SO15 8RU

Freemantle · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO15
Postcode sector
SO15 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO15 8RR 7 m
SO15 8RG 91 m
SO15 8RH 113 m
SO15 8RN 116 m
SO15 8RX 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO15 8RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 December 2002
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO15
Postcode sector
SO15 8
Latitude
50.913336
Longitude
-1.437027
British National Grid easting
439,674
British National Grid northing
112,804

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00086954
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 019E · E01017216
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 019 · E02003567

Postcode source versions

Explore SO15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
46
Secondary
8
  1. Foundry Lane Primary School

    Academy converter

    640 m
  2. Freemantle Church of England Community Academy

    Academy converter

    766 m
  3. St Mark's Church of England School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,934
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,991
  • Shoplifting 565
  • Public order 482
  • Criminal damage and arson 323
  • Anti social behaviour 300

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO15 8 residents
3,055

Age bands in SO15 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.8%

440 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

270 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.7%

779 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

671 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

461 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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    868 m

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    977 m

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    1.1 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    1.1 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    1.4 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    1.5 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    1.5 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.2 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.7 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    2.9 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.0 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.1 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    3.2 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    3.7 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    3.8 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    4.6 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.8 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    4.8 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Waterhouse Lane

    BCT · Freemantle

    0.1 miles
  • Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station

    RSE · Millbrook

    0.2 miles
  • Millbrook Station

    BCT · Freemantle

    0.2 miles
  • Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station

    RLY · Millbrook

    0.2 miles
  • Millbrook Station

    BCT · Freemantle

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 019E, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,360 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
3 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

76 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 8 secondary schools. Foundry Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 640 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,934 published events cover 12 months, averaging 411.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,991 events.

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