SO15 7AB

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
SO15
Postcode sector
SO15 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO15 7NG 0 m
SO15 7NQ 84 m
SO15 5JF 88 m
SO15 5JA 92 m
SO15 5JE 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO15 7AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO15
Postcode sector
SO15 7
Latitude
50.920493
Longitude
-1.416667
British National Grid easting
441,099
British National Grid northing
113,611

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
E00087141
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 011C · E01017249
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 011 · E02003559

Postcode source versions

Explore SO15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
53
Secondary
9
  1. King Edward VI School

    Other independent school

    274 m
  2. Banister Primary School

    Foundation school

    663 m
  3. Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    678 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,851
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,667
  • Public order 815
  • Shoplifting 690
  • Anti social behaviour 611
  • Other theft 528

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO15 7 residents
2,888

Age bands in SO15 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.2%

532 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

284 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.5%

747 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.7%

811 residents

Age 65 and over
18.9%

552 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    248 m

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    527 m

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    868 m

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    894 m

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    926 m

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    959 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    1.2 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    1.7 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    2.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    2.1 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    2.2 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.4 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.0 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    3.2 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.4 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.0 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    4.0 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    4.0 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wilton Road

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Wilton Road

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Atherley Bowling Club

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Atherley Bowling Club

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Greville Road

    BCT · Shirley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 011C, 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

30,895 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
6 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

84 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 9 secondary schools. King Edward VI School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,851 published events cover 12 months, averaging 737.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,667 events.

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