SO2 3SP

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
SO17 3SP 11 m
SO17 3AX 61 m
SO17 3SQ 63 m
SO17 3AJ 80 m
SO17 3ES 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 3SP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 3
Latitude
50.933581
Longitude
-1.382477
British National Grid easting
443,490
British National Grid northing
115,086

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Parish or community
E43000036
Output area
E00087218
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 005H · E01035443
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
81
Primary
50
Secondary
8
  1. Portswood Primary School

    Academy converter

    476 m
  2. Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools

    Community school

    592 m
  3. Swaythling Primary School

    Foundation school

    622 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,908
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,598
  • Shoplifting 480
  • Public order 281
  • Anti social behaviour 269
  • Criminal damage and arson 264

GP practices

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    613 m

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    696 m

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    932 m

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    1.8 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    2.3 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    2.5 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    2.7 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    3.1 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    3.1 km

  • ALDERMOOR SURGERY

    ALDERMOOR CLOSE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 5ST

    ODS code J82092

    3.2 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.3 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    3.6 km

  • CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY

    1 SHIRLEY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5RP

    ODS code J82062

    3.6 km

  • THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    355 SHIRLEY ROAD, SHIRLEY, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3JD

    ODS code J82088

    3.6 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    4.0 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    4.0 km

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    4.1 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    4.1 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    4.2 km

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    4.6 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Mayfield Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.0 miles
  • Mayfield Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Sirdar Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Sirdar Road

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.1 miles
  • Woodmill Lane

    BCT · Swaythling

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 005H, 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

12,330 of 33,755

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

81 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 8 secondary schools. Portswood Primary School is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,908 published events cover 12 months, averaging 325.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,598 events.

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