# SO15 5JR: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO15 5JR 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 5JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15) › [SO15 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15-5)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 19% on July. Southampton 011B: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **Millbrook (Hants), 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **No property in SO15 5JR 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=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 011B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO15 5JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **Low road and rail noise at SO15 5JR**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **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=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Richard Taunton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-taunton-sixth-form-college-e145228) | Sixth form and further education | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shirley Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-infant-school-e138903) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Shirley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-junior-school-e138910) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Upper Shirley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upper-shirley-high-school-e137037) | Secondary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King Edward VI School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-school-e116580) | Independent | 480 m (6 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 | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southampton Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southampton-hospital-school-e140649) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Hollybrook Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybrook-junior-school-e139632) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £624,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £550,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2023 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £210,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £470,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2024 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2024 | £600,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £565,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY (690 m); CHEVIOT ROAD SURGERY (720 m); THE SHIRLEY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP (800 m)
- Pharmacies: SOLENT PHARMACY (500 m); BOOTS (780 m); PHARMACY DIRECT (800 m); THE PRECINCT PHARMACY (850 m); SHIRLEY PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: SHIRLEY DENTAL WALK-IN CENTRE (740 m); DENTAL SURGERY (870 m); HILLTOP DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m); DALE ROAD ORAL CARE LTD (910 m); DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Southampton Shirley Foodhall (520 m, Marks and Spencer); Sainsburys Shirley (800 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Shirley Southampton (830 m, Lidl); Iceland Shirley (910 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Southampton Hill Lane Local (990 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 011B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 4.6** (2025). Southampton 011B has a deprivation score of 4.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,377th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £470,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 011B was £470,000 in 2025. Joint 5,634th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,566** (2021). Southampton 011B had 1,566 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,917th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Southampton 011B, 100.0% 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: 50.9253, -1.4226

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=-1.4226,50.9253,SO155JR

## How to cite

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