SO1 6AB

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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 6AB 0 m
SO16 6AA 44 m
SO16 6US 85 m
SO15 5SE 99 m
SO15 5QQ 129 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO1 6AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO1
Postcode sector
SO1 6
Latitude
50.926983
Longitude
-1.436293
British National Grid easting
439,714
British National Grid northing
114,322

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
E00087120
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 010A · E01017246
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 010 · E02003558

Postcode source versions

Explore SO1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
43
Secondary
10
  1. Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School

    Foundation school

    336 m
  2. Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    351 m
  3. Southampton Hospital School

    Academy alternative provision converter

    458 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,321
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,429
  • Public order 437
  • Shoplifting 423
  • Criminal damage and arson 420
  • Anti social behaviour 332

GP practices

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    788 m

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    849 m

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    888 m

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    978 m

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    1.4 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    1.7 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    1.8 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    1.8 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    1.9 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.5 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.6 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    3.0 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.6 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.8 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    3.9 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Winchester Road

    BCT · Shirley Warren

    0.0 miles
  • Warren Crescent

    BCT · Shirley Warren

    0.1 miles
  • Warren Crescent

    BCT · Shirley Warren

    0.2 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Shirley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Grange Road

    BCT · Shirley Park

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 010A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,869 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

74 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 10 secondary schools. Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School is the nearest published school at 336 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,321 published events cover 12 months, averaging 443.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,429 events.

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