6DL: also in SO20 6SO20 6DN: also in SO20 6SO20 6DP: also in SO20 6SO20 6DS: also in SO20 6SO20 6DT: also in SO20 6SO20 6DU: also in SO20 6SO20 6DW: also in SO20 6SO20 6DX: also in SO20 6SO20 6DY: also in SO20 6SO20 6DZ: also in SO20 6SO20 6EA: also in SO20 6SO20 6EB: also in SO20 6SO20 6ED: also in SO20 6SO20 6EE: also in SO20 6SO20 6EF: also in SO20 6SO20 6EG: also in SO20 6SO20 6EH: also in SO20 6SO20 6EJ: also in SO20 6SO20 6EL: also in SO20 6SO20 6EN: also in SO20 6SO20 6EP: also in SO20 6SO20 6EQ: also in SO20 6SO20 6ES: also in SO20 6SO20 6ET: also in SO20 6SO20 6EU: also in SO20 6SO20 6EX: also in SO20 6SO20 6EY: also in SO20 6SO20 6EZ: also in SO20 6SO20 6HA: also in SO20 6SO20 6HB: also in SO20 6SO20 6HD: also in SO20 6SO20 6HE: also in SO20 6SO20 6HF: also in SO20 6SO20 6HG: also in SO20 6SO20 6HH: also in SO20 6SO20 6HJ: also in SO20 6SO20 6HL: also in SO20 6SO20 6HS: also in SO20 6SO20 6HZ: also in SO20 6SO20 6JF: also in SO20 6SO20 6JG: also in SO20 6SO20 6JP: also in SO20 6SO20 6JQ: also in SO20 6SO20 6JR: also in SO20 6SO20 6LE: also in SO20 6 Farleigh School 5.1 kmGrateley station 10.2 kmMid Test SO20 6DR Map of SO20 6DR and what is near it Map of SO20 6DR: its centre point, with the 197 other postcodes in the SO20 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 GP practices, 8.6–8.8 kmGrateley station 10.2 kmMid Test SO20 6DR
  • SO20 6DR
  • Other postcodes in SO20 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.1318, longitude -1.4879)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SO20 6DR?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SO20 6DR?

Every home and business at SO20 6DR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SO20 6DR 100% Test Valley 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SO20 6DR 100% Test Valley 96%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SO20 6DR?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SO20 6DR.

Check the bin days for SO20 6DR on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SO20 6DR at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SO20 6DR.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Test Valley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SO20 6DR: 1,025 properties in Test Valley are at high risk (1.4% of all its properties). All the figures for Test Valley

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SO20 6DR is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SO20 6DR?

Homes in SO20 6 sold for a typical £625,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 40 sales, up 19.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£625,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£522,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 19.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £820,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £505,000 9 sales
  • Terraced £450,000 7 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £210,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole SO20 district: a typical £595,000 from 65 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SO20 6DR

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SO20 6DR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 July 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at SO20 6DR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SO20 6DR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SO20 6DR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 780 homes in the neighbourhood around SO20 6DR. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (33%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SO20 6DR

Band D in Test Valley for 2026‑27: £2,306. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,537 (band A) to £4,611 (band H); band C, the most common, is £2,049.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,537
Band Babout 50 (6%)£1,793
Band Cabout 170 (22%)£2,049
Band Dabout 110 (14%)£2,306
Band Eabout 120 (15%)£2,818
Band Fabout 80 (10%)£3,330
Band Gabout 160 (21%)£3,843
Band Habout 30 (4%)£4,611

When the homes were built

  1. 33% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 15% 1919 to 1939
  4. 15% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Test Valley before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SO20 6DR is in (ONS area E01023167), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SO20 6DR?

The nearest open schools to SO20 6DR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO20 6DR, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to SO20 6DR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO20 6DR is Andover Rail Station, 8.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Andover Rail Station Railway station 8.9 kmDrive
  • Grateley Rail Station Railway station 10.2 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Peat Spade, 115 m away.

More stations near SO20 6DR, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near SO20 6DR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO20 6DR, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SO20 6DR?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO20 6DR on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SO20 6DR?

The nearest to the centre of SO20 6DR, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SO20 6DR?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SO20 6DR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO20 6DR, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SO20 6DR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO20 6DR on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SO20 6DR in a conservation area?

The centre of SO20 6DR is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SO20 6DR?

Police.uk records 3 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO20 6DR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Other crime2 reports
Vehicle crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for SO20 6DR

Ward
Mid Test
Parish
Longstock
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Longstock
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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