# SO18 1GQ: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO18 1GQ 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 SO18 1GQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18) › [SO18 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18-1)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 17% on July. Southampton 014A: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **Bitterne, 400 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **No property in SO18 1GQ 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=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO18 1GQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SO18 1GQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **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=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ
- **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=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-house-school-limited-e116567) | Independent | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-manor-primary-and-nursery-school-e116089) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Yarrow Heights School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yarrow-heights-school-e148599) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Beechwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-junior-school-e140263) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Denys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-denys-primary-school-e116102) | Primary | 760 m (9 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 | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenfield-infant-school-e140516) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bitterne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-park-school-e116458) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £132,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £195,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| April 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2025 | £89,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| November 2024 | £732,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £271,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bitterne (400 m, 5 minutes on foot); St Denys (910 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (310 m); BOOTS (870 m)
- Dental practices: O'CALLAGHAN DENTAL SURGEON (300 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southampton Cobden Ave Express (150 m, Tesco); Spar Cobden Bridge (340 m, Spar); Spar - Platinum Retail - Manor Service Station (470 m, Spar); Tesco Southampton Witts Express (870 m, Tesco)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.4** (2025). Southampton 014A has a deprivation score of 20.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,372nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £181,650** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 014A was £181,650 in 2025. 4,921st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,862** (2021). Southampton 014A had 1,862 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,110th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Southampton 014A, 99.8% 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.

## SO18 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO18 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: 37,192** (2021). SO18 had 37,192 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 547th 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: 31%** (2022). About 31% of people in SO18 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In SO18, 98.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton)
- Centre: 50.9216, -1.3749

Council: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Southampton Itchen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/southampton-itchen): Darren Paffey (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=-1.3749,50.9216,SO181GQ

## How to cite

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