# SO15 1AQ: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO15 1AQ is a postcode in Southampton.

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In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15) › [SO15 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15-1)

## Around this postcode

- **348 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 5% on July. Southampton 023F: 858 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **Southampton Central, 250 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **No property in SO15 1AQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 023F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **£235,729 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **11 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO15 1AQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SO15 1AQ**: Road 57 dB, rail 59 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ
- **16.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Polygon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-polygon-school-e116624) | Special | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Springhill Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springhill-catholic-primary-school-e137293) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2022 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anne's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-catholic-school-e138476) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 54.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Banister Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/banister-primary-school-e116116) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oaktree Education Services Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oaktree-education-services-limited-e152235) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e116343) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hope Community School Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hope-community-school-southampton-e144751) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-primary-and-nursery-school-e116103) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £201,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £87,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| February 2023 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £122,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2023 | £151,250 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2023 | £265,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| December 2025 | £166,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Southampton Central (250 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: WALNUT TREE SURGERY (840 m); SOUTHAMPTON SEA CITY PARTNERSHIP (930 m); HILL LANE SURGERY (950 m); ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (450 m); BASSIL CHEMIST (480 m); BOOTS (650 m); SK ROY DISPENSING CHEMISTS (820 m); SPIRALSTONE PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: COLOSSEUM DENTAL (DALE ROAD) (490 m); DENTAL SURGERY (500 m); BRUNSWICK PLACE DENTAL (640 m); SOUTHAMPTON ORTHODONTIC CENTRE L (650 m); HAMPSHIRE DENTISTS (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southampton Central Station Express (190 m, Tesco); Asda Southampton Superstore (310 m, Asda); Iceland Southampton Food Warehouse (400 m, Iceland); Spar Above Bar Street (420 m, Spar); Little Waitrose at John Lewis Southampton (480 m, Waitrose)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £235,729** (August 2026). Southampton’s average house price was £235,729 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £37,130** (2025). Full-time workers living in Southampton earned a median of £37,130 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 128th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Southampton costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.6** (2025). Southampton has a deprivation score of 25.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 73rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Southampton 023F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.0** (2025). Southampton 023F has a deprivation score of 28.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,278th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,804** (2021). Southampton 023F had 1,804 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,735th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 68.8%** (January 2026). In Southampton 023F, 68.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.3%** (August 2026). In Southampton 023F, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SO15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £262,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO15 was £262,000 in 2025. Joint 849th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 45,474** (2021). SO15 had 45,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 295th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in SO15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In SO15, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton)
- Centre: 50.9080, -1.4102

Council: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Southampton Itchen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southampton-itchen): Darren Paffey (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4102,50.9080,SO151AQ

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