SO16 2PB

Swaythling · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Local authority
Southampton
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 2PA 71 m
SO16 2PD 77 m
SO16 2PF 94 m
SO16 2NZ 99 m
SO16 2PE 136 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 2PB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 2
Latitude
50.944374
Longitude
-1.377836
British National Grid easting
443,806
British National Grid northing
116,289

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Parish or community
E43000036
Output area
E00087231
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 003D · E01017271
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 003 · E02003551

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
34a, Channels Farm Road, Southampton, SO16 2PB 21 February 2020 £192,500
34b, Channels Farm Road, Southampton, SO16 2PB 29 November 2019 £172,000
40, Channels Farm Road, Southampton, SO16 2PB 4 August 2017 £315,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
84
Primary
53
Secondary
9
  1. Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton

    Voluntary aided school

    377 m
  2. Mansbridge Primary School

    Foundation school

    798 m
  3. Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Local authority nursery school

    809 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,788
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 779
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Other theft 120

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

16 female, 11 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
1.9
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 2.1% 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

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%

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

20

within 5 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    567 m

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    850 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.7 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    2.9 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    3.0 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    3.3 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    3.4 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.5 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.6 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.8 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82169

    3.9 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    4.0 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.1 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.5 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    4.5 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.6 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2ZH

    ODS code J82143

    4.6 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.6 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

    OAKMOUNT ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2LH

    ODS code J82019

    4.8 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    5.0 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Greenways

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Greenways

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • BTC Sports Ground

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • BTC Sports Ground

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Channels Farm Road

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 003D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,871 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

84 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 9 secondary schools. Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton is the nearest published school at 377 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,788 published events cover 12 months, averaging 149 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 779 events.

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