# SO50

Postcode district covering Eastleigh, Fair Oak and Bishopstoke, in Eastleigh.

SO50 is a postcode district covering Eastleigh, Fair Oak and Bishopstoke, in Eastleigh. Median sale price £320,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SO50. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SO50 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £320,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO50 was £320,000 in 2025. Joint 961st most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,448** (2021). SO50 had 51,448 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 183rd 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 82%** (2022). About 82% of people in SO50 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.9%** (January 2026). In SO50, 90.9% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SO50) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 82% of people in SO50 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SO50) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 786 homes were sold in SO50 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SO50) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SO50.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SO50) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SO50 had 51,448 usual residents at the census.

## How SO50 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SO50 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £320,000 | 7th cheapest | 23 postcode districts, SO · 2025 |
| Population | 51,448 | 3rd most populated | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 82% | 3rd most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 90.9% | 9th highest | 24 postcode districts, SO · Jan 2026 |

## Is SO50 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO50 at a rate of 74.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the SO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 429 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO50.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,793), other crime (803) and anti-social behaviour (557).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO50 was 70.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SO50, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SO50 has no single figure. Of its 31 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SO50

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastleigh 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022675) | 1,332 | 33.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.8% |
| [Eastleigh 002D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022676) | 1,855 | 36.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.6% |
| [Eastleigh 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022648) | 1,662 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 65.2% |
| [Eastleigh 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022667) | 2,118 | 89.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Eastleigh 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022672) | 1,492 | 46.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| [Eastleigh 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022673) | 2,273 | 50.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Eastleigh 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022674) | 1,503 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.4% |
| [Eastleigh 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022643) | 1,532 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 88.9% |
| [Eastleigh 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022644) | 1,219 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 93.0% |
| [Eastleigh 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022646) | 1,485 | 35.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.4% |
| [Eastleigh 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022647) | 1,778 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.1% |
| [Eastleigh 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022649) | 1,533 | 37.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Eastleigh 005F](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022650) | 1,203 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.6% |
| [Eastleigh 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022678) | 1,999 | 44.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| [Eastleigh 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01035433) | 1,394 | 68.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.4% |
| [Eastleigh 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01035434) | 1,925 | 70.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.6% |
| [Eastleigh 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01035435) | 1,158 | 104.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Eastleigh 006I](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01035436) | 1,271 | 137.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.5% |
| [Eastleigh 006J](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01035437) | 1,705 | 140.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.2% |
| [Eastleigh 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022666) | 2,046 | 271.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 84.7% |
| [Eastleigh 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022669) | 1,776 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Eastleigh 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022670) | 1,479 | 215.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.2% |
| [Eastleigh 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022671) | 1,448 | 203.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.4% |
| [Eastleigh 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022679) | 1,943 | 63.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Eastleigh 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022645) | 1,112 | 28.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.4% |
| [Eastleigh 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022682) | 1,893 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.3% |
| [Eastleigh 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022683) | 2,299 | 33.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.0% |
| [Eastleigh 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022684) | 1,400 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 95.8% |
| [Eastleigh 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022685) | 1,122 | 48.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 72.7% |
| [Eastleigh 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022686) | 2,029 | 82.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 84.1% |
| [Eastleigh 008G](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022687) | 1,676 | 34.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 82.0% |

## Your MP

- [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh): Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/winchester): Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 1.2% of the people here.
- [Romsey and Southampton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north): Caroline Nokes (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.5% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SO50

[Bishopstoke](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/bishopstoke), [Boyatt Wood](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/boyatt-wood), [Central Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/central-eastleigh), [Eastleigh West](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/eastleigh-west), [Fair Oak](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/fair-oak)

## Postcode sectors in SO50

[SO50 0 (54 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-0), [SO50 4 (198 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-4), [SO50 5 (258 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-5), [SO50 6 (194 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-6), [SO50 7 (230 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-7), [SO50 8 (143 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-8), [SO50 9 (243 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50-9)

## Council

[Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh)

## Towns in SO50

[Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/town/eastleigh)

## Postcode districts next to SO50

[SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16), [SO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so21), [SO30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so30), [SO32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so32), [SO53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53), [SO97](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so97)

## Nearest rail stations

[Eastleigh (2.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3501,50.9693), [Southampton Airport Parkway (3.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3631,50.9508), [Chandlers Ford (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3852,50.9837), [Hedge End (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.2945,50.9323)

## More in the SO postcode area

[All SO postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SO50 in brief

SO50 is a postcode district covering Eastleigh, Fair Oak and Bishopstoke, in Eastleigh.
About 54,072 people lived in SO50 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £320,000 in 2025 across 786 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 74.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SO50 was £320,000 in 2025.
SO50 had 51,448 usual residents at the census.
About 82% of people in SO50 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SO50, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SO50
- Postcode area: [SO](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so)
- Constituency: [Eastleigh †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh)
- Council: [Eastleigh †](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh)
- Area: 29.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 54,072*
- Neighbourhoods: 31
- Output areas: 162

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so21), [SO97](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so97), [SO53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53), [SO32](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so32), [SO30](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so30), [SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16)

## Latest updates for SO50

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SO50

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50