# SO18 6SQ: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO18 6SQ 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 6SQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO18](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18) › [SO18 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so18-6)

## Around this postcode

- **60 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Southampton 016A: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **Bitterne, 1.5 km**: About 19 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **No property in SO18 6SQ 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=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **£235,977 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 360 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO18 6SQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SO18 6SQ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **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=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ
- **12.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Glenfield Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glenfield-infant-school-e140516) | Primary | 520 m (6 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Bitterne Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bitterne-church-of-england-primary-school-e116339) | Primary | 550 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harefield-primary-school-e139747) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beechwood Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-junior-school-e140263) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Itchen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/itchen-college-e130704) | Sixth form and further education | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Yarrow Heights School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/yarrow-heights-school-e148599) | Special | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Moorlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/moorlands-primary-school-e116127) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED](https://openindex.co.uk/school/charlton-house-school-limited-e116567) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| February 2026 | £186,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £327,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £87,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £300,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| February 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WEST END ROAD SURGERY (260 m)
- Pharmacies: DEAN ROAD PHARMACY (30 m); PHARMACY DIRECT (140 m); BITTERNE PHARMACY (260 m); SUPERDRUG PHARMACY (380 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (100 m); DENTAL SURGERY (600 m); DENTAL SURGERY (670 m); DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Bitterne (360 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Bitterne (410 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Daily Southampton West End (540 m, Morrisons); Tesco Bitterne Esso Express (640 m, Tesco); Tesco Bitterne Spring Rd Express (820 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 14.0** (2025). Southampton 016A has a deprivation score of 14.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,296th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £260,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 016A was £260,000 in 2025. Joint 12,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,845** (2021). Southampton 016A had 1,845 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,585th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Southampton 016A, 98.4% 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: 50.9161, -1.3557

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=-1.3557,50.9161,SO186SQ

## How to cite

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