SO97
Postcode districtPostcode district covering North Stoneham, in Eastleigh.
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 SO97 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SO97, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SO97 compares
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Is SO97 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SO97 at a rate of 400.5 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 86.0 per 1,000 people across SO.
In August 2026 alone, 11 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SO97.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (80), other crime (45) and criminal damage and arson (12).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SO97 was 389.0 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.
Your MP
- Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratMP for Eastleigh
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Postcode sectors in SO971
Council1
Postcode districts next to SO974
Nearest rail stations4
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SO97 in brief
SO97 is a postcode district covering North Stoneham, in Eastleigh.
About 437 people lived in SO97 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 400.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
SO97 had 428 usual residents at the census.
In SO97, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
69.1% of residents in SO97 were aged 15 to 64 at the census.
2.8% of residents in SO97 were aged 65 or over at the census.