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SO16 9BN

Redbridge · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Southampton
Ward
Redbridge
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 9BQ 86 m
SO16 9BL 91 m
SO16 9BJ 135 m
SO16 9BH 174 m
SO16 9BR 199 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO16 9BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO16
Postcode sector
SO16 9
Latitude
50.924070
Longitude
-1.474984
British National Grid easting
436,997
British National Grid northing
113,978

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Redbridge · E05015501
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00087086
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 012D · E01017240
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 012 · E02003560

Postcode source versions

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Property

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Test Lane, Southampton, SO16 9BN 28 June 2013 £208,000
7, Test Lane, Southampton, SO16 9BN 9 September 2003 £169,950
5, Test Lane, Southampton, SO16 9BN 22 July 1999 £71,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
55
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. Redbridge Primary School

    Foundation school

    607 m

  2. Redbridge Community School

    Foundation school

    611 m

  3. Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Community school

    975 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,498
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,080
  • Criminal damage and arson 222
  • Anti social behaviour 220
  • Public order 218
  • Shoplifting 181

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
SO16 9 residents
12,789

Age bands in SO16 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.3%

2,842 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,548 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.5%

3,628 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.8%

2,906 residents

Age 65 and over
14.2%

1,807 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO16 9 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

12

within 5 km

  • TESTVALE SURGERY

    12 SALISBURY ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 3PY

    ODS code J82132

    1.2 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    1.9 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    2.1 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    2.6 km

  • NEW HORIZONS MEDICAL PARTNERSHIP

    1 HAZEL FARM ROAD, TOTTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO40 8WU

    ODS code J82112

    2.9 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.2 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    3.3 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.8 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.9 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

    4.3 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    4.9 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

  • Redbridge Roundabout

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.2 miles

  • Redbridge Roundabout

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.3 miles

  • Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station

    RLY · Redbridge

    0.4 miles

  • Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station

    RSE · Redbridge

    0.4 miles

  • Redbridge School

    BCT · Redbridge

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 012D, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,969 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
2
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

55 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Redbridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 607 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,498 published events cover 12 months, averaging 208.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,080 events.

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