# SO17 3RJ: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO17 3RJ 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 3RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO17](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17) › [SO17 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17-3)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 22% on July. Southampton 009D: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **St Denys, 1.2 km**: About 15 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **No property in SO17 3RJ 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=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 009D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO17 3RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO17 3RJ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ
- **13.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Portswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portswood-primary-school-e138626) | Primary | 270 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Swaythling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/swaythling-primary-school-e116109) | Primary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 66% 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 | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bassett Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bassett-green-primary-school-e131839) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 58% 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) |
| [Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-park-primary-and-nursery-school-part-of-the-learning-federation-partnership-of-schools-e116090) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cantell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cantell-school-e116469) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Gregg Preparatory School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gregg-preparatory-school-e116569) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| June 2023 | £342,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2025 | £445,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £427,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| February 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON (350 m); BURGESS ROAD SURGERY (730 m)
- Pharmacies: HIGHFIELD PHARMACY (330 m); BURGESS ROAD PHARMACY (730 m); BOOTS (810 m); DAY LEWIS PHARMACY (810 m)
- Dental practices: BURGESS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (590 m); DENTAL SURGERY (890 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Southampton Burgess Road Local (580 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Southampton Burgess Rd Express (700 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Southampton Portswood (710 m, Sainsburys); Waitrose Southampton (990 m, Waitrose)

## 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 009D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 10.7** (2025). Southampton 009D has a deprivation score of 10.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,556th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 009D was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,729** (2021). Southampton 009D had 1,729 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,376th 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: 96.6%** (January 2026). In Southampton 009D, 96.6% 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: 50.9330, -1.3910

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=-1.3910,50.9330,SO173RJ

## How to cite

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