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SO18 6AR

Harefield · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Ward
Harefield
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
Postcode district
SO18
Postcode sector
SO18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO18 6SN 22 m
SO18 6BB 62 m
SO18 6RX 64 m
SO18 6AJ 66 m
SO18 6AS 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO18 6AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO18
Postcode sector
SO18 6
Latitude
50.918323
Longitude
-1.354867
British National Grid easting
445,445
British National Grid northing
113,406

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
E00086888
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 016A · E01017200
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 016 · E02003564

Postcode source versions

Explore SO18

Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
78, Dean Road, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 6AR 27 July 2017 £447,000
78, Dean Road, Southampton, SO18 6AR 14 May 2002 £245,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
82
Primary
50
Secondary
11

  1. Harefield Primary School

    Academy converter

    494 m

  2. Glenfield Infant School

    Academy converter

    574 m

  3. Moorlands Primary School

    Foundation school

    738 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,586
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,619
  • Shoplifting 375
  • Vehicle crime 284
  • Public order 255
  • Criminal damage and arson 229

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
SO18 6 residents
2,337

Age bands in SO18 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

339 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

210 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.2%

636 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

611 residents

Age 65 and over
23.1%

540 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO18 6 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

17

within 5 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    359 m

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    2.3 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    2.6 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    2.6 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    2.7 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    2.7 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.9 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    2.9 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.1 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    3.2 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.3 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    3.4 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    3.5 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.7 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.3 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    4.6 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.7 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

  • Balaclava Road

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles

  • Balaclava Road

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles

  • Dean Road

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.2 miles

  • Dean Road

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.2 miles

  • Chichester Road

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 016A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,370 of 33,755

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

82 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 11 secondary schools. Harefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 494 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,586 published events cover 12 months, averaging 298.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,619 events.

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