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SO16 3EB

Swaythling · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Swaythling
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 3EE 50 m
SO16 3EG 60 m
SO16 3EW 85 m
SO16 3EN 95 m
SO16 3EH 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 3EB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 3
Latitude
50.944593
Longitude
-1.386886
British National Grid easting
443,170
British National Grid northing
116,308

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Swaythling · E05015504
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00087226
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 003C · E01017270
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 003 · E02003551

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
56
Secondary
11

  1. Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Local authority nursery school

    185 m

  2. Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton

    Voluntary aided school

    355 m

  3. Bassett Green Primary School

    Foundation school

    650 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 840
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Other theft 138
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Criminal damage and arson 127

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
68

33 female, 35 male

Postcode households
58
Residents per household
1.2
SO16 3 residents
10,903

Age bands in SO16 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,624 residents

Age 15 to 24
25.8%

2,695 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

2,636 residents

Age 45 to 64
20%

2,087 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

1,384 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO16 3 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

23

within 5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    664 m

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    835 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.3 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.7 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.9 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    3.3 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.5 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.6 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.6 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    3.7 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    3.8 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.8 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.0 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.1 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82169

    4.2 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.2 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    4.4 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    4.4 km

  • PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82143

    4.5 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 23 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Poppy Road

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.1 miles

  • Ethelburt Avenue

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.1 miles

  • Ethelburt Avenue

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.1 miles

  • Green Wood Court

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.2 miles

  • Green Wood Court

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 003C, 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

9,699 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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

88 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 840 events.

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