SO15 7WX

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 7QY 37 m
SO15 7QZ 61 m
SO15 7QX 65 m
SO15 7AG 88 m
SO15 7RJ 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO15 7WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
1 July 2001
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO15
Postcode sector
SO15 7
Latitude
50.927856
Longitude
-1.419876
British National Grid easting
440,867
British National Grid northing
114,428

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
E00087119
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 011D · E01017252
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
83
Primary
52
Secondary
9
  1. Richard Taunton Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    230 m
  2. Upper Shirley High School

    Academy converter

    314 m
  3. Shirley Infant School

    Academy converter

    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,449
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,909
  • Public order 398
  • Shoplifting 366
  • Anti social behaviour 335
  • Criminal damage and arson 315

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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    941 m

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    1.1 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    1.1 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    1.4 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    1.5 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    1.5 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    1.6 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.8 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    1.9 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    2.0 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.3 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    2.7 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    2.9 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.2 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    4.4 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.7 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    4.7 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Pentire Avenue

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Pentire Avenue

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Richard Taunton College

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Richard Taunton College

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Richard Taunton College

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 011D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,697 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

83 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 9 secondary schools. Richard Taunton Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 230 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,449 published events cover 12 months, averaging 370.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,909 events.

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