# SO53 2DB: area report for a postcode in Eastleigh

SO53 2DB is a postcode in Eastleigh.

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 Eastleigh. Open the map at SO53 2DB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh) › [SO53](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53) › [SO53 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53-2)

## Around this postcode

- **17 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Eastleigh 001A: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **Chandlers Ford, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **No property in SO53 2DB 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=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Eastleigh 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **£310,283 average price**: For the whole of Eastleigh, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SO53 2DB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **Low road and rail noise at SO53 2DB**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Scantabout Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scantabout-primary-school-e116042) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fryern Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fryern-infant-school-e115968) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [Fryern Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fryern-junior-school-e115884) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Merdon Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/merdon-junior-school-e115873) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lakeside School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lakeside-school-e116603) | Special | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, November 2023 | – |
| [St Swithun Wells Catholic Primary School, Chandlers Ford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-swithun-wells-catholic-primary-school-chandlers-ford-e116383) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornden School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornden-school-e136715) | Secondary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 64.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Chandler's Ford Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chandlers-ford-infant-school-e115872) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £405,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £435,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2023 | £700,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2025 | £612,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2026 | £480,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2023 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE FRYERN SURGERY (340 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (450 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE DENTAL CARE (360 m); DENTAL SURGERY (390 m)
- Supermarkets: Waitrose Chandler's Ford (410 m, Waitrose); Co-op Chandlers Ford (460 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,283** (July 2026). Eastleigh’s average house price was £310,283 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,461** (2025). Full-time workers living in Eastleigh earned a median of £42,461 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). Joint 93rd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.3×** (2025). A home in Eastleigh costs 7.3 times local full-time pay. Joint 172nd 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: 11.0** (2025). Eastleigh has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 34th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Eastleigh 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 1.5** (2025). Eastleigh 001A has a deprivation score of 1.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 142nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £560,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Eastleigh 001A was £560,000 in 2025. Joint 3,355th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,636** (2021). Eastleigh 001A had 1,636 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,364th 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: 83.6%** (January 2026). In Eastleigh 001A, 83.6% 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.

## SO53 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £418,625** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SO53 was £418,625 in 2025. 537th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,075** (2021). SO53 had 32,075 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 806th 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: 53%** (2022). About 53% of people in SO53 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: 92.2%** (January 2026). In SO53, 92.2% 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: [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh)
- Centre: 50.9876, -1.3681

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

## Your MP

- [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh): Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat), 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=-1.3681,50.9876,SO532DB

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