SO16 postcode area · Southampton
The SO16 postcode district spans 19 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Eastleigh, Southampton, Test Valley. Area Scores range from 6 to 94 across them. Every full SO16 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SO16 district: Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams scores 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 nationally) while Redbridge & Millbrook West sits at 7 — neighbours on the map, 88 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 6 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £207,500 in City Centre & The Polygon to £520,000 in Bassett Green — a 2.5× gap within the SO16 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Eastleigh, Southampton and Test Valley — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SO16 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilworth, Nursling & RownhamsTest Valley | 389 | 94 | £425,000 |
| Highfield & UniversitySouthampton | 389 | 94 | £273,500 |
| Upper ShirleySouthampton | 1,095 | 84 | £405,000 |
| Bassett GreenSouthampton | 1,403 | 80 | £520,000 |
| Abbotswood & West WellowTest Valley | 1,506 | 78 | £510,000 |
| HollybrookSouthampton | 2,260 | 67 | £280,000 |
| Bitterne WestSouthampton | 3,055 | 55 | £276,250 |
| Aldermoor & LordswoodSouthampton | 3,604 | 47 | £275,000 |
| City Centre & The PolygonSouthampton | 4,049 | 41 | £207,500 |
| Eastleigh WestEastleigh | 4,104 | 40 | £320,000 |
| SwaythlingSouthampton | 4,577 | 33 | £300,000 |
| FreemantleSouthampton | 4,694 | 32 | £250,000 |
| MaybushSouthampton | 4,899 | 28 | £255,000 |
| StonehamSouthampton | 5,016 | 27 | £290,000 |
| Shirley SouthSouthampton | 5,023 | 27 | £254,925 |
| Regents Park & Millbrook EastSouthampton | 5,187 | 24 | £287,500 |
| Shirley WarrenSouthampton | 5,366 | 22 | £240,000 |
| Coxford & Lords HillSouthampton | 5,688 | 17 | £247,000 |
| Redbridge & Millbrook WestSouthampton | 6,394 | 7 | £230,000 |
People living in SO16 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
No religion 43% · Christian 42% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 22%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SO16
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO16 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO16.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.