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SO16 7AZ

Bassett · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bassett
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 7DJ 11 m
SO16 7BB 55 m
SO16 7LF 58 m
SO16 7AP 66 m
SO16 7DH 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 7AZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 7
Latitude
50.934733
Longitude
-1.417698
British National Grid easting
441,014
British National Grid northing
115,194

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Bassett · E05015492
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00086590
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 006A · E01017147
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
77
Primary
48
Secondary
8

  1. Hollybrook Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    226 m

  2. Hollybrook Infant School

    Academy converter

    245 m

  3. Upper Shirley High School

    Academy converter

    730 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,401
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,117
  • Public order 205
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 160
  • Other theft 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.8
SO16 7 residents
6,446

Age bands in SO16 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.8%

884 residents

Age 15 to 24
20%

1,383 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,570 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

1,601 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

1,479 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO16 7 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

18

within 5 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    945 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.5 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    1.7 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    1.8 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    1.9 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    1.9 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    2.1 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    2.3 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.3 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.3 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    2.4 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    2.4 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    2.4 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    2.8 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.8 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.5 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    4.6 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

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

Nearby transport

  • Hill Lane

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.0 miles

  • Hill Lane

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.0 miles

  • Rockleigh Road

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles

  • Rockleigh Road

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles

  • Bassett Sainsburys

    BCT · Upper Shirley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 006A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,066 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

77 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 8 secondary schools. Hollybrook Junior School is the nearest published school at 226 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,401 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,117 events.

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