SO2 8SS

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 0SS 0 m
SO19 0SR 44 m
SO19 0SU 53 m
SO19 0SP 58 m
SO19 0SQ 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO2 8SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO2
Postcode sector
SO2 8
Latitude
50.894394
Longitude
-1.343467
British National Grid easting
446,270
British National Grid northing
110,752

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
E00087189
Lower layer super output area
Southampton 026E · E01017262
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
61
Primary
44
Secondary
8
  1. Valentine Primary School & Nursery

    Community school

    303 m
  2. Oasis Academy Mayfield

    Academy sponsor led

    356 m
  3. St Monica Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,864
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,333
  • Shoplifting 296
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 221
  • Public order 218

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    720 m

  • OLD FIRE STATION SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82128

    1.8 km

  • LIVING WELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82622

    2.0 km

  • WOOLSTON AND CHARTWELL PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82076

    2.1 km

  • SPCL SURGERY

    49 PORTSMOUTH ROAD, WOOLSTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 9RL

    ODS code Y07819

    2.1 km

  • ST. PETERS SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82208

    2.1 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    2.5 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    2.7 km

  • SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code J82081

    4.0 km

  • HOMELESS HEALTHCARE TEAM

    30 CRANBURY AVENUE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO14 0LT

    ODS code J82217

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Gainsborough Close

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles
  • Ashley Crescent

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles
  • Ashley Crescent

    BCT · Sholing

    0.1 miles
  • Gainsborough Close

    BCT · Sholing

    0.2 miles
  • Valentine Avenue

    BCT · Sholing

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Southampton 026E, 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

11,125 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 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

61 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 8 secondary schools. Valentine Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,864 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,333 events.

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