SO16 8LX

Coxford · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Coxford
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 8NT 114 m
SO16 8FX 129 m
SO16 8FW 151 m
SO16 8JF 177 m
SO16 8JB 178 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 8LX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 8
Latitude
50.942757
Longitude
-1.451659
British National Grid easting
438,621
British National Grid northing
116,068

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Coxford · E05015495
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00086778
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 004B · E01017184
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 004 · E02003552

Postcode source versions

Explore SO16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
61
Primary
35
Secondary
9
  1. Fairisle Infant and Nursery School

    Foundation school

    330 m
  2. Fairisle Junior School

    Foundation school

    330 m
  3. Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    550 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,628
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,128
  • Anti social behaviour 252
  • Criminal damage and arson 243
  • Vehicle crime 199
  • Public order 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO16 8 residents
12,073

Age bands in SO16 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,875 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,220 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.8%

2,748 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

3,266 residents

Age 65 and over
24.3%

2,921 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.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

15

within 5 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    294 m

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    1.7 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    2.0 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    2.4 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    2.8 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    3.0 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.4 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    3.7 km

  • NORTH BADDESLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82121

    3.8 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    3.9 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.9 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    4.0 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    4.3 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    4.4 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    4.6 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

  • Lordshill Community Centre

    BCT · Lords Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Lordshill Community Centre

    BCT · Lords Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Lord's Hill Centre

    BCT · Lords Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Lord's Hill Centre

    BCT · Lords Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Lord's Hill Centre

    BCT · Lords Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 004B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,263 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 9 secondary schools. Fairisle Infant and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,628 published events cover 12 months, averaging 219 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,128 events.

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