SO17 postcode area
The SO17 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Southampton. Area Scores range from 10 to 94 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SO17 district: Highfield & University scores 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 nationally) while Newtown & Nicholstown sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 84 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £220,000 in Newtown & Nicholstown to £520,000 in Bassett Green — a 2.4× gap within the SO17 district.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highfield & UniversitySouthampton | 389 | 94 | £273,500 |
| Bassett GreenSouthampton | 1,403 | 80 | £520,000 |
| Banister Park & Howard RoadSouthampton | 3,213 | 53 | £240,000 |
| Bevois TownSouthampton | 4,481 | 35 | £230,000 |
| SwaythlingSouthampton | 4,577 | 33 | £300,000 |
| FreemantleSouthampton | 4,694 | 32 | £250,000 |
| St DenysSouthampton | 4,899 | 28 | £250,000 |
| Shirley SouthSouthampton | 5,023 | 27 | £254,925 |
| Newtown & NicholstownSouthampton | 6,140 | 10 | £220,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO17.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.