# SO18 2QZ: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO18 2QZ 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 2QZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18) › [SO18 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18-2)

## Around this postcode

- **29 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 32% on July. Southampton 008D: 57 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **Bitterne, 1.6 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **No property in SO18 2QZ 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=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 008D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO18 2QZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **Low road and rail noise at SO18 2QZ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **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=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Townhill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-infant-school-e140478) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Townhill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-junior-school-e116134) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Moorlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-primary-school-e116127) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Gregg School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gregg-school-e116568) | Independent | 580 m (7 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bitterne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-park-school-e116458) | Secondary | 740 m (9 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 | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-house-school-limited-e116567) | Independent | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Harefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harefield-primary-school-e139747) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £177,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £170,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| January 2024 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2023 | £297,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2024 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| October 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2025 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| June 2023 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BOOTS (430 m); CHARTWELL PHARMACY (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southampton Witts Express (430 m, Tesco); Tesco Southampton Wessex Rd Express (730 m, Tesco); Tesco Bitterne Esso Express (780 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Southampton West End (830 m, Morrisons)

## 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 008D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.6** (2025). Southampton 008D has a deprivation score of 26.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,084th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £208,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 008D was £208,750 in 2025. Joint 7,319th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,253** (2021). Southampton 008D had 1,253 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,534th 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: 94.8%** (January 2026). In Southampton 008D, 94.8% 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: 50.9280, -1.3594

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=-1.3594,50.9280,SO182QZ

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