# SO53

Postcode district covering Chandler's Ford, Valley Park and Fryern Hill, in Eastleigh and Test Valley.

SO53 is a postcode district covering Chandler's Ford, Valley Park and Fryern Hill, in Eastleigh and Test Valley. Median sale price £418,625 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SO53. 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 SO53 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SO53) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 53% of people in SO53 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=SO53) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 486 homes were sold in SO53 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SO53) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SO53.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SO53) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SO53 had 32,075 usual residents at the census.

## How SO53 compares

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

| Measure | SO53 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £418,625 | 10th most expensive | 23 postcode districts, SO · 2025 |
| Population | 32,075 | 10th most populated | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 53% | joint 6th most people in radon Affected Areas | 24 postcode districts, SO · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 92.2% | 8th highest | 24 postcode districts, SO · Jan 2026 |

## Is SO53 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO53 at a rate of 36.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across the SO postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 95 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO53.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (505), other crime (224) and anti-social behaviour (131).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO53 was 38.3 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 SO53, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SO53 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 15 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in SO53

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Eastleigh 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022705) | 1,636 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 83.6% |
| [Eastleigh 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022706) | 1,691 | 21.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.9% |
| [Eastleigh 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022707) | 1,939 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.3% |
| [Eastleigh 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022708) | 1,771 | 31.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 66.9% |
| [Eastleigh 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022709) | 1,732 | 35.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.3% |
| [Eastleigh 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022659) | 1,526 | 31.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Eastleigh 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022660) | 1,471 | 48.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.3% |
| [Eastleigh 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022704) | 1,847 | 19.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Eastleigh 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022661) | 1,681 | 27.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.4% |
| [Eastleigh 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022662) | 1,356 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.3% |
| [Eastleigh 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022663) | 1,593 | 38.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 88.0% |
| [Eastleigh 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022664) | 1,520 | 13.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.1% |
| [Eastleigh 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022665) | 1,364 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 87.9% |
| [Eastleigh 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022680) | 1,723 | 103.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Eastleigh 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/neighbourhood/e01022681) | 1,811 | 91.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.3% |
| [Test Valley 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023210) | 1,487 | 14.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Test Valley 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023211) | 1,900 | 23.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Test Valley 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023212) | 1,406 | 22.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Test Valley 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023213) | 1,284 | 33.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Test Valley 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/neighbourhood/e01023214) | 1,282 | 11.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/eastleigh): Liz Jarvis (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 95% of the people here.
- [Romsey and Southampton North](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/romsey-and-southampton-north): Caroline Nokes (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 4.7% of the people here.
- [Winchester](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/winchester): Dr Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat), MP since July 2024. 0.2% 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 SO53

[Chandler's Ford East](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/chandlers-ford-east), [Chandler's Ford West](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/chandlers-ford-west), [Hiltingbury](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh/hiltingbury), [Valley Park](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley/valley-park)

## Postcode sectors in SO53

[SO53 1 (149 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53-1), [SO53 2 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53-2), [SO53 3 (181 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53-3), [SO53 4 (157 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53-4), [SO53 5 (142 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53-5)

## Councils SO53 covers

[Eastleigh](https://openindex.co.uk/eastleigh), [Test Valley](https://openindex.co.uk/test-valley)

## Towns in SO53

[Chandler's Ford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chandlers-ford)

## Postcode districts next to SO53

[SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16), [SO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so21), [SO50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50), [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51), [SO52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so52)

## Nearest rail stations

[Chandlers Ford (200 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3852,50.9837), [Eastleigh (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3501,50.9693), [Southampton Airport Parkway (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3631,50.9508), [Swaythling (4.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3764,50.9412)

## 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)

## SO53 in brief

SO53 is a postcode district covering Chandler's Ford, Valley Park and Fryern Hill, in Eastleigh and Test Valley.
About 32,212 people lived in SO53 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £418,625 in 2025 across 486 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 36.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SO53 was £418,625 in 2025.
SO53 had 32,075 usual residents at the census.
About 53% of people in SO53 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SO53, 92.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SO53
- 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: 10.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,212*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 100

* 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

[SO50](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so50), [SO52](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so52), [SO21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so21), [SO16](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so16), [SO51](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so51)

## Latest updates for SO53

- 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/SO53

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/so53