# SO16

Postcode district covering Southampton, Bassett and Millbrook, in Southampton and Test Valley.

SO16 is a postcode district covering Southampton, Bassett and Millbrook, in Southampton and Test Valley. Median sale price £275,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SO16. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SO16 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SO16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 39% of people in SO16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SO16) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 672 homes were sold in SO16 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SO16) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SO16.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SO16) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SO16 had 69,888 usual residents at the census.

## How SO16 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SO16 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £275,000 | joint 5th cheapest | 23 postcode districts, SO · 2025 |
| Population | 69,888 | most populated | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 39% | 10th most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.8% | 7th highest | 24 postcode districts, SO · Jan 2026 |

## Is SO16 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO16 at a rate of 100.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the SO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 645 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,790), other crime (1,253) and anti-social behaviour (930).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO16 was 102.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SO16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SO16 has no single figure. Of its 42 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SO16

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Southampton 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017144) | 1,073 | 50.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 91.3% |
| [Southampton 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017145) | 1,531 | 34.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 53.8% |
| [Southampton 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017146) | 2,723 | 32.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 60.2% |
| [Southampton 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017148) | 1,727 | 15.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 50.7% |
| [Southampton 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017149) | 1,440 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017180) | 1,432 | 45.4 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017181) | 1,394 | 83.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017183) | 1,637 | 46.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017185) | 1,729 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017187) | 1,697 | 72.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Southampton 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017270) | 1,344 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Southampton 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017271) | 1,114 | 93.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Southampton 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017182) | 1,370 | 163.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% |
| [Southampton 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017184) | 1,405 | 116.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Southampton 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017186) | 1,709 | 108.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017188) | 1,651 | 66.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017266) | 1,442 | 77.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017272) | 1,431 | 96.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017147) | 1,383 | 53.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Southampton 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017150) | 1,536 | 56.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 88.4% |
| [Southampton 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017151) | 1,589 | 109.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Southampton 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017152) | 1,561 | 174.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017238) | 2,056 | 159.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017241) | 1,462 | 90.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% |
| [Southampton 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017242) | 2,007 | 87.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017243) | 1,715 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017244) | 1,463 | 146.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017246) | 2,183 | 129.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Southampton 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017251) | 1,625 | 293.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Southampton 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017253) | 1,790 | 93.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017236) | 1,437 | 215.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Southampton 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017237) | 1,596 | 129.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017240) | 1,366 | 199.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Southampton 012E](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017245) | 1,571 | 153.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.9% |
| [Southampton 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017207) | 1,678 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017209) | 1,407 | 29.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017208) | 1,507 | 122.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Southampton 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/neighbourhood/e01017210) | 1,811 | 229.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Test Valley 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023170) | 2,542 | 96.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.4% |
| [Test Valley 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023171) | 1,819 | 98.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 47.3% |
| [Test Valley 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023172) | 1,474 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 52.2% |
| [Test Valley 015D](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023173) | 1,416 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |

## Your MP

- [Southampton Test](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southampton-test): Satvir Kaur (Labour), MP since July 2024. 54% of the people here.
- [Romsey and Southampton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north): Caroline Nokes (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 46% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SO16

[Aldermoor & Lordswood](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/aldermoor-and-lordswood), [Bassett Green](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/bassett-green), [Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/chilworth-nursling-and-rownhams), [Coxford & Lords Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/coxford-and-lords-hill), [Hollybrook](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/hollybrook), [Maybush](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/maybush), [Redbridge & Millbrook West](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/redbridge-and-millbrook-west), [Shirley Warren](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/shirley-warren), [Stoneham](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton/stoneham)

## Postcode sectors in SO16

[SO16 0 (75 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-0), [SO16 2 (34 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-2), [SO16 3 (219 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-3), [SO16 4 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-4), [SO16 5 (166 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-5), [SO16 6 (179 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-6), [SO16 7 (218 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-7), [SO16 8 (187 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-8), [SO16 9 (259 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16-9)

## Councils SO16 covers

[Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton), [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley)

## Towns in SO16

[Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton)

## Postcode districts next to SO16

[SO15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15), [SO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17), [SO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18), [SO40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40), [SO50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50), [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51), [SO52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so52), [SO53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53), [SO97](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so97)

## Nearest rail stations

[Redbridge (4.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4702,50.9199), [Millbrook (Hants) (4.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4338,50.9115), [Swaythling (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3764,50.9412), [Totton (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4824,50.9179)

## More in the SO postcode area

[All SO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SO16 in brief

SO16 is a postcode district covering Southampton, Bassett and Millbrook, in Southampton and Test Valley.
About 72,095 people lived in SO16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,000 in 2025 across 672 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 100.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SO16 was £275,000 in 2025.
SO16 had 69,888 usual residents at the census.
About 39% of people in SO16 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SO16, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SO16
- Postcode area: [SO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so)
- Constituency: [Southampton Test †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southampton-test)
- Council: [Southampton †](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton)
- Area: 35.81 km²
- People, mid-2024: 72,095*
- Neighbourhoods: 42
- Output areas: 214

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SO15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so15), [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51), [SO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17), [SO52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so52), [SO40](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so40), [SO50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50)

## Latest updates for SO16

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SO16

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16