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SO16 6GA

Shirley · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Shirley
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 4DB 16 m
SO16 4DD 44 m
SO15 5RX 47 m
SO16 4DE 68 m
SO15 5SH 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 6GA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 6
Latitude
50.924994
Longitude
-1.437939
British National Grid easting
439,600
British National Grid northing
114,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Shirley · E05015502
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00087131
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 010A · E01017246
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 010 · E02003558

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
41
Secondary
10

  1. Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    354 m

  2. Regents Park Community College

    Academy converter

    369 m

  3. Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School

    Foundation school

    475 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,823
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,571
  • Shoplifting 561
  • Public order 488
  • Criminal damage and arson 447
  • Anti social behaviour 375

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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    662 m

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    694 m

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    698 m

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    872 m

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    1.4 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    1.7 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    1.9 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    1.9 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    1.9 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.5 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.7 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    3.1 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.6 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    3.7 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    4.0 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Grange Road

    BCT · Shirley Park

    0.0 miles

  • Grange Road

    BCT · Shirley Park

    0.1 miles

  • Winchester Road

    BCT · Shirley Warren

    0.1 miles

  • Shirley Precinct

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles

  • Shirley Precinct

    BCT · Shirley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 010A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,869 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

71 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 10 secondary schools. Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 354 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,823 published events cover 12 months, averaging 485.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,571 events.

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