# SO16 9QG: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO16 9QG 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 9QG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16) › [SO16 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-9)

## Around this postcode

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 43% on July. Southampton 007B: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **Redbridge, 2 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **No property in SO16 9QG 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=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 007B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO16 9QG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **Low road and rail noise at SO16 9QG**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **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=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG
- **11.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oasis Academy Lord's Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-lords-hill-e135628) | Secondary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), June 2024, serious weaknesses | Attainment 8 of 38.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Compass School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-school-e133675) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | – |
| [Fairisle Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairisle-infant-and-nursery-school-e116251) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Fairisle Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairisle-junior-school-e116253) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Cedar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-cedar-school-e116622) | Special | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2024 | – |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-part-of-the-learning-federation-partnership-of-schools-e116397) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mansel Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mansel-park-primary-and-nursery-school-part-of-the-learning-federation-partnership-of-schools-e131272) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, February 2025 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newlands-primary-school-e133704) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2024 | £233,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| February 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2023 | £229,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: MILLBROOK PHARMACY (680 m); MAYBUSH PHARMACY (700 m); LORDSHILL PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: LORDSHILL HEALTH CENTRE (780 m); DENTAL DEPARTMENT (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Nursling (660 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Southampton Rownhams Road (700 m, Morrisons); Tesco Romsey Rd Southampton (750 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Lordshill (810 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 007B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.3** (2025). Southampton 007B has a deprivation score of 36.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,675th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 007B was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,462** (2021). Southampton 007B had 1,462 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,153rd 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Southampton 007B, 99.7% 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: 50.9364, -1.4571

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=-1.4571,50.9364,SO169QG

## How to cite

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