The postcode SO16 8LH is located in Test Valley, in the county of Hampshire. It was introduced in December 1994 and is an active postcode. SO16 8LH is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).
SO16 8LH is one of the least deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SO16 8LH as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Comfortable suburbia.
The closest road name to SO16 8LH is Hurricane Drive which is centered 25 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Hurricane Drive and is 108 m away. The closest railway station is Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station, 3.49 km away.
The closest primary school to SO16 8LH (for ages 11 and under) is Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 1, 2018.
The local pub for residents of SO16 8LH is The Horns Inn and is 524 m away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Good on January 13, 2022.
Residents reported an average download speed of 115.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 84.2% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.
Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.4 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.
Policing for SO16 8LH is covered by the Hampshire police force association and Hampshire is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).
A list of Postcodes adjacent to SO16 8LH and their respective distances.
A list of road names near to SO16 8LH, and the approximate distance away.
Information about the postcode SO16 8LH
| Introduction | December 1994 |
| Termination | n/a - Active Postcode |
| User Type | Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical |
School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SO16 8LH - Data from 2020-2021
| School | Type | Ages | Ofsted Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 1, 2018) | 447 m |
| Nursling Church of England Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (October 9, 2019) | 770 m |
| The Cedar School | Special school | 3-16 | Good (July 3, 2018) | 967 m |
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill | Academy | 11-16 | Requires improvement (February 27, 2020) | 1.03 km |
| Fairisle Infant and Nursery School | Maintained school | 2-7 | Good (September 11, 2019) | 1.04 km |
| Fairisle Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (February 28, 2018) | 1.04 km |
| Sinclair Primary and Nursery School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (January 23, 2013) | 1.08 km |
| Oakwood Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (November 10, 2016) | 1.62 km |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Outstanding (March 27, 2019) | 2.21 km |
| Rosewood Free School | Special school | 2-19 | Outstanding (May 17, 2018) | 2.27 km |
| Mansel Park Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (July 11, 2019) | 2.4 km |
| Newlands Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (June 13, 2018) | 2.56 km |
| Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School | Maintained school | 2-11 | Good (May 24, 2017) | 2.57 km |
| Assure Community College | Independent school | 5-25 | Insufficient evidence (March 12, 2020) | 2.94 km |
| Redbridge Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (March 19, 2019) | 2.99 km |
| Hollybrook Infant School | Academy | 4-7 | Good (February 5, 2020) | 3.03 km |
| Hollybrook Junior School | Academy | 7-11 | Good (January 10, 2019) | 3.08 km |
| Redbridge Community School | Maintained school | 11-16 | Good (January 31, 2018) | 3.11 km |
| North Baddesley Junior School | Maintained school | 7-11 | Good (January 17, 2018) | 3.18 km |
| Mason Moor Primary School | Maintained school | 4-11 | Good (February 28, 2018) | 3.18 km |
Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO16 8LH - Data from Apr 2022
| Name | Type | Rating(Last Inspection) | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Nursing Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good October 21, 2020 | 432 m | |
| Horns Drove Community Pre School And Rascals | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 24, 2021 | 447 m | |
| Rownhams St John's C Of E Primary School | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good June 20, 2019 | 447 m | |
| Care Home | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 22, 2020 | 447 m | |
| Costa Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2022 | 488 m | |
| Costa Coffee | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2022 | 488 m | |
| Costa Coffee Drive Thru | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good May 28, 2019 | 488 m | |
| Costa Drive Through | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2022 | 488 m | |
| Leon | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2022 | 488 m | |
