SO31 6YJ

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
SO31
Postcode sector
SO31 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO31 6NQ 36 m
SO31 6SX 103 m
SO31 6NP 108 m
SO31 6DD 139 m
SO31 6NR 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO31 6YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO31
Postcode sector
SO31 6
Latitude
50.862012
Longitude
-1.272251
British National Grid easting
451,314
British National Grid northing
107,198

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

    815 m
  2. Locks Heath Infant & Nursery School

    Community school

    887 m
  3. Park Gate Primary School

    Community school

    904 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,252
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 569
  • Anti social behaviour 124
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Public order 94
  • Vehicle crime 72

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SO31 6 residents
11,598

Age bands in SO31 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

1,786 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,105 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

2,532 residents

Age 45 to 64
29%

3,353 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

2,786 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • LOCKSWOOD SURGERY

    CENTRE WAY, LOCKS HEATH, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 6DX

    ODS code J82174

    258 m

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82216

    997 m

  • 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

  • Church Road

    BCT · Locks Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Locks Heath Centre

    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

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 815 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,252 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 569 events.

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