# SO31 7LE: area report for a postcode in Fareham

SO31 7LE is a postcode in Fareham.

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 Fareham. Open the map at SO31 7LE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham) › [SO31](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so31) › [SO31 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so31-7)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 55% on July. Fareham 002C: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **Swanwick, 270 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **No property in SO31 7LE 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=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Fareham 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **£333,599 average price**: For the whole of Fareham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO31 7LE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **Loud road and rail noise at SO31 7LE**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **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=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE
- **13.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Park Gate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/park-gate-primary-school-e116033) | Primary | 500 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's Academy Lord Wilson](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-academy-lord-wilson-e140732) | Special | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | – |
| [Whiteley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whiteley-primary-school-e131420) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sarisbury Church of England Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sarisbury-church-of-england-junior-school-e116313) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brookfield Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brookfield-community-school-e116419) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 50.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fair Ways School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fair-ways-school-e135240) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Sarisbury Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sarisbury-infant-school-e116012) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | – |
| [Cornerstone CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cornerstone-cofe-va-primary-school-e139548) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £162,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 40 m |
| March 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2026 | £205,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| September 2025 | £190,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £176,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| April 2025 | £192,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2023 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Swanwick (270 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BROOK LANE SURGERY (520 m); PHL SAS SERVICE (990 m)
- Pharmacies: H J EVERETT (200 m); H J EVERETT (990 m)
- Dental practices: 112 DENTAL CARE (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Bridge Road Local (220 m, Sainsburys); Co-op Park Gate (220 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Locksheath Express Petrol (280 m, Asda); M&S Park Gate BP (370 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £333,599** (July 2026). Fareham’s average house price was £333,599 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £43,740** (2025). Full-time workers living in Fareham earned a median of £43,740 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 70th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.6×** (2025). A home in Fareham costs 7.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 155th 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: 8.1** (2025). Fareham has a deprivation score of 8.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Fareham 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). Fareham 002C has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Fareham 002C was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,287** (2021). Fareham 002C had 2,287 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,133rd 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Fareham 002C, 99.0% 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.

## SO31 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO31 was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 643rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 47,610** (2021). SO31 had 47,610 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 253rd 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 SO31 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: 93.0%** (January 2026). In SO31, 93.0% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Fareham](https://openindex.co.uk/fareham)
- Centre: 50.8738, -1.2682

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

## Your MP

- [Hamble Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/hamble-valley): Paul Holmes (Conservative), 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=-1.2682,50.8738,SO317LE

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