SO2 5BQ

Harefield · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO18 5BQ 2 m
SO18 5EQ 19 m
SO18 5ER 64 m
SO18 6LX 74 m
SO18 5SA 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 5BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1987
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 5
Latitude
50.914787
Longitude
-1.352725
British National Grid easting
445,599
British National Grid northing
113,014

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
E00086893
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 016A · E01017200
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 016 · E02003564

Postcode source versions

Explore SO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
48
Secondary
11
  1. Harefield Primary School

    Academy converter

    653 m
  2. Bitterne Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    687 m
  3. Itchen College

    Further education

    751 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,975
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,713
  • Shoplifting 522
  • Public order 285
  • Vehicle crime 264
  • Criminal damage and arson 256

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    507 m

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    1.9 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    2.4 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    2.4 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    2.4 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    2.4 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.0 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    3.2 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.3 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    3.4 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.5 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    3.7 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.8 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.4 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    4.7 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    4.8 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles
  • Bath Road

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles
  • Bath Road

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.1 miles
  • Bitterne Leisure Centre

    BCT · Bitterne

    0.2 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 48 primary and 11 secondary schools. Harefield Primary School is the nearest published school at 653 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,975 published events cover 12 months, averaging 331.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,713 events.

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