SO3 2EA

Botley · Eastleigh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Botley
Local authority
Eastleigh
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO30 2EA 12 m
SO30 2AY 65 m
SO30 2GU 81 m
SO30 2LH 107 m
SO30 2TN 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 2EA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2
Latitude
50.914453
Longitude
-1.271646
British National Grid easting
451,299
British National Grid northing
113,030

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastleigh · E07000086
Electoral ward
Botley · E05011188
Parish or community
E04004529
Westminster constituency
Hamble Valley · E14001263
Output area
E00115150
Lower layer super output area
Eastleigh 010I · E01035441
Middle layer super output area
Eastleigh 010 · E02004721

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
3
  1. Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    91 m
  2. Deer Park School

    Free schools

    1.4 km
  3. Boorley Park

    Free schools

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
284
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 119
  • Anti social behaviour 39
  • Other theft 36
  • Vehicle crime 21
  • Criminal damage and arson 21

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

    233A BROOK LANE, SARISBURY GREEN, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 7DQ

    ODS code J82216

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Square

    BCT · Botley

    0.0 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Botley

    0.0 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Botley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastleigh 010I, 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

26,298 of 33,755

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

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 91 m.

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

Recorded crime

284 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 119 events.

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