SO17 2WX

Portswood · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO17 2NE 41 m
SO17 1AP 64 m
SO17 2WE 66 m
SO17 2NF 71 m
SO17 2NH 76 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO17 2WX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 2
Latitude
50.925348
Longitude
-1.393713
British National Grid easting
442,708
British National Grid northing
114,164

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
E00087049
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 013E · E01017235
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 013 · E02003561

Postcode source versions

Explore SO17

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
189, Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2WX 10 December 2018 £151,800
189, Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2WX 7 August 2018 £355,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
54
Secondary
11
  1. The Gregg Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    515 m
  2. St Denys Primary School

    Foundation school

    671 m
  3. Portswood Primary School

    Academy converter

    768 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,610
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,347
  • Anti social behaviour 444
  • Public order 440
  • Shoplifting 380
  • Vehicle crime 380

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO17 2 residents
7,799

Age bands in SO17 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

957 residents

Age 15 to 24
31.9%

2,655 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.8%

2,482 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.5%

1,377 residents

Age 65 and over
10.2%

850 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

23

within 5 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    614 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    983 m

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    1.3 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    1.4 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    1.6 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    1.9 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    1.9 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    1.9 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    2.2 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    2.4 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    2.6 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    2.6 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    2.6 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.9 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    3.4 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    3.4 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    3.5 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

    68A PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9AN

    ODS code J82128

    3.7 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    3.7 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

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

  • Waitrose

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Portswood Broadway

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Portswood Broadway

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 013E, 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

8,164 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
2 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

88 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Gregg Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 515 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,610 published events cover 12 months, averaging 467.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,347 events.

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