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

SO18 1LG 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 1LG 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Southampton 014E: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **Bitterne, 790 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **No property in SO18 1LG 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=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 014E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO18 1LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **Low road and rail noise at SO18 1LG**: Road 47 dB, rail 44 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **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=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-house-school-limited-e116567) | Independent | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bitterne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-park-school-e116458) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Yarrow Heights School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yarrow-heights-school-e148599) | Special | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Denys Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-denys-primary-school-e116102) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-manor-primary-and-nursery-school-e116089) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beechwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-junior-school-e140263) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenfield-infant-school-e140516) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| December 2024 | £475,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2026 | £267,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £286,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £457,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2024 | £460,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Bitterne (790 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (70 m); BOOTS (600 m)
- Dental practices: O'CALLAGHAN DENTAL SURGEON (260 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar Cobden Bridge (200 m, Spar); Tesco Southampton Cobden Ave Express (260 m, Tesco); Tesco Southampton Witts Express (580 m, Tesco); Spar - Platinum Retail - Manor Service Station (850 m, Spar)

## 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 014E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.3** (2025). Southampton 014E has a deprivation score of 6.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,294th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £307,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 014E was £307,500 in 2025. Joint 14,940th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,504** (2021). Southampton 014E had 1,504 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,334th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Southampton 014E, 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.

## 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: 50.9248, -1.3728

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=-1.3728,50.9248,SO181LG

## How to cite

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