SO20 8LA postcode in Test Valley, Hampshire

SO20 8LA is a postcode in Test Valley, in the Mid Test ward. 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 33% of homes and businesses at SO20 8LA can get it Across Test Valley: 76% Typical price £580,000 Homes sold in SO20 8, last 12 months. ▼ 5.7% on the year before Nearest station Grateley 3.2 km in a straight line

Where SO20 8LA is, and what is near it

Map of SO20 8LA and what is near it Map of SO20 8LA: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the SO20 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SO20 8BF: also in SO20 8SO20 8BL: also in SO20 8SO20 8DL: also in SO20 8SO20 8DT: also in SO20 8SO20 8DU: also in SO20 8SO20 8DX: also in SO20 8SO20 8DY: also in SO20 8SO20 8DZ: also in SO20 8SO20 8EE: also in SO20 8SO20 8EG: also in SO20 8SO20 8EH: also in SO20 8SO20 8EQ: also in SO20 8SO20 8FB: also in SO20 8SO20 8GA: also in SO20 8SO20 8GB: also in SO20 8SO20 8GD: also in SO20 8SO20 8GG: also in SO20 8SO20 8GH: also in SO20 8SO20 8GJ: also in SO20 8SO20 8GP: also in SO20 8SO20 8GR: also in SO20 8SO20 8GS: also in SO20 8SO20 8GT: also in SO20 8SO20 8HF: also in SO20 8SO20 8HN: also in SO20 8SO20 8HP: also in SO20 8SO20 8HR: also in SO20 8SO20 8HS: also in SO20 8SO20 8HT: also in SO20 8SO20 8HU: also in SO20 8SO20 8HW: also in SO20 8SO20 8HX: also in SO20 8SO20 8HY: also in SO20 8SO20 8HZ: also in SO20 8SO20 8JA: also in SO20 8SO20 8JB: also in SO20 8SO20 8JE: also in SO20 8SO20 8JF: also in SO20 8SO20 8JG: also in SO20 8SO20 8JH: also in SO20 8SO20 8JJ: also in SO20 8SO20 8JL: also in SO20 8SO20 8JN: also in SO20 8SO20 8JP: also in SO20 8SO20 8JQ: also in SO20 8SO20 8JR: also in SO20 8SO20 8JS: also in SO20 8SO20 8JT: also in SO20 8SO20 8JU: also in SO20 8SO20 8JW: also in SO20 8SO20 8JX: also in SO20 8SO20 8JY: also in SO20 8SO20 8JZ: also in SO20 8SO20 8LB: also in SO20 8SO20 8LL: also in SO20 8SO20 8PA: also in SO20 8SO20 8PB: also in SO20 8SO20 8QA: also in SO20 8SO20 8QB: also in SO20 8SO20 8QD: also in SO20 8SO20 8QF: also in SO20 8SO20 8QG: also in SO20 8SO20 8QH: also in SO20 8SO20 8QJ: also in SO20 8SO20 8QL: also in SO20 8SO20 8QN: also in SO20 8SO20 8QP: also in SO20 8SO20 8QQ: also in SO20 8SO20 8QR: also in SO20 8SO20 8QS: also in SO20 8SO20 8QT: also in SO20 8SO20 8QU: also in SO20 8SO20 8QW: also in SO20 8SO20 8QX: also in SO20 8SO20 8QY: also in SO20 8SO20 8QZ: also in SO20 8SO20 8RA: also in SO20 8 3 schools, 2.9–6.0 kmStockbridge Surgery 8.0 kmMid Test SO20 8LA Map of SO20 8LA and what is near it Map of SO20 8LA: its centre point, with the 147 other postcodes in the SO20 8 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Stockbridge Surgery 8.0 kmMid Test SO20 8LA
  • SO20 8LA
  • Other postcodes in SO20 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 51.1494, longitude -1.5892)

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 8LA?

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 8LA?

50% of the homes and businesses at SO20 8LA can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 33% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SO20 8LA 33% Test Valley 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SO20 8LA 50% Test Valley 96%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 8LA?

BinDayBuddy does not read Test Valley Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Test Valley Borough Council's bin days

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 8LA 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 8LA.

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 8LA: 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 8LA 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 8LA?

Homes in SO20 8 sold for a typical £580,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 25 sales, down 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£580,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£615,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £685,000 15 sales
  • Semi-detached £420,000 7 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price

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 8LA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SO20 8LA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 2 June 2025. 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

What council tax band are homes near SO20 8LA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 810 homes in the neighbourhood around SO20 8LA. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (39%). 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 8LA

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 40 (5%)£1,537
Band Babout 110 (14%)£1,793
Band Cabout 220 (27%)£2,049
Band Dabout 130 (16%)£2,306
Band Eabout 120 (15%)£2,818
Band Fabout 70 (9%)£3,330
Band Gabout 110 (14%)£3,843
Band Habout 10 (1%)£4,611

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 16% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 39% 2000 to 2009
  8. 9% 2010 to 2019
  9. 3% 2020 or later

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 8LA is in (ONS area E01023195), 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 8LA?

The nearest open schools to SO20 8LA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO20 8LA, 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 8LA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO20 8LA is Grateley Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Grateley Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Andover Rail Station Railway station 9.7 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SO20 8LA, 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 8LA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO20 8LA, 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 8LA?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO20 8LA 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 8LA?

The nearest to the centre of SO20 8LA, 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 8LA?

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 vets are near SO20 8LA?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO20 8LA 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 8LA in a conservation area?

The centre of SO20 8LA is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 8LA?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO20 8LA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Drugs1 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 8LA

Ward
Mid Test
Parish
Over Wallop
Region
South East
Country
England
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

Where to check what we do not hold

Around SO20 8LA

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Every postcode in the same sector, district or postcode area.

SO20 8 sector SO20 district SO postcode area

Questions about a postcode

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SO20 8JZ340 mSO20 8JG490 mSO20 8DX540 mSO20 8JB550 mSO20 8JY580 mSO20 8JF600 m
All of SO20

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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