SO53 5RY postcode in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire

SO53 5RY is a postcode in Chandler's Ford, in the Ampfield & Braishfield 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 December 1994.

Flooding Low flood risk 7 of 37 homes and businesses at low risk, from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses can get it. Test Valley: 76% Typical price £567,500 Homes sold in SO53 5, last 12 months. ▲ 7.6% on the year before Nearest station Chandlers Ford 1.9 km in a straight line

Where SO53 5RY is, and what is near it

Map of SO53 5RY and what is near it Map of SO53 5RY: its centre point, with the 141 other postcodes in the SO53 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SO53 5AA: also in SO53 5SO53 5AB: also in SO53 5SO53 5AD: also in SO53 5SO53 5AE: also in SO53 5SO53 5AF: also in SO53 5SO53 5AG: also in SO53 5SO53 5AH: also in SO53 5SO53 5AJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5AL: also in SO53 5SO53 5AN: also in SO53 5SO53 5AP: also in SO53 5SO53 5AQ: also in SO53 5SO53 5AR: also in SO53 5SO53 5AS: also in SO53 5SO53 5AT: also in SO53 5SO53 5AU: also in SO53 5SO53 5AW: also in SO53 5SO53 5AX: also in SO53 5SO53 5AY: also in SO53 5SO53 5BA: also in SO53 5SO53 5BB: also in SO53 5SO53 5BD: also in SO53 5SO53 5BE: also in SO53 5SO53 5BG: also in SO53 5SO53 5BH: also in SO53 5SO53 5BJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5BL: also in SO53 5SO53 5BN: also in SO53 5SO53 5BP: also in SO53 5SO53 5BQ: also in SO53 5SO53 5BR: also in SO53 5SO53 5BS: also in SO53 5SO53 5BT: also in SO53 5SO53 5BU: also in SO53 5SO53 5BW: also in SO53 5SO53 5DA: also in SO53 5SO53 5DB: also in SO53 5SO53 5DD: also in SO53 5SO53 5DE: also in SO53 5SO53 5DF: also in SO53 5SO53 5DG: also in SO53 5SO53 5DH: also in SO53 5SO53 5DJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5DL: also in SO53 5SO53 5DN: also in SO53 5SO53 5DR: also in SO53 5SO53 5DT: also in SO53 5SO53 5DU: also in SO53 5SO53 5DW: also in SO53 5SO53 5DX: also in SO53 5SO53 5DY: also in SO53 5SO53 5EJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5EL: also in SO53 5SO53 5EP: also in SO53 5SO53 5LS: also in SO53 5SO53 5NG: also in SO53 5SO53 5NH: also in SO53 5SO53 5NJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5NL: also in SO53 5SO53 5NN: also in SO53 5SO53 5NP: also in SO53 5SO53 5NQ: also in SO53 5SO53 5NR: also in SO53 5SO53 5NS: also in SO53 5SO53 5NT: also in SO53 5SO53 5NU: also in SO53 5SO53 5NW: also in SO53 5SO53 5NX: also in SO53 5SO53 5NY: also in SO53 5SO53 5NZ: also in SO53 5SO53 5PA: also in SO53 5SO53 5PB: also in SO53 5SO53 5PD: also in SO53 5SO53 5PE: also in SO53 5SO53 5PF: also in SO53 5SO53 5PG: also in SO53 5SO53 5PH: also in SO53 5SO53 5PJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5PL: also in SO53 5SO53 5PN: also in SO53 5SO53 5PP: also in SO53 5SO53 5PQ: also in SO53 5SO53 5PR: also in SO53 5SO53 5PS: also in SO53 5SO53 5PT: also in SO53 5SO53 5PX: also in SO53 5SO53 5PY: also in SO53 5SO53 5QA: also in SO53 5SO53 5QB: also in SO53 5SO53 5QD: also in SO53 5SO53 5QE: also in SO53 5SO53 5QF: also in SO53 5SO53 5QG: also in SO53 5SO53 5QH: also in SO53 5SO53 5QJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5QL: also in SO53 5SO53 5QN: also in SO53 5SO53 5QP: also in SO53 5SO53 5QR: also in SO53 5SO53 5QS: also in SO53 5SO53 5QT: also in SO53 5SO53 5QU: also in SO53 5SO53 5QW: also in SO53 5SO53 5QX: also in SO53 5SO53 5QY: also in SO53 5SO53 5QZ: also in SO53 5SO53 5RA: also in SO53 5SO53 5RB: also in SO53 5SO53 5RD: also in SO53 5SO53 5RE: also in SO53 5SO53 5RF: also in SO53 5SO53 5RG: also in SO53 5SO53 5RH: also in SO53 5SO53 5RJ: also in SO53 5SO53 5RL: also in SO53 5SO53 5RN: also in SO53 5SO53 5RP: also in SO53 5SO53 5RQ: also in SO53 5SO53 5RR: also in SO53 5SO53 5RS: also in SO53 5SO53 5RT: also in SO53 5SO53 5RU: also in SO53 5SO53 5RW: also in SO53 5SO53 5RZ: also in SO53 5SO53 5SN: also in SO53 5SO53 5SP: also in SO53 5SO53 5SQ: also in SO53 5SO53 5SR: also in SO53 5SO53 5SS: also in SO53 5SO53 5ST: also in SO53 5SO53 5SU: also in SO53 5SO53 5SW: also in SO53 5SO53 5SY: also in SO53 5 Brook School 2.2 kmLakeside School 2.6 kmChandler's Ford SO53 5RY Map of SO53 5RY and what is near it Map of SO53 5RY: its centre point, with the 141 other postcodes in the SO53 5 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Brook School 2.2 km2 GP practices, 2.2–3.6 kmEastleigh station 4.7 kmHiltingbury SO53 5RY
  • SO53 5RY
  • Other postcodes in SO53 5: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 50.9984, longitude -1.3994)

