SO2 3JU

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 3JU 9 m
SO16 3EF 46 m
SO16 3EG 84 m
SO16 3FG 93 m
SO16 3LD 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 3JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 3
Latitude
50.943437
Longitude
-1.387741
British National Grid easting
443,111
British National Grid northing
116,179

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Parish or community
E43000036
Output area
E00087229
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 005E · E01017272
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
87
Primary
55
Secondary
11
  1. Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Local authority nursery school

    234 m
  2. Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton

    Voluntary aided school

    477 m
  3. Bassett Green Primary School

    Foundation school

    508 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,986
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 864
  • Shoplifting 177
  • Anti social behaviour 151
  • Public order 136
  • Other theft 132

GP practices

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    547 m

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    799 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    1.2 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    2.6 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    2.8 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.3 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.4 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    3.5 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.5 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    3.6 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.6 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.9 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    3.9 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    4.0 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.1 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    4.2 km

  • LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE

    LORDSHILL DISTRICT CENTRE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 8HY

    ODS code J82002

    4.3 km

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82169

    4.3 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2ZH

    ODS code J82143

    4.7 km

  • SOLENT GP SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82024

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Poppy Road

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.0 miles
  • Ethelburt Avenue

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.1 miles
  • Ethelburt Avenue

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.1 miles
  • Daisy Dip

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.1 miles
  • Green Wood Court

    BCT · Bassett Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 005E, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,241 of 33,755

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

87 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 11 secondary schools. Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools is the nearest published school at 234 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,986 published events cover 12 months, averaging 165.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 864 events.

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