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SO3 6PA

Locks Heath · Fareham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Locks Heath
Local authority
Fareham
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO31 6PA 0 m
SO31 6PS 92 m
SO31 9TB 109 m
SO31 6PQ 115 m
SO31 6PD 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO3 6PA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO3
Postcode sector
SO3 6
Latitude
50.856598
Longitude
-1.276428
British National Grid easting
451,026
British National Grid northing
106,593

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Fareham · E07000087
Electoral ward
Locks Heath · E05015670
Parish or community
E43000070
Westminster constituency
Hamble Valley · E14001263
Output area
E00115642
Lower layer super output area
Fareham 005B · E01022751
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
26
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Locks Heath Junior School

    Community school

    261 m

  2. Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    373 m

  3. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
929
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 441
  • Anti social behaviour 93
  • Public order 67
  • Vehicle crime 65
  • Criminal damage and arson 56

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOCKSWOOD SURGERY

    CENTRE WAY, LOCKS HEATH, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 6DX

    ODS code J82174

    782 m

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82216

    1.6 km

  • PHL SAS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y02526

    2.1 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

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Fleet End Corner

    BCT · Warsash

    0.1 miles

  • Fleet End Corner

    BCT · Warsash

    0.1 miles

  • Locks Heath Schools

    BCT · Warsash

    0.2 miles

  • Locks Heath Schools

    BCT · Warsash

    0.2 miles

  • Lawn Drive

    BCT · Warsash

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Fareham 005B, 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

32,242 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 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

26 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Locks Heath Junior School is the nearest published school at 261 m.

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

Recorded crime

929 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 441 events.

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