# SO18 5GW: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO18 5GW 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 5GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18) › [SO18 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18-5)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 56% on July. Southampton 018D: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **Bitterne, 2.3 km**: About 29 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **No property in SO18 5GW 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=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 018D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO18 5GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **Low road and rail noise at SO18 5GW**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **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=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW
- **12.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harefield-primary-school-e139747) | Primary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodlands Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-community-college-e116465) | Secondary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 31.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Moorlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-primary-school-e116127) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Townhill Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-infant-school-e140478) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Townhill Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/townhill-junior-school-e116134) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e145222) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glenfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenfield-infant-school-e140516) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Springwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-school-e116620) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2023 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2023 | £283,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £360,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: H J EVERETT (930 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (750 m); DENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Bitterne Esso Express (710 m, Tesco); Co-op West End - High Street (800 m, The Southern Co-operative); Morrisons Daily Southampton West End (800 m, Morrisons); Asda Southampton West End Supermarket (850 m, Asda); Tesco Southampton Thorn Express (880 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 018D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.5** (2025). Southampton 018D has a deprivation score of 23.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,091st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,677** (2021). Southampton 018D had 1,677 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,501st 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 018D, 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: 3.6%** (August 2026). In Southampton 018D, 3.6% 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.

## 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: 50.9221, -1.3441

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=-1.3441,50.9221,SO185GW

## How to cite

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