SO16 7PW

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 7AZ 5 m
SO16 7DJ 6 m
SO16 7BB 51 m
SO16 7LF 61 m
SO16 7AP 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 7PW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 November 2011
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 7
Latitude
50.934706
Longitude
-1.417755
British National Grid easting
441,010
British National Grid northing
115,191

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
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

    222 m
  2. Hollybrook Infant School

    Academy converter

    242 m
  3. Upper Shirley High School

    Academy converter

    725 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,394
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,113
  • Public order 205
  • Anti social behaviour 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 160
  • Other theft 157

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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 straight-line

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    944 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.6 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

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    1.9 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    1.9 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

    2.3 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    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

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.

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 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,394 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,113 events.

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