SO3 2SH

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 2SH 5 m
SO30 2SQ 41 m
SO30 2SJ 82 m
SO30 2SN 87 m
SO30 2SL 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 2SH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2
Latitude
50.918645
Longitude
-1.276162
British National Grid easting
450,977
British National Grid northing
113,493

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
E00115144
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
28
Primary
19
Secondary
4
  1. Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    638 m
  2. Deer Park School

    Free schools

    886 m
  3. Boorley Park

    Free schools

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 247
  • Anti social behaviour 67
  • Other theft 53
  • Vehicle crime 39
  • Public order 34

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Uplands Farm

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • Uplands Farm

    BCT · Botley

    0.1 miles
  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Botley

    0.2 miles
  • Brook Lane

    BCT · Botley

    0.2 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Botley

    0.3 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Botley Church of England Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 638 m.

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

Recorded crime

523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 247 events.

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