SO3 6NQ

Locks Heath · Fareham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Fareham
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO31 6NQ 37 m
SO31 6NP 50 m
SO31 6NR 112 m
SO31 6DD 114 m
SO31 6PH 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 6NQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 6
Latitude
50.861399
Longitude
-1.272034
British National Grid easting
451,330
British National Grid northing
107,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Fareham · E07000087
Parish or community
E43000070
Westminster constituency
Hamble Valley · E14001263
Output area
E00115639
Lower layer super output area
Fareham 005A · E01022750
Middle layer super output area
Fareham 005 · E02004731

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
3
  1. Locks Heath Junior School

    Community school

    751 m
  2. Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    820 m
  3. Park Gate Primary School

    Community school

    960 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,203
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 534
  • Anti social behaviour 121
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Public order 90
  • Vehicle crime 72

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOCKSWOOD SURGERY

    CENTRE WAY, LOCKS HEATH, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 6DX

    ODS code J82174

    318 m

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82216

    1.1 km

  • PHL SAS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y02526

    1.5 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    4.0 km

  • MEON HEALTH PRACTICE

    102 HIGHLANDS ROAD, FAREHAM, PO15 6JF

    ODS code J82154

    4.4 km

  • GUDGEHEATH LANE SURGERY

    187 GUDGE HEATH LANE, FAREHAM, PO15 6QA

    ODS code J82033

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Heath Road

    BCT · Locks Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Heath Road

    BCT · Locks Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Heath Road

    BCT · Locks Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Heath Road

    BCT · Locks Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Church Road

    BCT · Locks Heath

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Fareham 005A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

32,914 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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 3 secondary schools. Locks Heath Junior School is the nearest published school at 751 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,203 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 534 events.

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