High deprivation
IMD England
90
Crime · May '26
£300,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SO16 5HU
Postcode
SO16 5HU
Coordinates
50.9386, -1.4350
Grid reference
SU397156
Easting
439,792
Northing
115,611
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWHQ7+CX
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.
11334
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11334 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 5HU
HM Land Registry · Southampton
Average price
£293,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £300,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £280,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£300k£290k£280k
May '24Jun '24Mar '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 SO16 5HU
Crime trends · near SO16 5HU
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.69.5%
Other White10.3%
Indian5.1%
Other Asian4.6%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.4%
+ 3 other groups · 8.1%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion43.5%
Not answered5.3%
Hindu1.4%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
35–4921.3%
25–3419.2%
50–6415.5%
65–7410.3%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.2%
Households
Other19.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Any member 66+9.8%
All members 66+8.9%
+ 8 other households · 39.5%
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 002E E01017187
E01017187MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 002 E02003550
E02003550LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 002E E01017187
E01017187MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 002 E02003550
E02003550Urban: 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
June 1998
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~28 years
Active Duration
1998 -> PresentJune 1998 — Introduced
Postcode SO16 5HU 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: 11334
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017187 and MSOA E02003550 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO16 5HU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1998
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~28 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO16 5HU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Rosewood Free School
Southampton · SO16 5NA
Outstanding
0.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Oakwood Primary School
Southampton · SO16 8FD
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Assure Community College
Southampton · SO16 6PB
0.6 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 5–25
Hollybrook Infant School
Southampton · SO16 6RN
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools
Southampton · SO16 8GF
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Hollybrook Junior School
Southampton · SO16 6RL
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School
Southampton · SO16 6AY
Requires improvement
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Shirley Infant School
Southampton · SO15 5LA
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Shirley Junior School
Southampton · SO15 5XE
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Upper Shirley High School
Southampton · SO15 7QU
Good
0.9 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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