SO16 2AG

Swaythling · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Southampton
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 2JF 30 m
SO16 2JE 47 m
SO16 2JH 78 m
SO16 2JG 81 m
SO16 2JD 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 2AG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 2
Latitude
50.938345
Longitude
-1.380393
British National Grid easting
443,632
British National Grid northing
115,617

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Parish or community
E43000036
Output area
E00087215
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 005B · E01017267
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 005 · E02003553

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
53
Secondary
10
  1. Swaythling Primary School

    Foundation school

    686 m
  2. Bassett Green Primary School

    Foundation school

    767 m
  3. Mansbridge Primary School

    Foundation school

    809 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,659
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,121
  • Shoplifting 251
  • Public order 211
  • Anti social behaviour 196
  • Criminal damage and arson 173

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

5 female, 7 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.3
SO16 2 residents
1,274

Age bands in SO16 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9.2%

203 residents

Age 15 to 24
44.9%

988 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.4%

516 residents

Age 45 to 64
13.9%

305 residents

Age 65 and over
8.6%

190 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO16 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

24

within 5 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    172 m

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    386 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.2 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.3 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    2.8 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.9 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.2 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.3 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.5 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.5 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    3.6 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.8 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.0 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.0 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.0 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    4.1 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.5 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    4.5 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    4.6 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

    BOYATT SHOPPING CENTRE, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4QP

    ODS code J82169

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

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.

Nearby transport

  • Fleming Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.0 miles
  • Fleming Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.0 miles
  • High Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • High Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Woodmill Lane

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 005B, 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

12,248 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 10 secondary schools. Swaythling Primary School is the nearest published school at 686 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,659 published events cover 12 months, averaging 221.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,121 events.

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