High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO15 1AP
Postcode
SO15 1AP
Coordinates
50.9086, -1.4103
Grid reference
SU415122
Easting
441,560
Northing
112,295
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWH5Q+FV
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Southampton
Travel to Work
Southampton
ITL Region
Southampton
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
9327
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9327 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SO15 1AP
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO15 1AP
Counts are for Banister & Polygon electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
71
YoY -28%
17111150
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
18
YoY -28%
37190
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY —
20100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY -50%
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.5%
Other White14.9%
Other Asian6.0%
Indian5.9%
Chinese5.5%
+ 9 other groups · 18.1%
Religion
No religion44.9%
Christian31.2%
Not answered10.9%
Muslim7.3%
Hindu3.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
16–1925.0%
20–2416.7%
25–3416.7%
35–4913.4%
50–649.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 18.9%
Households
Other38.6%
Any member 66+10.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.5%
+ 7 other households · 24.8%
Administrative Information
Southampton
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthampton Itchen E14001499
Constituency
E14001499Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Banister & Polygon
Constituency code
E14001499
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Southampton, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Southampton
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWessex
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South Central
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Southampton City
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Southampton 023F E01035445
E01035445MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 023 E02003571
E02003571LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 023D E01017140
E01017140MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 023 E02003571
E02003571Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:45 AM
Sunrise
6:14 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:45 AM
Sunset (today)
6:14 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2010
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~16 years
Active Duration
2010 -> PresentSeptember 2010 — Introduced
Postcode SO15 1AP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 9327
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035445 and MSOA E02003571 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO15 1AP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2010
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~16 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO15 1AP
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateBoys · Ages 11–16FSM 83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
95%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 33%
Attainment 8
55.6
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 47%
RWM expected
63%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 5–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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