SO52 postcode area guide — Test Valley
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SO52 postcode district in Test Valley — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SO52
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85%
Gigabit-capable
83.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SO52 postcode district (Test Valley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 174 postcodes Ofcom measures in SO52, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 83.7%.
Around 0% of premises in SO52 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SO52
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SO52 9AA | 100% | 0% |
| SO52 9AD | 100% | 0% |
| SO52 9AE | 100% | 100% |
| SO52 9AF | 100% | 100% |
| SO52 9AG | 100% | 0% |
| SO52 9AH | 100% | 0% |
| SO52 9AQ | 100% | 100% |
| SO52 9AR | 100% | 100% |
| SO52 9AS | 100% | 100% |
| SO52 9AT | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Test Valley
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Test Valley district (62,117 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
81.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
98.4%
5G outdoors — all networks
49.2%
Voice indoors — all networks
86.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SO52
Police recorded 26 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SO52 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 11 | 42.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 19.2% |
| Public order | 4 | 15.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 7.7% |
| Burglary | 1 | 3.8% |
| Other theft | 1 | 3.8% |
| Robbery | 1 | 3.8% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 3.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SO52
Based on 82 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SO52 is £345,000, down 7.3% on the previous year (£372,000).
Detached
£480,000
22 sales
Semi-detached
£345,000
33 sales
Terraced
£283,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£208,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in SO52
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | Ashfield View | SO52 9AH |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced | Langham Close | SO52 9NT |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £185,000 | Terraced | Tottehale Close | SO52 9NQ |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £610,000 | Other | Rownhams Lane | SO52 9LP |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £440,000 | Terraced | Borden Way | SO52 9PD |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £240,000 | Flat | Fleming Court | SO52 9JY |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Church Close | SO52 9ER |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £635,000 | Detached | Rownhams Lane | SO52 9HR |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Lavington Gardens | SO52 9NR |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £355,000 | Terraced | Folland Close | SO52 9PB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Test Valley demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Test Valley district (130,492 residents, 54,706 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18.2% |
| 15–29 | 20.1% |
| 30–44 | 19.4% |
| 45–64 | 21.1% |
| 65+ | 21.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.9% |
| Private rented | 14.8% |
| Social rented | 10.8% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SO52
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Baddesley Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 350 | SO52 9EP |
| North Baddesley Infant School | Primary | 2–7 | 321 | SO52 9EE |
| The Mountbatten School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,474 | SO51 5SY |
| Halterworth Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 437 | SO51 9AD |
| King Edward VI Preparatory School | Not applicable | 2–11 | 263 | SO51 9ZH |
| St Francis Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 361 | SO53 4ST |
| Knightwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 395 | SO53 4HW |
| Cupernham Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 343 | SO51 7JT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SO52
21 rated food businesses operate in SO52. 16 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Arthur's Play Space, Aspens Services Ltd At North Baddesley Infant School, Baddesley Service Station, Beadle's, Bright Horizons North Baddesley Day Nursery And Preschool.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SO52
From a sample of 178 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SO52 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 34% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
3%
Band C
30%
Band D
55%
Band E
10%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Test Valley
Landlines around SO52 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.