SO3 2SX

Botley · Eastleigh · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Ward
Botley
Local authority
Eastleigh
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO30 2SX 28 m
SO30 2SY 49 m
SO30 2SU 90 m
SO30 2RQ 98 m
SO30 0PB 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 2SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 2
Latitude
50.908519
Longitude
-1.290770
British National Grid easting
449,961
British National Grid northing
112,357

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
E00115154
Lower layer super output area
Eastleigh 012A · E01022651
Middle layer super output area
Eastleigh 012 · E02004723

Postcode source versions

Explore SO3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
39
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. Freegrounds Infant School

    Community school

    536 m
  2. Freegrounds Junior School

    Community school

    536 m
  3. Kings Copse Primary School

    Community school

    562 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
807
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 330
  • Shoplifting 152
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Public order 56
  • Other theft 41

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    3.5 km

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82216

    4.3 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    4.4 km

  • WEST END ROAD SURGERY

    62 WEST END ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 6TG

    ODS code J82040

    4.9 km

  • PHL SAS SERVICE

    ONYX HOUSE, 12 LITTLE PARK FARM ROAD, FAREHAM, PO15 5TD

    ODS code Y02526

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Sovereign Drive

    BCT · Hedge End

    0.1 miles
  • Sovereign Drive

    BCT · Hedge End

    0.1 miles
  • Ambleside

    BCT · Hedge End

    0.1 miles
  • Ambleside

    BCT · Hedge End

    0.1 miles
  • Marls Road

    BCT · Hedge End

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastleigh 012A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,097 of 33,755

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

39 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Freegrounds Infant School is the nearest published school at 536 m.

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

Recorded crime

807 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 330 events.

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