SO16 4HQ

Redbridge · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 4JD 1 m
SO16 4JG 1 m
SO16 4JH 1 m
SO16 9GJ 87 m
SO16 9RT 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 4HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2012
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 4
Latitude
50.932130
Longitude
-1.450119
British National Grid easting
438,738
British National Grid northing
114,887

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Redbridge · E05015501
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00179080
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 007A · E01017238
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 007 · E02003555

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
68
Primary
41
Secondary
8
  1. Oasis Academy Lord's Hill

    Academy sponsor led

    360 m
  2. Compass School

    Pupil referral unit

    361 m
  3. Newlands Primary School

    Foundation school

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,979
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,260
  • Criminal damage and arson 459
  • Public order 398
  • Anti social behaviour 396
  • Shoplifting 334

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO16 4 residents
8,631

Age bands in SO16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.8%

1,920 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

902 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

2,555 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.7%

1,838 residents

Age 65 and over
10.7%

865 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.

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    848 m

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    984 m

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    1.2 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    1.9 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    1.9 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    2.0 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    2.6 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    2.9 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.0 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    3.1 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.6 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    3.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    3.8 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    4.4 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    4.6 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    4.7 km

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    1 HAZEL FARM ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 8WU

    ODS code J82112

    4.8 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.9 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Maybush Corner

    BCT · Maybush

    0.1 miles
  • Maybush Corner

    BCT · Maybush

    0.1 miles
  • Maybush Corner

    BCT · Maybush

    0.2 miles
  • Green Lane

    BCT · Maybush

    0.2 miles
  • Maybush Road

    BCT · Maybush

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 007A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,568 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

68 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 8 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Lord's Hill is the nearest published school at 360 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,979 published events cover 12 months, averaging 414.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,260 events.

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