SO16 6DR

Bassett · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bassett
Local authority
Southampton
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 6DF 36 m
SO15 7TX 89 m
SO16 6TW 103 m
SO16 6RL 104 m
SO16 6SX 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 6DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 6
Latitude
50.934512
Longitude
-1.420277
British National Grid easting
440,833
British National Grid northing
115,168

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Bassett · E05015492
Parish or community
E43000036
Output area
E00086619
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 006D · E01017152
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 006 · E02003554

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
46
Secondary
8
  1. Hollybrook Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    52 m
  2. Hollybrook Infant School

    Academy converter

    106 m
  3. Upper Shirley High School

    Academy converter

    621 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,730
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,267
  • Public order 242
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 199
  • Other theft 164

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO16 6 residents
7,930

Age bands in SO16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,393 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

844 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.6%

2,581 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.4%

1,800 residents

Age 65 and over
13.8%

1,061 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

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    846 m

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    1.7 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    1.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.7 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    1.8 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.0 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    2.1 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.1 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    2.2 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    2.3 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    2.4 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.4 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    2.5 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.9 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.0 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.6 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    4.7 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    4.7 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

  • Rockleigh Road

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Rockleigh Road

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Lane

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Hill Lane

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles
  • Bassett Sainsburys

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 006D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

16,437 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

75 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hollybrook Junior School is the nearest published school at 52 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,730 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,267 events.

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