SO31 7AY

Sarisbury & Whiteley · Fareham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Local authority
Fareham
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Postcode district
SO31
Postcode sector
SO31 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO31 7HA 107 m
SO31 7HB 154 m
SO31 7HD 205 m
SO31 7HE 272 m
SO31 7QD 310 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO31 7AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO31
Postcode sector
SO31 7
Latitude
50.884546
Longitude
-1.283571
British National Grid easting
450,493
British National Grid northing
109,696

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
E00115745
Lower layer super output area
Fareham 001E · E01022774
Middle layer super output area
Fareham 001 · E02004727

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Sopwith Way, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7AY 13 November 2025 £730,000
11, Sopwith Way, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7AY 24 May 2023 £625,000
5, Sopwith Way, Swanwick, Southampton, SO31 7AY 29 November 2007 £460,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
27
Secondary
5
  1. Fair Ways School

    Other independent special school

    379 m
  2. Sarisbury Church of England Junior School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. King's Academy Lord Wilson

    Academy special converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
420
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 227
  • Anti social behaviour 38
  • Criminal damage and arson 28
  • Other theft 24
  • Public order 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
SO31 7 residents
8,100

Age bands in SO31 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,475 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.9%

720 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

1,873 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,269 residents

Age 65 and over
21.5%

1,740 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO31 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
87.5%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • BROOK LANE SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82216

    1.7 km

  • LOCKSWOOD SURGERY

    CENTRE WAY, LOCKS HEATH, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 6DX

    ODS code J82174

    2.4 km

  • PHL SAS SERVICE

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

    ODS code Y02526

    2.6 km

  • HAMBLE VALLEY HEALTH

    SATCHELL LANE, HAMBLE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO31 4NQ

    ODS code J82051

    3.1 km

  • THE PEARTREE PRACTICE

    SULLIVAN ROAD, SHOLING, SOUTHAMPTON, SO19 0HS

    ODS code J82101

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Swanwick Shore Road

    BCT · Lower Swanwick

    0.6 miles
  • The Elm Tree

    BCT · Swanwick

    0.6 miles
  • Sarisbury Green

    BCT · Sarisbury

    0.6 miles
  • Sarisbury Green

    BCT · Sarisbury

    0.6 miles
  • The Bold Forrester

    BCT · Sarisbury

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Fareham 001E, 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

30,783 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £677,500 from 2 recorded sales in SO31 7AY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Fareham is £328,364 in June 2026, up 0.8% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 5 secondary schools. Fair Ways School is the nearest published school at 379 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

420 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 227 events.

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