Among the most deprived
IMD England
126
Crime · May '26
£256,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SO15 5LW
Postcode
SO15 5LW
Coordinates
50.9256, -1.4294
Grid reference
SU401141
Easting
440,197
Northing
114,173
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWHGC+66
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.
1669
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1669 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)
Property sales · SO15 5LW
HM Land Registry · Southampton
Average price
£256,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £256,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £230,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£282k£256k£230k
Mar '25Mar '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SO15 5LW
Crime trends · near SO15 5LW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
996837
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY -24%
ASB
27140
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY -63%
Vehicle Crime
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +50%
Burglary
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +200%
Criminal damage
1890
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -27%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.66.9%
Other White14.4%
Other Asian3.1%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.0%
Pakistani2.2%
+ 4 other groups · 10.4%
Religion
Christian44.3%
No religion39.3%
Muslim7.3%
Not answered6.7%
+ other · 2.3%
Age groups
35–4921.0%
50–6415.0%
25–3413.4%
65–7410.1%
5–98.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.8%
Households
Other21.8%
Any member 66+20.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.6%
+ 7 other households · 26.7%
Administrative Information
Southampton
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthampton Test E14001500
Constituency
E14001500Hampshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Shirley
Constituency code
E14001500
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 ScotlandWessex
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 010B E01017250
E01017250MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 010 E02003558
E02003558LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 010B E01017250
E01017250MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 010 E02003558
E02003558Urban: 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
4:04 AM
Sunrise
8:17 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:04 AM
Sunset (today)
8:17 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
December 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentDecember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SO15 5LW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 1669
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017250 and MSOA E02003558 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO15 5LW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO15 5LW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School
Southampton · SO15 5LH
Requires improvement
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Shirley Junior School
Southampton · SO15 5XE
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Shirley Infant School
Southampton · SO15 5LA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton · SO15 7QU
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Foundry Lane Primary School
Southampton · SO15 3JT
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Assure Community College
Southampton · SO16 6PB
0.4 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 5–25
Foundry Lane Primary School
Southampton · SO15 3JT
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College
Southampton · SO15 5RL
0.5 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Regents Park Community College
Southampton · SO16 4GW
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
King Edward VI School
Southampton · SO15 5UQ
0.6 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 10–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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