# SO16 4QR: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO16 4QR 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 4QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16) › [SO16 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-4)

## Around this postcode

- **72 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 36% on July. Southampton 019A: 122 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **Redbridge, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **No property in SO16 4QR 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=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 019A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO16 4QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SO16 4QR**: Road 59 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **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=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR
- **13.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tanners Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tanners-brook-primary-school-e142076) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mason Moor Primary School, Nursery & Specialist Bases](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mason-moor-primary-school-nursery-and-specialist-bases-e116263) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 19% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Regents Park Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/regents-park-community-college-e152205) | Secondary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Newlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlands-primary-school-e133704) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Foundry Lane Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foundry-lane-primary-school-e151068) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2022, before the school changed | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redbridge Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redbridge-community-school-e116453) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 29.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-warren-primary-and-nursery-school-e116262) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | 25% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wordsworth-primary-and-nursery-school-e141494) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2025 | £194,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £278,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2025 | £220,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2024 | £275,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £259,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2024 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| April 2025 | £295,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BROOK HOUSE SURGERY (340 m); SOLENT GP SURGERY (540 m)
- Pharmacies: THE ADELAIDE PHARMACY (540 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (550 m); REGENT'S PARK PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: OAKLEY ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Auckland Road Southampton (370 m, Aldi); Tesco Millbrook Wimpson Ln Express (460 m, Tesco); Tesco Southampton Superstore (460 m, Tesco); Spar Millbrook Road West (680 m, Spar); Asda Southampton Express Petrol (850 m, Asda)

## 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 019A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.9** (2025). Southampton 019A has a deprivation score of 41.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,081st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £268,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 019A was £268,000 in 2025. Joint 13,269th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,507** (2021). Southampton 019A had 1,507 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,153rd 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 019A, 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.

## 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: 50.9199, -1.4496

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=-1.4496,50.9199,SO164QR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-4qr.

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