SO2 3BP

Swaythling · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southampton
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO16 3BP 23 m
SO16 3BQ 40 m
SO16 3BL 60 m
SO16 3LJ 71 m
SO16 3BJ 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 3BP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 3
Latitude
50.939576
Longitude
-1.381942
British National Grid easting
443,522
British National Grid northing
115,753

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Parish or community
E43000036
Output area
E00087201
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 005A · E01017266
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 005 · E02003553

Postcode source versions

Explore SO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
53
Secondary
10
  1. Swaythling Primary School

    Foundation school

    638 m
  2. Bassett Green Primary School

    Foundation school

    649 m
  3. Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton

    Voluntary aided school

    727 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,536
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,068
  • Shoplifting 235
  • Public order 202
  • Anti social behaviour 188
  • Criminal damage and arson 164

GP practices

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    247 m

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    294 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.1 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.4 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.0 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    3.0 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.2 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.2 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.5 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    3.5 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.6 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.9 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    4.0 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.0 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    4.0 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.0 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

    BOYATT SHOPPING CENTRE, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4QP

    ODS code J82169

    4.5 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    4.7 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.7 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • High Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • High Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Fleming Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Fleming Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Market Buildings

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 005A, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,243 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

86 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 10 secondary schools. Swaythling Primary School is the nearest published school at 638 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,536 published events cover 12 months, averaging 211.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,068 events.

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