# SO19 5LW: area report for a postcode in Southampton

SO19 5LW 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 SO19 5LW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Southampton](https://openindex.co.uk/southampton) › [SO19](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so19) › [SO19 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so19-5)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 35% on July. Southampton 025C: 69 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **Sholing, 2 km**: About 25 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **No property in SO19 5LW 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=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Southampton 025C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **£235,729 average price**: For the whole of Southampton, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO19 5LW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **Low road and rail noise at SO19 5LW**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **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=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thornhill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-primary-school-e145222) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 21% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springwell School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-school-e116620) | Special | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | – |
| [Itchen College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/itchen-college-e130704) | Sixth form and further education | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [The Serendipity School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-serendipity-school-e131556) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sholing Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sholing-junior-school-e145456) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sholing Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sholing-infant-school-e145457) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Oasis Academy Sholing](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-sholing-e146284) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Harefield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harefield-primary-school-e139747) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £277,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| March 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2024 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| July 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2024 | £356,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2026 | £284,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: PHARMACY DIRECT (760 m); SANGHA PHARMACY (860 m); DEAN ROAD PHARMACY (890 m); WELL (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); DENTAL DEPARTMENT (810 m); DENTAL SURGERY (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Sholing Express (700 m, Tesco); Lidl Thornhill Southampton (740 m, Lidl); Tesco Southampton Thorn Express (740 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Thornhill (810 m, Morrisons); Co-op Hinkler Parade (930 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £235,729** (August 2026). Southampton’s average house price was £235,729 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.3×** (2025). A home in Southampton costs 6.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 114th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 025C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.0** (2025). Southampton 025C has a deprivation score of 23.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,404th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Southampton 025C was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,589** (2021). Southampton 025C had 1,589 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,682nd 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 025C, 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.

## SO19 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £267,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO19 was £267,500 in 2025. Joint 880th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 58,349** (2021). SO19 had 58,349 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 106th 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: 0%** (2022). About 0% of people in SO19 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: 98.6%** (January 2026). In SO19, 98.6% 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: 50.9102, -1.3468

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), August 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=-1.3468,50.9102,SO195LW

## How to cite

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