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SO17 3RX

Swaythling · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Southampton
Ward
Swaythling
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO17 3RW 32 m
SO17 3RG 87 m
SO17 3RU 120 m
SO17 3RE 143 m
SO17 3RJ 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO17 3RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO17
Postcode sector
SO17 3
Latitude
50.933679
Longitude
-1.389264
British National Grid easting
443,013
British National Grid northing
115,093

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
Romsey and Southampton North · E14001449
Output area
E00087220
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 005G · E01035442
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 005 · E02003553

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
136, Upper Shaftesbury Avenue, Highfield, Southampton, SO17 3RX 5 April 2019 £241,000
128, Upper Shaftesbury Avenue, Southampton, SO17 3RX 15 August 2008 £240,000
130, Upper Shaftesbury Avenue, Southampton, SO17 3RX 28 August 2007 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
9

  1. Portswood Primary School

    Academy converter

    274 m

  2. Swaythling Primary School

    Foundation school

    340 m

  3. University of Southampton

    Higher education institutions

    533 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,890
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,614
  • Shoplifting 405
  • Anti social behaviour 292
  • Public order 278
  • Criminal damage and arson 266

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

11 female, 19 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
5.0
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO17 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

23

within 5 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    455 m

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    603 m

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    984 m

  • 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

    2.2 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.4 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    2.7 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    2.7 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.8 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    2.8 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.2 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    3.2 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

    3.2 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

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    4.2 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    4.2 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    4.2 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Upper Shaftesbury Avenue

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

  • Upper Shaftesbury Avenue

    BCT · Highfield

    0.2 miles

  • Sirdar Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.2 miles

  • Sirdar Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.2 miles

  • Highfield Crescent

    BCT · Portswood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 005G, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,248 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 9 secondary schools. Portswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 274 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,890 published events cover 12 months, averaging 324.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,614 events.

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