SO9 postcode area
The SO9 postcode district spans 38 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Eastleigh, Southampton, Test Valley, Winchester. Area Scores range from 4 to 94 across them.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the SO9 district: Chilworth, Nursling & Rownhams scores 94 out of 100 (#389 of 6,856 nationally) while Hightown sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 90 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 8 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 18 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £145,000 in St Mary's to £585,000 in Winchester West — a 4.0× gap within the SO9 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Eastleigh, Southampton, Test Valley and Winchester — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilworth, Nursling & RownhamsTest Valley | 389 | 94 | £425,000 |
| Highfield & UniversitySouthampton | 389 | 94 | £273,500 |
| Winchester WestWinchester | 498 | 93 | £585,000 |
| Upper ShirleySouthampton | 1,095 | 84 | £405,000 |
| West End & Chartwell GreenEastleigh | 1,150 | 83 | £310,000 |
| Bassett GreenSouthampton | 1,403 | 80 | £520,000 |
| Ocean Village & Town QuaySouthampton | 1,438 | 79 | £205,000 |
| HollybrookSouthampton | 2,260 | 67 | £280,000 |
| Townhill ParkSouthampton | 2,644 | 61 | £298,000 |
| LowfordEastleigh | 2,939 | 57 | £340,000 |
| Bitterne WestSouthampton | 3,055 | 55 | £276,250 |
| Banister Park & Howard RoadSouthampton | 3,213 | 53 | £240,000 |
| Bitterne SouthSouthampton | 3,275 | 52 | £305,000 |
| Sholing EastSouthampton | 3,405 | 50 | £275,000 |
| Aldermoor & LordswoodSouthampton | 3,604 | 47 | £275,000 |
| WoolstonSouthampton | 3,844 | 44 | £258,750 |
| Sholing WestSouthampton | 3,844 | 44 | £258,000 |
| City Centre & The PolygonSouthampton | 4,049 | 41 | £207,500 |
| Eastleigh WestEastleigh | 4,104 | 40 | £320,000 |
| Bevois TownSouthampton | 4,481 | 35 | £230,000 |
| SwaythlingSouthampton | 4,577 | 33 | £300,000 |
| FreemantleSouthampton | 4,694 | 32 | £250,000 |
| Bitterne EastSouthampton | 4,790 | 30 | £273,000 |
| MaybushSouthampton | 4,899 | 28 | £255,000 |
| St DenysSouthampton | 4,899 | 28 | £250,000 |
| HarefieldSouthampton | 4,934 | 28 | £251,000 |
| ItchenSouthampton | 4,995 | 27 | £265,000 |
| 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 |
| St Mary'sSouthampton | 5,640 | 18 | £145,000 |
| Coxford & Lords HillSouthampton | 5,688 | 17 | £247,000 |
| Newtown & NicholstownSouthampton | 6,140 | 10 | £220,000 |
| ThornhillSouthampton | 6,250 | 9 | £265,000 |
| Redbridge & Millbrook WestSouthampton | 6,394 | 7 | £230,000 |
| WestonSouthampton | 6,510 | 5 | £255,000 |
| HightownSouthampton | 6,572 | 4 | £242,000 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SO9.
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.