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SO16

UK postcode district

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
1,888
Current units
1,542
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
12

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
3
Terminated postcode units
346

Postcode sectors in SO16

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9 sectors

Property

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31,878 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Beaulieu Close, Southampton, SO16 8ED 24 July 2026 £325,000
5, Sedbergh Road, Southampton, SO16 9HH 20 July 2026 £150,000
116, Windermere Avenue, Southampton, SO16 9GB 17 July 2026 £280,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
28
Primary
15
Secondary
5

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
5,098
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,315
  • Criminal damage and arson 441
  • Anti social behaviour 413
  • Public order 363
  • Vehicle crime 339

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SO16 usual residents
70,040
Age-profile population
70,315

Age bands in SO16

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
18%

12,661 residents

Age 15 to 24
15.3%

10,773 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.3%

19,176 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

16,437 residents

Age 65 and over
16%

11,268 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 1,524 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

1,465 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 1,309 had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, and 0 had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

in this district

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £267,000 from 4,033 recorded sales in SO16. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Southampton is £235,362 in June 2026, up 0.1% year on year.

Schools

28 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 5 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

5,098 published events cover 12 months, averaging 424.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,315 events.

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