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SO2 8BS

Sholing · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Sholing
Local authority
Southampton
Constituency
Southampton Itchen
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO19 1BS 5 m
SO19 1BT 117 m
SO19 1SH 128 m
SO19 1BQ 151 m
SO19 1EF 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 8BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 8
Latitude
50.901491
Longitude
-1.345443
British National Grid easting
446,124
British National Grid northing
111,540

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Southampton · E06000045
Electoral ward
Sholing · E05015503
Parish or community
E43000036
Westminster constituency
Southampton Itchen · E14001499
Output area
E00087174
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 026C · E01017259
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 026 · E02003574

Postcode source versions

Explore SO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
44
Secondary
9

  1. Valentine Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    561 m

  2. St Monica Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    828 m

  3. Springwell School

    Community special school

    889 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,663
  • Shoplifting 443
  • Public order 294
  • Criminal damage and arson 257
  • Anti social behaviour 248

GP practices

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    449 m

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    1.8 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    2.0 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    2.0 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    2.0 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    2.0 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    2.3 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    3.3 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.7 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.7 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    4.5 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    4.6 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Landseer Road

    BCT · Sholing

    0.0 miles

  • Landseer Road

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Sholing

    0.2 miles

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Sholing

    0.2 miles

  • Drove Road

    BCT · Sholing

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 026C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,898 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. Valentine Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 561 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 300.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,663 events.

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