SO18 6LA

Harefield · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
Postcode district
SO18
Postcode sector
SO18 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO18 5EG 22 m
SO18 5EP 99 m
SO18 5EH 102 m
SO18 5EN 112 m
SO18 6BX 118 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO18 6LA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO18
Postcode sector
SO18 6
Latitude
50.914676
Longitude
-1.355557
British National Grid easting
445,400
British National Grid northing
113,000

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
E00086892
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 016A · E01017200
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 016 · E02003564

Postcode source versions

Explore SO18

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
49
Secondary
9
  1. Bitterne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    490 m
  2. Glenfield Infant School

    Academy converter

    591 m
  3. Itchen College

    Further education

    680 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,821
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,645
  • Shoplifting 503
  • Public order 288
  • Vehicle crime 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 234

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    344 m

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    2.0 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    2.2 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    2.2 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    2.3 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    2.3 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.8 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.1 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    3.1 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.2 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    3.2 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    3.6 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.6 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.2 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    4.5 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.6 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.0 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.0 miles
  • Bitterne Leisure Centre

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles
  • Bitterne Leisure Centre

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles
  • Bitterne Leisure Centre

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

77 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 9 secondary schools. Bitterne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 490 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,821 published events cover 12 months, averaging 318.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,645 events.

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