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Coordinates & Location for SO16 5DS
Postcode
SO16 5DS
Coordinates
50.9369, -1.4476
Grid reference
SU389154
Easting
438,910
Northing
115,417
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWHP2+QX
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.
21785
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 21785 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.74.5%
Other White7.0%
Indian4.8%
Other Asian4.6%
African3.1%
+ other · 5.9%
Religion
Christian49.7%
No religion39.7%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim2.7%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4922.8%
50–6418.6%
25–3411.5%
65–7410.9%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.3%
All members 66+10.6%
Any member 66+9.9%
Other9.0%
+ 9 other households · 39.5%
Administrative Information
Southampton
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthampton Test E14001500
Constituency
E14001500Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Redbridge
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 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 007D E01017243
E01017243MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 007 E02003555
E02003555LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 007D E01017243
E01017243MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 007 E02003555
E02003555Urban: 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 5DS 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: 21785
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017243 and MSOA E02003555 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO16 5DS 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 5DS
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
25%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 49%
Attainment 8
37.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
81%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–16FSM 55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 58%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
48%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 23%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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