SO5 5LW

Eastleigh Central · Eastleigh · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Eastleigh
Constituency
Eastleigh
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SO50 5LW 0 m
SO50 5LX 27 m
SO50 5PZ 69 m
SO50 5LY 82 m
SO50 5QA 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SO5 5LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
SO
Postcode district
SO5
Postcode sector
SO5 5
Latitude
50.963949
Longitude
-1.354263
British National Grid easting
445,443
British National Grid northing
118,480

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Eastleigh · E07000086
Parish or community
E04013532
Westminster constituency
Eastleigh · E14001220
Output area
E00115233
Lower layer super output area
Eastleigh 007C · E01022670
Middle layer super output area
Eastleigh 007 · E02004718

Postcode source versions

Explore SO5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
35
Secondary
7
  1. Cherbourg Primary School

    Community school

    237 m
  2. Norwood Primary & Pre-School

    Community school

    534 m
  3. The Crescent Primary School

    Community school

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,449
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,260
  • Anti social behaviour 217
  • Shoplifting 189
  • Public order 179
  • Other theft 148

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST. ANDREW'S SURGERY

    166 MARKET STREET, EASTLEIGH, SO50 5PT

    ODS code J82071

    181 m

  • EASTLEIGH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEWTOWN ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 9AG

    ODS code J82020

    782 m

  • BOYATT WOOD SURGERY

    BOYATT SHOPPING CENTRE, SHAKESPEARE ROAD, EASTLEIGH, SO50 4QP

    ODS code J82169

    1.6 km

  • THE FRYERN SURGERY

    OAKMOUNT ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2LH

    ODS code J82019

    2.9 km

  • STOKEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code J82018

    3.1 km

  • PARK SURGERY

    HURSLEY ROAD, CHANDLER'S FORD, EASTLEIGH, SO53 2ZH

    ODS code J82143

    3.2 km

  • STONEHAM LANE SURGERY

    CITY GATEWAY, PARKVILLE ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 2JA

    ODS code J82087

    3.2 km

  • BURGESS ROAD SURGERY

    357A BURGESS ROAD, SOUTHAMPTON, SO16 3BD

    ODS code J82001

    3.6 km

  • UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON

    BUILDING 48, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON, SOUTHAMPTON, SO17 1BJ

    ODS code J82080

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Eastleigh

    0.1 miles
  • All Saints Church

    BCT · Eastleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Derby Road

    BCT · Eastleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Derby Road

    BCT · Eastleigh

    0.1 miles
  • Campbell Road

    BCT · Eastleigh

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Eastleigh 007C, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,333 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

54 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 7 secondary schools. Cherbourg Primary School is the nearest published school at 237 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,449 published events cover 12 months, averaging 204.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,260 events.

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