SO32 2EQ

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 2DG 68 m
SO32 2RQ 95 m
SO32 2EN 173 m
SO32 2DF 197 m
SO32 2DW 207 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO32 2EQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO32
Postcode sector
SO32 2
Latitude
50.928788
Longitude
-1.277399
British National Grid easting
450,879
British National Grid northing
114,620

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
E00188551
Lower layer super output area
Eastleigh 010I · E01035441
Middle layer super output area
Eastleigh 010 · E02004721

Postcode source versions

Explore SO32

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Orchard Close, Botley, Southampton, SO32 2EQ 30 September 2019 £355,000
4, Orchard Close, Botley, Southampton, SO32 2EQ 19 September 2014 £260,000
5, Orchard Close, Botley, Southampton, SO32 2EQ 30 January 2009 £225,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
15
Secondary
4
  1. Boorley Park

    Free schools

    252 m
  2. Deer Park School

    Free schools

    737 m
  3. Luminous Oak Academy

    Free schools special

    737 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
529
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 273
  • Anti social behaviour 71
  • Public order 39
  • Vehicle crime 39
  • Criminal damage and arson 32

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.1% 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+
100%
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

    4.6 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

  • Primary School

    BCT · Boorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Braxells Road

    BCT · Boorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Braxells Road

    BCT · Boorley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Pear Tree

    BCT · Boorley Green

    0.2 miles
  • Pear Tree

    BCT · Boorley Green

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastleigh 010I, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,298 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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
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

Schools

24 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 4 secondary schools. Boorley Park is the nearest published school at 252 m.

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

Recorded crime

529 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 273 events.

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