# SO15 3HL: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO15 3HL is a postcode in Southampton.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Southampton. Open the map at SO15 3HL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15) › [SO15 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15-3)

## Around this postcode

- **82 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Southampton 021A: 206 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **Millbrook (Hants), 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **No property in SO15 3HL 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=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 021A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO15 3HL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **Loud road and rail noise at SO15 3HL**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **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=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL
- **14.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mark's Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marks-church-of-england-school-e116342) | All-through | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Freemantle Church of England Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/freemantle-church-of-england-community-academy-e136641) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Foundry Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foundry-lane-primary-school-e151068) | Primary | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2022, before the school changed | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springhill Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springhill-catholic-primary-school-e137293) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2022 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-school-e116580) | Independent | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wordsworth-primary-and-nursery-school-e141494) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Polygon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-polygon-school-e116624) | Special | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met | – |
| [Banister Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/banister-primary-school-e116116) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £123,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £230,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2025 | £257,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £259,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Millbrook (Hants) (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (340 m); ATHERLEY HOUSE SURGERY (520 m); CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY (530 m); RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY (560 m); HILL LANE SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: SHIRLEY PHARMACY (10 m); PHARMACY DIRECT (340 m); SOLENT PHARMACY (560 m); BOOTS (640 m); THE PRECINCT PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (170 m); SHIRLEY DENTAL WALK-IN CENTRE (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Shirley Freemantle (350 m, The Co-operative Group); Lidl Shirley Southampton (500 m, Lidl); Costco Southampton (810 m, Costco); Sainsburys Shirley (910 m, Sainsburys); Iceland Shirley (950 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £235,977** (July 2026). Southampton’s average house price was £235,977 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 6.4×** (2025). A home in Southampton costs 6.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 021A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.5** (2025). Southampton 021A has a deprivation score of 25.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,757th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 021A was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,041** (2021). Southampton 021A had 2,041 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,688th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Southampton 021A, 99.9% 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.

## 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: 50.9168, -1.4266

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

## Your MP

- [Southampton Test](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southampton-test): Satvir Kaur (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), July 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=-1.4266,50.9168,SO153HL

## How to cite

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