| McDonald's | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2022 | 488 m | |
| McDonald's North | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2022 | 488 m | |
| Rownhams West Connect | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good February 4, 2022 | 488 m | |
| W H Smith | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good August 22, 2018 | 488 m | |
| W H Smith | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good August 22, 2018 | 488 m | |
| Wild Bean Cafe | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 9, 2022 | 488 m | |
| The Horns Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Good January 13, 2022 | 524 m | |
| Balmoral Inn | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good January 13, 2022 | 662 m | |
| Romsey Golf Club Ltd | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Satisfactory August 4, 2021 | 717 m | |
| The Halfway Hut | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good December 14, 2020 | 717 m | |
| Coop | 0 1 2 3 4 5 Very Good March 22, 2022 | 770 m |
Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO16 8LH - Data from Apr 2022
| Hurricane Drive | 108 m | |
| Hurricane Drive | 142 m | |
| Rownhams Way | 182 m | |
| St John's Church | 221 m | |
| Rownhams Way | 225 m | |
| Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station | 3.49 km | |
| Totton Rail Station | 3.98 km | |
| Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station | 4.6 km | |
| Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal | 7.07 km | |
| Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal | 7.07 km | |
| Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal | 7.08 km | |
| Southampton Airport | 6.87 km | |
| Bournemouth International Airport | 32.68 km |
Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO16 8LH - Data from Dec 2021
| Aldermoor Copse | 488 m | |
| Lymers Copse | 495 m | |
| Great Copse | 871 m | |
| Routs Copse | 994 m | |
| Clams Copse | 1.02 km | |
| Nightingale Wood | 1.18 km | |
| Greenhill Copse | 1.24 km | |
| Fir Copse | 1.26 km | |
| Dymer's Wood | 1.53 km | |
| Nursling Plantation | 1.57 km | |
| Rownhams Plantation | 1.59 km | |
| Lord's Wood | 1.69 km | |
| Toothill | 1.75 km | |
| Matthew's Moor | 1.89 km | |
| Long Copse | 1.9 km |
Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO16 8LH - Data from Ofcom 2017
| All Speeds | Median | Avg | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Download | 72 Mbps | 115.1 Mbps | 593 Mbps |
| Upload | 19.1 Mbps | 16.9 Mbps | 39 Mbps |
| Speed Band Mbps |
Users | Download Avg Mbps |
Upload Avg Mbps |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-2 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 2-5 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 5-10 Mbps | 0% | 100% | - | - |
| 10-30 Mbps | 0% | 100% | 15 | 1 |
| 30-300 Mbps | 15.8% | 100% | 100.2 | 16.7 |
| 300+ Mbps | 84.2% | 84.2% | 462 | 37.5 |
Energy usage data for SO16 8LH - Data from 2020
| Country | England |
| County | Hampshire |
| Latitude | 50.95029400 |
| Longitude | -1.45784300 |
| OS Easting | 438181 |
| OS Northing | 0116902 |
| OS Positional Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Hampshire |
| Westminster Parliamentary Constituency |
Romsey and Southampton North |
| County Electorial Division | Romsey Rural ED |
| Electoral Ward | Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams |
| Local Authority District | Test Valley |
| Region / Government Office Region | South East |
| European Electoral Region | South East |
| Local Enterprise Partnership | Primary: Enterprise M3 Secondary: |
| Local Learning and Skills Council | Hampshire and the Isle of Wight |
| International Territorial Level Code | E07000093 |
| Travel To Work Area | Southampton |
| NHS England Region | South East |
| Primary Care Trust (PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
Hampshire |
| Cancer Alliance | Wessex |
| Strategic Health Authority (SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB) |
South Central |
| Sustainability and Transformation Partnership |
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight |
| Clinical Comissioning Group (CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD) |
NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG |
| Output Area Classification | Supergroup: Suburbanites Group: Suburban achievers Subgroup: Comfortable suburbia |
| Rural-Urban Classification | (England/Wales) Urban city and town |
| Built-Up Area | South Hampshire BUA |
| Built-Up Area Sub-Division | Southampton BUASD |
| Workplace Zone | E33042601 |
| Middle Layer Super Output Area Intermediate Zone |
Test Valley 015 |
| Lower Layer Super Output Area Data Zone |
Test Valley 015C |
| Output Area / Small Area | 6A2 |