SO32 2BY

Botley · Eastleigh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Southampton
Ward
Botley
Local authority
Eastleigh
Constituency
Hamble Valley
Postcode district
SO32
Postcode sector
SO32 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO32 2BX 404 m
SO30 4UE 484 m
SO30 4UF 521 m
SO30 2UD 528 m
SO32 2ZH 539 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO32 2BY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO32
Postcode sector
SO32 2
Latitude
50.937082
Longitude
-1.294135
British National Grid easting
449,694
British National Grid northing
115,531

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
E00190567
Lower layer super output area
Eastleigh 010F · E01035438
Middle layer super output area
Eastleigh 010 · E02004721

Postcode source versions

Explore SO32

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bridge Cottages, 1, Shamblehurst Lane North, Hedge End, Southampton, SO32 2BY 27 June 2025 £300,000
Mereworth Bungalow, Shamblehurst Lane North, Hedge End, Southampton, SO32 2BY 24 January 2020 £585,000
Nightingale Cottage, Shamblehurst Lane North, Hedge End, Southampton, SO32 2BY 27 September 2019 £940,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Luminous Oak Academy

    Free schools special

    814 m
  2. Wellstead Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  3. Berrywood Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 334
  • Anti social behaviour 88
  • Public order 49
  • Vehicle crime 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 40

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

15 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
SO32 2 residents
12,921

Age bands in SO32 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,503 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

1,212 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

3,038 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

3,509 residents

Age 65 and over
19.3%

2,458 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SO32 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
35.5%
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
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • STOKEWOOD SURGERY

    FAIR OAK ROAD, FAIR OAK, EASTLEIGH, SO50 8AU

    ODS code J82018

    3.3 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shamblehurst Lane North

    BCT · Horton Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Shamblehurst Lane North

    BCT · Horton Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Jacksons Farm

    BCT · Horton Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Jacksons Farm

    BCT · Horton Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Hedge End Rail Station

    RSE · Hedge End

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastleigh 010F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,517 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £300,000 from 1 recorded sale in SO32 2BY. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Eastleigh is £308,476 in June 2026, up 1.7% year on year.

Schools

31 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Luminous Oak Academy is the nearest published school at 814 m.

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

Recorded crime

669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 334 events.

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