SO53 postcode area · Eastleigh

The SO53 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Eastleigh, Test Valley, Winchester. Area Scores range from 40 to 99 across them. Every full SO53 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SO53 district contains both ends of the scale: Hiltingbury at 100 out of 100 (#5 of 6,856 in England) against Eastleigh West at 40, a 60-point gap between neighbouring areas. 7 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £264,000 in Central Eastleigh to £533,800 in Hiltingbury — a 2.0× gap within the SO53 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Eastleigh, Test Valley and Winchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£47,467a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied74%

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 SO53 district

£420,000median home sold over the past year · +23.5% over 5 years · +8.2% over the year · 449 sales
Detached£557,000
Semi-detached£370,000
Terraced£315,000
Flat£212,250
Eastleigh£342,130
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
HiltingburyEastleigh 5100 £533,800
Valley ParkTest Valley 25100 £450,000
Chandler's Ford WestEastleigh 6799 £390,000
Oliver's Battery and HursleyWinchester 19797 £507,500
Chandler's Ford EastEastleigh 25296 £385,000
Chilworth, Nursling & RownhamsTest Valley 38994 £425,000
North Baddesley & BraishfieldTest Valley 1,02685 £370,000
Central EastleighEastleigh 3,98142 £264,000
Eastleigh WestEastleigh 4,10440 £320,000

People living in SO53 Census 2021

Residents79,745
Median age (est.)43
Density662per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 12%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 25%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 25%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 89%Asian: 6%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 89%Asian 6%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 42% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 SO53

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SO53 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO53.

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.