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SO17 3EA

Swaythling · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Swaythling
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO17 3SB 76 m
SO17 3SA 101 m
SO17 3SS 118 m
SO17 3SE 131 m
SO17 3AF 138 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO17 3EA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 3
Latitude
50.930926
Longitude
-1.383935
British National Grid easting
443,390
British National Grid northing
114,790

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Swaythling · E05015504
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00087032
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 009D · E01017231
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
85
Primary
53
Secondary
9

  1. Portswood Primary School

    Academy converter

    304 m

  2. Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Community school

    525 m

  3. St Denys Primary School

    Foundation school

    650 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,467
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,845
  • Shoplifting 490
  • Public order 323
  • Anti social behaviour 316
  • Criminal damage and arson 302

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO17 3 residents
5,168

Age bands in SO17 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

542 residents

Age 15 to 24
45.7%

2,170 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.8%

1,177 residents

Age 45 to 64
11.6%

550 residents

Age 65 and over
6.6%

314 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+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
4.2%
Gigabit-capable
4.2%
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

25

within 5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    871 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    899 m

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    1.0 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    1.5 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.0 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    2.3 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.4 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    2.8 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    2.8 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.0 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.2 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    3.3 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    3.4 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.4 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    3.8 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    3.8 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    3.8 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    4.0 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    4.4 km

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Bowden Lane

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles

  • Sirdar Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles

  • Bowden Lane

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles

  • Sirdar Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles

  • Mayfield Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 009D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,194 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
6 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
2
Low risk addresses
17
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

85 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 9 secondary schools. Portswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 304 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,467 published events cover 12 months, averaging 372.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,845 events.

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