# SO16 3HQ: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO16 3HQ 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 SO16 3HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16) › [SO16 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-3)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Southampton 001E: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **Swaythling, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **No property in SO16 3HQ 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=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 001E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 510 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO16 3HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO16 3HQ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bassett Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bassett-green-primary-school-e131839) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cantell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cantell-school-e116469) | Secondary | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Swaythling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swaythling-primary-school-e116109) | Primary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Highfield Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-church-of-england-primary-school-e116395) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hardmoor Nursery & Early Years Centre - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hardmoor-nursery-and-early-years-centre-part-of-the-learning-federation-partnership-of-schools-e115831) | Nursery | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2023 | – |
| [Portswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portswood-primary-school-e138626) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Great Oaks School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-oaks-school-e144205) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), November 2023 | – |
| [Vermont School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/vermont-school-e116625) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade, special measures | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2024 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £328,800 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £283,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2024 | £262,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £262,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON (510 m); BURGESS ROAD SURGERY (670 m)
- Pharmacies: HIGHFIELD PHARMACY (660 m); BURGESS ROAD PHARMACY (670 m)
- Dental practices: BURGESS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (290 m); DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Southampton Burgess Road Local (320 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Southampton Burgess Rd Express (680 m, Tesco); Co-op Southampton - Bassett Green Road (820 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 001E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.9** (2025). Southampton 001E has a deprivation score of 25.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,516th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,440** (2021). Southampton 001E had 1,440 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,063rd least 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 001E, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 5.3%** (August 2026). In Southampton 001E, 5.3% 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.

## SO16 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO16 was £275,000 in 2025. Joint 940th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 69,888** (2021). SO16 had 69,888 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 41st 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: 39%** (2022). About 39% of people in SO16 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: 92.8%** (January 2026). In SO16, 92.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton)
- Centre: 50.9387, -1.3954

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

## Your MP

- [Romsey and Southampton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north): Caroline Nokes (Conservative), 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=-1.3954,50.9387,SO163HQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-3hq.

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