SO2 1AD

Portswood · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Test
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO17 1ES 63 m
SO17 1DX 64 m
SO14 6WD 78 m
SO17 1UY 80 m
SO17 1DG 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 1AD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 1
Latitude
50.924414
Longitude
-1.397438
British National Grid easting
442,447
British National Grid northing
114,058

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Portswood · E05015500
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Test · E14001500
Output area
E00086628
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 017A · E01017157
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 017 · E02003565

Postcode source versions

Explore SO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
54
Secondary
11
  1. The Gregg Preparatory School

    Other independent school

    258 m
  2. Bevois Town Primary School

    Foundation school

    621 m
  3. New Avenue School

    Other independent special school

    774 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,766
  • Public order 502
  • Anti social behaviour 484
  • Shoplifting 445
  • Other theft 409

GP practices

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    359 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.1 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    1.2 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    1.2 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    1.6 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    1.7 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    2.1 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    2.1 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    2.1 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    2.3 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    2.3 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

  • BROOK HOUSE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82213

    3.4 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    3.4 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    3.4 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    3.5 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    3.5 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Tennyson Court

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Tennyson Court

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles
  • Waitrose

    BCT · Portswood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 017A, 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

12,623 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 11 secondary schools. The Gregg Preparatory School is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 539.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,766 events.

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