# SO17 1EL: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO17 1EL 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 SO17 1EL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17) › [SO17 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17-1)

## Around this postcode

- **63 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Southampton 009A: 33 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **St Denys, 890 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **No property in SO17 1EL 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=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 009A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **£235,729 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO17 1EL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **Low road and rail noise at SO17 1EL**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **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=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Gregg Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gregg-preparatory-school-e116569) | Independent | 160 m (2 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bevois Town Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bevois-town-primary-school-e116088) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 2024 | 53% 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 | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Avenue School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-avenue-school-e150798) | Special | 840 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Portswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portswood-primary-school-e138626) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Denys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-denys-primary-school-e116102) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Pleasant Juniors](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-juniors-e116092) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Banister Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/banister-primary-school-e116116) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £220,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 20 m |
| September 2025 | £260,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| July 2023 | £252,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £149,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| December 2025 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| June 2025 | £272,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: St Denys (890 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: ALMA ROAD SURGERY (460 m); UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON (950 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (430 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (430 m); PHARMACY DIRECT (470 m); HIGHFIELD PHARMACY (810 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Southampton (350 m, Waitrose); Sainsburys Southampton Portswood (680 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Portswood Esso Express (710 m, Tesco); Lidl Banister Road Southampton (930 m, Lidl); Aldi Bevois Southampton (960 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £235,729** (August 2026). Southampton’s average house price was £235,729 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Southampton costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 009A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.7** (2025). Southampton 009A has a deprivation score of 3.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,589th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £225,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 009A was £225,000 in 2025. Joint 8,889th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,608** (2021). Southampton 009A had 1,608 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,699th 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Southampton 009A, 99.9% 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.

## SO17 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £255,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO17 was £255,250 in 2025. 810th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,671** (2021). SO17 had 19,671 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,270th least 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: 51%** (2022). About 51% of people in SO17 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: 98.8%** (January 2026). In SO17, 98.8% 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: 50.9258, -1.3991

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), August 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=-1.3991,50.9258,SO171EL

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17-1el