SO2 8LB

Sholing · Southampton · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8LB 0 m
SO19 8LA 37 m
SO19 8LE 63 m
SO19 8JX 74 m
SO19 8LD 83 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 8LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 8
Latitude
50.903121
Longitude
-1.353897
British National Grid easting
445,528
British National Grid northing
111,716

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
E00087156
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 030B · E01017258
Middle layer super output area
Southampton 030 · E02003578

Postcode source versions

Explore SO2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
48
Secondary
8
  1. Sholing Infant School

    Academy converter

    449 m
  2. Oasis Academy Sholing

    Academy sponsor led

    487 m
  3. St Monica Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    510 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,965
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,769
  • Shoplifting 513
  • Public order 329
  • Criminal damage and arson 293
  • Anti social behaviour 282

GP practices

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    1.1 km

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    1.3 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    1.5 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    1.5 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    1.5 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    1.6 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    2.0 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    3.1 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    3.1 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    3.7 km

  • ALMA ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82122

    3.9 km

  • WALNUT TREE SURGERY

    14 CARLTON ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 2HQ

    ODS code J82605

    3.9 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    4.4 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

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

    ODS code J82080

    4.5 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    4.5 km

  • HILL LANE SURGERY

    162 HILL LANE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 5DD

    ODS code J82207

    4.6 km

  • ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY

    143-145 SHIRLEY ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO15 3FH

    ODS code J82115

    4.9 km

  • RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82126

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Pangbourne Close

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles
  • Spike Islander

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles
  • Alfriston Gardens

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles
  • Alfriston Gardens

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles
  • South East Road

    BCT · Sholing

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 030B, 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

11,892 of 33,755

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

69 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 8 secondary schools. Sholing Infant School is the nearest published school at 449 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,965 published events cover 12 months, averaging 330.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,769 events.

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