SO1 5GA

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO15 5GA 0 m
SO15 5FY 75 m
SO15 3JD 78 m
SO15 5FZ 79 m
SO15 5GB 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO1 5GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO1
Postcode sector
SO1 5
Latitude
50.919678
Longitude
-1.428243
British National Grid easting
440,286
British National Grid northing
113,514

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
E00087144
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 011A · E01017247
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
47
Secondary
10
  1. Foundry Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    432 m
  2. St Mark's Church of England School

    Voluntary controlled school

    563 m
  3. Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    644 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,262
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,596
  • Public order 616
  • Shoplifting 581
  • Criminal damage and arson 403
  • Anti social behaviour 358

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    78 m

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    206 m

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    599 m

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    848 m

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    982 m

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    1.3 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    1.5 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    1.6 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.0 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.3 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.4 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    2.7 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.8 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    2.8 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.7 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.1 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    4.3 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.6 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    4.6 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

    THE WOOLSTON LODGE SURGERY, 66 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AL

    ODS code J82076

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mcdonalds

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • LIDL

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • LIDL

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Vincent Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Vincent Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 011A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,968 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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 47 primary and 10 secondary schools. Foundry Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 432 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,262 published events cover 12 months, averaging 521.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,596 events.

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