SO3 2ES

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 2ES 7 m
SO30 2UQ 66 m
SO30 2UP 102 m
SO30 2SG 115 m
SO30 2UU 133 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 2ES
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2
Latitude
50.915626
Longitude
-1.276621
British National Grid easting
450,948
British National Grid northing
113,157

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
E00115159
Lower layer super output area
Eastleigh 011A · E01022652
Middle layer super output area
Eastleigh 011 · E02004722

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
18
Secondary
3
  1. Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    465 m
  2. Deer Park School

    Free schools

    1.1 km
  3. Freegrounds Infant School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 168
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Other theft 48
  • Vehicle crime 25
  • Criminal damage and arson 24

GP practices

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    4.7 km

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82216

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Primary School

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Botley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastleigh 011A, 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

20,860 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 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 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 168 events.

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