Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at SO51 7NU? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cupernham Junior School | Primary | 700 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Cupernham Infant School | Primary | 700 m | – |
| Halterworth Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| The Mountbatten School | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 51.2 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Romsey School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 46.8 · 10.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI Preparatory School | Independent | 750 m | – |
| Brook School | Independent | 5.1 km | – |
Every primary near SO51 7NU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Pitch 8 Football 3G | 1.0 km | 5 |
| Tennis | Mountbatten School | 1.5 km | 4 |
| Golf | Ampfield Par Three Golf And Country Club | 3.0 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Romsey Rapids Sports Complex | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Rugby | Ganger Farm Pavilion | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Ganger Farm Parkrun (assembly point) | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Starlight Trampoline And Gymnastics Club | 1.7 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Old Tauntonians and Romsey Cricket Club Clubhouse | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Pitch 7 Hockey 2G | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Hockey | Ganger Farm Pavilion | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Pitch 2 Rugby | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Running | Ganger Farm Parkrun (assembly point) | 1.3 km | 1 |
| Climbing | Golden Gecko Climbing | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Squash | Romsey Rapids Sports Centre | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Skateboard | Romsey Skatepark | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Romsey Bowling Club | 2.7 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 17. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Romsey, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 457k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Southampton Central.
The nearest bus stop is Campion Drive, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 35); 12 departures an hour from the 11 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Cupernham Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Mountbatten School, 1.6 km away; Attainment 8: 51.2 · 12.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Thornden School (5.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Southern Co-operative, 450 m away, with Ray Meader And Sons closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Abbeywell Surgery - Nightingale Site (1.3 km), with Nightingale Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.4 km).
For a haircut, The Barber's Room is 450 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 6.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 8 restaurants and cafés, 9 pubs and bars.
Mandarin Chef is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and The Hunters Romsey the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 36 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 72 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 21% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 137 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Woodley Green, 550 m away; for exercise, Golden Gecko Climbing (1.6 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 7.5 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 87 km.
11 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.