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

SO17 3SN 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 3SN 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

- **33 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 23% on July. Southampton 005H: 6 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **Swaythling, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **No property in SO17 3SN 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=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 005H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO17 3SN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **Low road and rail noise at SO17 3SN**: Road 53 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **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=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN
- **13.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Portswood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/portswood-primary-school-e138626) | Primary | 360 m (5 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 | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 66% 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 | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bassett Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bassett-green-primary-school-e131839) | Primary | 870 m (11 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 | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bitterne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-park-school-e116458) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Highfield Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/highfield-church-of-england-primary-school-e116395) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mansbridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mansbridge-primary-school-e116117) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2023 | £163,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| November 2023 | £92,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| February 2023 | £260,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £405,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2024 | £395,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BURGESS ROAD SURGERY (630 m); STONEHAM LANE SURGERY (790 m); UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE SOUTHAMPTON (840 m)
- Pharmacies: BURGESS ROAD PHARMACY (630 m); CAREFIRST PHARMACY (790 m); HIGHFIELD PHARMACY (830 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (640 m); BURGESS ROAD (DENTAL SURGERY) (780 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southampton Burgess Rd Express (590 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Southampton Burgess Road Local (750 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Southampton Portswood (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 005H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.1** (2025). Southampton 005H has a deprivation score of 23.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,326th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,345** (2021). Southampton 005H had 1,345 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,994th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Southampton 005H, 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.
- **Claimant rate: 2.6%** (August 2026). In Southampton 005H, 2.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 50.9331, -1.3839

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=-1.3839,50.9331,SO173SN

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so17-3sn.

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