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

SO18 5QX 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 5QX 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

- **22 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Southampton 018B: 96 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **Bitterne, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **No property in SO18 5QX 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=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 018B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO18 5QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **Loud road and rail noise at SO18 5QX**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **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=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX
- **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=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e145222) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodlands Community College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlands-community-college-e116465) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 31.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harefield-primary-school-e139747) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-school-e116620) | Special | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [The Serendipity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-serendipity-school-e131556) | Special | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Kanes Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kanes-hill-primary-school-e139619) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Itchen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/itchen-college-e130704) | Sixth form and further education | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Bitterne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-church-of-england-primary-school-e116339) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £150,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2026 | £270,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £117,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| August 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2025 | £254,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £137,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £152,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: SANGHA PHARMACY (500 m); PHARMACY DIRECT (730 m); DEAN ROAD PHARMACY (830 m); WELL (1 km)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (190 m); DENTAL DEPARTMENT (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Southampton Thorn Express (310 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Thornhill (450 m, Morrisons); Lidl Thornhill Southampton (970 m, Lidl); Co-op Hinkler Parade (1 km, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 018B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.7** (2025). Southampton 018B has a deprivation score of 22.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,625th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 018B was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 12,910th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,601** (2021). Southampton 018B had 1,601 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,056th 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 018B, 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: 50.9148, -1.3437

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=-1.3437,50.9148,SO185QX

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