SO16 3QB

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 3LX 80 m
SO16 3TY 128 m
SO16 3LZ 143 m
SO16 3LY 146 m
SO16 3EQ 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 3QB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 3
Latitude
50.945664
Longitude
-1.390573
British National Grid easting
442,910
British National Grid northing
116,425

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Parish or community
E43000036
Output area
E00087224
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 003C · E01017270
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 003 · E02003551

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bencraft Court, The Warden, Bassett Green Road, Southampton, SO16 3QB 23 December 2022 £11,800,000
Bencraft Court, Flat 21a, Bassett Green Road, Southampton, SO16 3QB 24 November 2017 £4,693,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
53
Secondary
11
  1. Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Local authority nursery school

    101 m
  2. Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton

    Voluntary aided school

    574 m
  3. Bassett Green Primary School

    Foundation school

    696 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,818
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 802
  • Shoplifting 171
  • Other theft 132
  • Anti social behaviour 123
  • Public order 122

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
121

55 female, 66 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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 1.1% 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.

GP practices

23

within 5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    846 m

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    1.1 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.3 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.6 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.7 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    3.4 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.5 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.6 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.6 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.8 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    3.8 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    3.9 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.9 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.0 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    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

  • PARK SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82143

    4.4 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    4.5 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

    NORTON WELCH CLOSE, FLEMING AVENUE, NORTH BADDESLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO52 9EP

    ODS code J82121

    4.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Green Wood Court

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.0 miles
  • Green Wood Court

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.0 miles
  • Poppy Road

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.2 miles
  • Ethelburt Avenue

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.3 miles
  • Ethelburt Avenue

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.3 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

Property market

The five-year median is £11,800,000 from 1 recorded sale in SO16 3QB. 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is the nearest published school at 101 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,818 published events cover 12 months, averaging 151.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 802 events.

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