# SO16 6RQ: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO16 6RQ 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 6RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16) › [SO16 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-6)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Southampton 006D: 174 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **Millbrook (Hants), 2.7 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **No property in SO16 6RQ 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=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 006D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 770 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO16 6RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO16 6RQ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **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=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ
- **11.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hollybrook Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybrook-junior-school-e139632) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hollybrook Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hollybrook-infant-school-e138898) | Primary | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | – |
| [Upper Shirley High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/upper-shirley-high-school-e137037) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 47.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Shirley Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-infant-school-e138903) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Shirley Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shirley-junior-school-e138910) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rosewood Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rosewood-free-school-e139265) | Special | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, October 2023 | – |
| [Southampton Hospital School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southampton-hospital-school-e140649) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, December 2022 | – |
| [Richard Taunton Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-taunton-sixth-form-college-e145228) | Sixth form and further education | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £332,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2023 | £272,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2026 | £163,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| October 2024 | £238,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £160,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ALDERMOOR SURGERY (770 m)
- Pharmacies: BASSETT PHARMACY (350 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (750 m)
- Dental practices: HILLTOP DENTAL PRACTICE (340 m); DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); DENTAL SURGERY (350 m); DALE ROAD ORAL CARE LTD (650 m); TREMONA ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Southampton Hill Lane Local (270 m, Sainsburys); M&S Southampton Shirley Foodhall (560 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Lordswood Rd Express (690 m, Tesco); M&S Southampton Hospital Simply Food (850 m, Marks and Spencer)

## 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 006D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 17.9** (2025). Southampton 006D has a deprivation score of 17.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,400th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 006D was £272,500 in 2025. Joint 13,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,561** (2021). Southampton 006D had 1,561 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,174th 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 006D, 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: 50.9344, -1.4227

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=-1.4227,50.9344,SO166RQ

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