# SO18 3LH: area report for a postcode in Eastleigh

SO18 3LH is a postcode in Eastleigh.

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 Eastleigh. Open the map at SO18 3LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) › [SO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18) › [SO18 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18-3)

## Around this postcode

- **26 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Eastleigh 009C: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **Swaythling, 1.8 km**: About 23 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **No property in SO18 3LH 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=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Eastleigh 009C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **£310,283 average price**: For the whole of Eastleigh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO18 3LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SO18 3LH**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **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=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH
- **15.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Gregg School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gregg-school-e116568) | Independent | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Townhill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-junior-school-e116134) | Primary | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Townhill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-infant-school-e140478) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Moorlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-primary-school-e116127) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bitterne Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-park-school-e116458) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 40.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [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) |
| [Harefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harefield-primary-school-e139747) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 59% 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 | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2024 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2024 | £252,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| August 2025 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £147,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £136,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £218,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £96,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CHARTWELL PHARMACY (120 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southampton Wessex Rd Express (120 m, Tesco); EG OTM Southampton (380 m, Spar); Co-op West End - High Street (860 m, The Southern Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,283** (July 2026). Eastleigh’s average house price was £310,283 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Eastleigh earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.3×** (2025). A home in Eastleigh costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd least 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: 11.0** (2025). Eastleigh has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 34th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Eastleigh 009C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.4** (2025). Eastleigh 009C has a deprivation score of 12.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,576th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £279,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastleigh 009C was £279,000 in 2025. Joint 14,271st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,949** (2021). Eastleigh 009C had 1,949 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,194th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Eastleigh 009C, 99.7% 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.

## 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: [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh)
- Centre: 50.9333, -1.3539

Council: [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh): Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat), 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=-1.3539,50.9333,SO183LH

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