High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 9.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£254,000
Median property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SO18 5FE
Postcode
SO18 5FE
Coordinates
50.9139, -1.3444
Grid reference
SU461129
Easting
446,183
Northing
112,921
Region
South East
Plus Code
9C2WWM74+H6
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.
12439
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12439 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 · SO18 5FE
HM Land Registry · Southampton
Average price
£254,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £254,000
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Recent sale price trend
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Police Recorded Crime near SO18 5FE
England & WalesCrime trends · near SO18 5FE
Counts are for Thornhill 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
77
YoY +20%
1258850
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY —
43220
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
3
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
7
YoY —
20100
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
17
YoY +31%
28140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.83.8%
Other White5.9%
Indian1.5%
African1.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group1.2%
+ 1 other groups · 6.1%
Religion
Christian46.0%
No religion44.4%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim2.3%
Sikh1.0%
+ other · 0.6%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4919.0%
25–3413.4%
65–7410.2%
75–848.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Other15.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Any member 66+12.8%
All members 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
+ 7 other households · 35.2%
Administrative Information
Southampton
Local Authority
Council AreaSouthampton Itchen E14001499
Constituency
E14001499Hampshire
Police Force
England
Ward
Thornhill
Constituency code
E14001499
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 025C E01017164
E01017164MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Southampton 025 E02003573
E02003573LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Southampton 025C E01017164
E01017164MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Southampton 025 E02003573
E02003573Urban: 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 SO18 5FE 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: 12439
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01017164 and MSOA E02003573 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SO18 5FE 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 SO18 5FE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 68%
RWM expected
21%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
59%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 55%
Attainment 8
35.5
All-throughStateGirls · Ages 9–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 25%
RWM expected
47%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
67%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
38%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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