Around average
IMD England
Low · 3.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£231,800
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO16 3AX
Postcode
SO16 3AX
Coordinates
50.9379, -1.3891
Grid reference
SU430155
Easting
443,018
Northing
115,557
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWJQ6+48
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.
19248
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19248 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 & WalesProperty sales · SO16 3AX
HM Land Registry · Southampton
Average price
£231,150
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £231,800
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Sep '23 – Jul '25Jul '25: 1 sales · avg £220,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£245k£231k£216k
Sep '23May '24Jun '25Jul '25
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 SO16 3AX
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO16 3AX
Counts are for Swaythling 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
31
YoY +72%
553617
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
15
YoY +36%
1580
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
6
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.49.1%
Other White14.1%
Other Asian8.2%
Indian5.1%
Chinese4.9%
+ 7 other groups · 18.6%
Religion
No religion39.1%
Christian30.9%
Muslim14.2%
Not answered8.2%
Sikh2.5%
+ 2 other religions · 5.1%
Age groups
20–2439.6%
25–3414.0%
35–4912.7%
50–646.7%
16–196.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 20.8%
Households
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over36.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.5%
Other10.2%
Any member 66+7.1%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent4.8%
+ 8 other households · 26.1%
Administrative Information
Southampton
Local Authority
Council AreaRomsey and Southampton North E14001449
Constituency
E14001449Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Swaythling
Constituency code
E14001449
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 005G E01035442
E01035442MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 005 E02003553
E02003553LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 005F E01032756
E01032756MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 005 E02003553
E02003553Urban: 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
December 1994
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~32 years
Active Duration
1994 -> PresentDecember 1994 — Introduced
Postcode SO16 3AX 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: 19248
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035442 and MSOA E02003553 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO16 3AX is currently active and in use.
First introduced
December 1994
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~32 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO16 3AX
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
58%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 43%
Attainment 8
46.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
78%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 19%
Attainment 8
60.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 83%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 71%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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