SO1 2QW

Shirley · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shirley
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO1
Postcode sector
SO1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO15 7QW 9 m
SO15 7QE 60 m
SO15 7QF 61 m
SO15 7QU 73 m
SO15 7QD 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO1 2QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO1
Postcode sector
SO1 2
Latitude
50.928014
Longitude
-1.422862
British National Grid easting
440,657
British National Grid northing
114,444

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Shirley · E05015502
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00087106
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 011B · E01017248
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 011 · E02003559

Postcode source versions

Explore SO1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
50
Secondary
9
  1. Upper Shirley High School

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    160 m
  2. Shirley Infant School

    Academy converter

    244 m
  3. Shirley Junior School

    Academy converter

    244 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,296
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,895
  • Public order 385
  • Shoplifting 359
  • Anti social behaviour 313
  • Criminal damage and arson 303

GP practices

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    938 m

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

    34 RAYMOND ROAD, UPPER SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5AL

    ODS code J82126

    983 m

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    1.1 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    1.4 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    1.4 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    1.6 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, 68 ALMA ROAD, PORTSWOOD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 6UX

    ODS code J82122

    1.7 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

    98 OAKLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY PARK, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4NZ

    ODS code J82213

    1.8 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

    ADELAIDE HEALTH CENTRE, WILLIAM MACLEOD WAY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 4XE

    ODS code J82024

    1.8 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    1.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

    BUILDING 48, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO17 1BJ

    ODS code J82080

    2.0 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.3 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

    ST MARY'S SURGERY, 1 JOHNSON STREET, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 1LT

    ODS code J82081

    3.1 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.4 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    4.6 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    4.8 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.9 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

    49-55 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code J82208

    4.9 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pentire Avenue

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.0 miles
  • Pentire Avenue

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Colebrook Avenue

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Colebrook Avenue

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Pirrie Close

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 011B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,374 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 9 secondary schools. Upper Shirley High School is the nearest published school at 160 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,296 published events cover 12 months, averaging 358 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,895 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.