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SO18 5DH

Harefield · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Harefield
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
Postcode district
SO18
Postcode sector
SO18 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO18 5FR 65 m
SO18 5DE 77 m
SO18 5FS 82 m
SO18 5DF 116 m
SO18 5DG 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO18 5DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO18
Postcode sector
SO18 5
Latitude
50.917556
Longitude
-1.344521
British National Grid easting
446,173
British National Grid northing
113,327

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Harefield · E05015497
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Itchen · E14001499
Output area
E00086881
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 018D · E01017206
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 018 · E02003566

Postcode source versions

Explore SO18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
48
Secondary
10

  1. Harefield Primary School

    Academy converter

    379 m

  2. Woodlands Community College

    Foundation school

    473 m

  3. Thornhill Primary School

    Academy converter

    855 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,545
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,583
  • Shoplifting 329
  • Public order 285
  • Vehicle crime 244
  • Anti social behaviour 240

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

12 female, 6 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.0
SO18 5 residents
8,049

Age bands in SO18 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

1,617 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

863 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,290 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.5%

2,128 residents

Age 65 and over
20.7%

1,798 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO18 5 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

15

within 5 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    1.0 km

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    2.0 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    2.9 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    3.0 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    3.0 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    3.0 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.4 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.6 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.7 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

    WESTON LANE CTR HLTHY LVG, WESTON LANE, WESTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9GH

    ODS code J82622

    3.7 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.9 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    4.0 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    4.0 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    4.4 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    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

  • Exford Avenue

    BCT · Harefield

    0.0 miles

  • Somerset Avenue

    BCT · Harefield

    0.1 miles

  • Burnham Chase

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles

  • Burnham Chase

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles

  • Sunningdale Gardens

    BCT · Harefield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 018D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,134 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 10 secondary schools. Harefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,545 published events cover 12 months, averaging 295.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,583 events.

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