Among the most deprived
IMD England
90
Crime · May '26
£280,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SO16 5GL
Postcode
SO16 5GL
Coordinates
50.9387, -1.4400
Grid reference
SU394156
Easting
439,442
Northing
115,626
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWHQ5+FX
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.
5528
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 5528 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 · SO16 5GL
HM Land Registry · Southampton
Average price
£280,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £280,000
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Police Recorded Crime near SO16 5GL
Crime trends · near SO16 5GL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
714110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
33
YoY stable
ASB
22110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
16
YoY -20%
Vehicle Crime
1890
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +55%
Burglary
1160
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Criminal damage
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY -18%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.72.6%
Other White10.5%
Other Asian3.2%
Indian2.2%
African1.5%
+ 3 other groups · 10.0%
Religion
No religion46.3%
Christian42.8%
Not answered7.1%
Muslim2.5%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4923.0%
50–6420.5%
25–3414.0%
10–158.0%
65–747.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Other21.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.6%
Any member 66+8.5%
+ 8 other households · 38.1%
Administrative Information
Southampton
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthampton Test E14001500
Constituency
E14001500Hampshire
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Coxford
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 004C E01017186
E01017186MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 004 E02003552
E02003552LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 004C E01017186
E01017186MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 004 E02003552
E02003552Urban: 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 SO16 5GL 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: 5528
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017186 and MSOA E02003552 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO16 5GL 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 SO16 5GL
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Rosewood Free School
Southampton · SO16 5NA
Outstanding
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Oakwood Primary School
Southampton · SO16 8FD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Southampton · SO16 8GF
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
Southampton · SO16 6AY
Requires improvement
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School
Southampton · SO16 8BY
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Fairisle Junior School
Southampton · SO16 8BY
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Assure Community College
Southampton · SO16 6PB
0.7 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 5–25
Hollybrook Infant School
Southampton · SO16 6RN
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill
Southampton · SO16 8FA
Inadequate
0.8 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Hollybrook Junior School
Southampton · SO16 6RL
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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