Among the least deprived
IMD England
South East
Region
Live
Status
School applications
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Coordinates & Location for SO16 0BU
Southampton
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
SO16 0BU
Coordinates
50.9339, -1.4706
Grid reference
SU372150
Easting
437,296
Northing
115,078
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWGMH+HQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Southampton
ITL Region
Test Valley
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.
27717
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27717 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.0%
Other White4.1%
Other Asian1.7%
Indian1.5%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
No religion47.4%
Christian46.3%
Not answered3.7%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4919.6%
50–6417.4%
25–3416.6%
65–747.6%
10–156.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.5%
Any member 66+13.7%
Other13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
All members 66+9.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.2%
Administrative Information
Test Valley
Local Authority
Council AreaRomsey and Southampton North E14001449
Constituency
E14001449Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams
Constituency code
E14001449
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Nursling and Rownhams
International Territorial Level
Test Valley
Health & NHS
South Central
Health Authority
Serving Hampshire
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
Hampshire
Sub ICB Location
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V
Cancer Alliance
Wessex
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Test Valley 015A E01023170
E01023170MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Test Valley 015 E02004828
E02004828LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Test Valley 015A E01023170
E01023170MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Test Valley 015 E02004828
E02004828Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
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
August 2024
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~2 years
Active Duration
2024 -> PresentAugust 2024 — Introduced
Postcode SO16 0BU introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode SO16 0BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2024
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~2 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO16 0BU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
83%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
37.0
All-throughStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 55%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 65%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
56%
SecondaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 56%
Attainment 8
32.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 35%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
76%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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