High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£185,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO17 1AF
Postcode
SO17 1AF
Coordinates
50.9276, -1.3904
Grid reference
SU429144
Easting
442,940
Northing
114,420
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWJH5+3R
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.
13297
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13297 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 · SO17 1AF
HM Land Registry · Southampton
Average price
£185,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £185,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £190,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£190k£185k£180k
Oct '23Jul '26
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 SO17 1AF
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO17 1AF
Counts are for Portswood 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
40
YoY -18%
1177532
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY —
22110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY -47%
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
19
YoY +73%
19100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.47.0%
Other White15.7%
Chinese12.3%
Indian5.5%
Other Asian3.9%
+ 6 other groups · 15.8%
Religion
No religion43.7%
Christian32.1%
Muslim8.4%
Not answered7.9%
Sikh2.7%
+ 2 other religions · 5.2%
Age groups
20–2434.6%
25–3415.8%
35–4912.7%
50–6410.7%
16–196.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 19.7%
Households
Other28.6%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over19.3%
Any member 66+13.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.1%
+ 7 other households · 24.1%
Administrative Information
Southampton
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthampton Test E14001500
Constituency
E14001500Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Portswood
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 013D E01017234
E01017234MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 013 E02003561
E02003561LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 013D E01017234
E01017234MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 013 E02003561
E02003561Urban: 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
May 2002
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~24 years
Active Duration
2002 -> PresentMay 2002 — Introduced
Postcode SO17 1AF introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13297
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017234 and MSOA E02003561 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO17 1AF is currently active and in use.
First introduced
May 2002
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~24 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SO17 1AF
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
87%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
41%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 39%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
58%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
47%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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