SO17 1TH

Portswood · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO17 1SX 23 m
SO17 1RN 98 m
SO17 1TL 106 m
SO17 1QJ 113 m
SO17 1SY 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO17 1TH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 1
Latitude
50.931982
Longitude
-1.396586
British National Grid easting
442,500
British National Grid northing
114,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Portswood · E05015500
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00087023
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 009F · E01032753
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 009 · E02003557

Postcode source versions

Explore SO17

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
55
Secondary
9
  1. Highfield Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    242 m
  2. University of Southampton

    Higher education institutions

    454 m
  3. Portswood Primary School

    Academy converter

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,053
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,668
  • Shoplifting 394
  • Public order 311
  • Anti social behaviour 309
  • Criminal damage and arson 275

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO17 1 residents
6,868

Age bands in SO17 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.8%

793 residents

Age 15 to 24
25.9%

1,746 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

1,774 residents

Age 45 to 64
17.4%

1,175 residents

Age 65 and over
18.7%

1,259 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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    243 m

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    1.1 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    1.2 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    1.5 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.0 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.0 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    2.1 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    2.2 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.4 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    2.7 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    2.7 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    2.7 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    2.9 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    3.1 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    3.6 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    3.7 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    3.8 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.2 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

    49-55 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code J82208

    4.2 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

    THE WOOLSTON LODGE SURGERY, 66 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AL

    ODS code J82076

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Highfield Church

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Highfield Church

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Roselands Gardens

    BCT · Highfield

    0.1 miles
  • Jubilee Sports Hall

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles
  • Jubilee Sports Hall

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 009F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,105 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
3 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. Highfield Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 242 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,053 published events cover 12 months, averaging 337.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,668 events.

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