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 SO53 5RY?

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 SO53 5RY?

Every home and business at SO53 5RY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)97% can get it

Test Valley: 76%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Test Valley: 96%

The line marks the figure across Test Valley.

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 SO53 5RY?

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 SO53 5RY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

Low risk

The Environment Agency counts 37 homes and businesses at SO53 5RY. 7 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

37 homes and businesses at SO53 5RY Low: 7Not in an area at risk: 30

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 SO53 5RY: 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 SO53 5RY 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 SO53 5RY?

Homes in SO53 5 sold for a typical £567,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 54 sales, up 7.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£567,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£527,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 7.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £735,000 34 sales
  • Semi-detached Not enough sales to price (4)
  • Terraced £379,000 6 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £204,000 10 sales

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

Across the whole SO53 district: a typical £397,500 from 412 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 SO53 5RY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SO53 5RY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 February 2026. 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 SO53 5RY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SO53 5RY. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SO53 5RY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,130 homes in the neighbourhood around SO53 5RY. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band G. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (30%). 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 SO53 5RY

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 G, the most common, is £3,843.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 160 (14%)£1,537
Band Babout 20 (2%)£1,793
Band Cabout 110 (10%)£2,049
Band Dabout 180 (16%)£2,306
Band Eabout 120 (11%)£2,818
Band Fabout 220 (19%)£3,330
Band Gabout 290 (26%)£3,843
Band Habout 30 (3%)£4,611

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 19% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 10% 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 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 SO53 5RY is in (ONS area E01023158), 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 SO53 5RY?

The nearest open schools to SO53 5RY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO53 5RY, 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 SO53 5RY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO53 5RY is Chandlers Ford Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Chandlers Ford Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
  • Eastleigh Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ashbridge Rise, 189 m away.

More stations near SO53 5RY, 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 SO53 5RY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO53 5RY, 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 SO53 5RY?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO53 5RY 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 SO53 5RY?

The nearest to the centre of SO53 5RY, 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 SO53 5RY?

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 care homes are near SO53 5RY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO53 5RY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 SO53 5RY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO53 5RY, 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 SO53 5RY?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO53 5RY 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 SO53 5RY in a conservation area?

The centre of SO53 5RY 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 SO53 5RY?

Police.uk records 23 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO53 5RY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft2 reports
Public order1 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 SO53 5RY

Ward
Ampfield & Braishfield
Parish
Ampfield
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chandler's Ford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

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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