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SO97 postcode area · Eastleigh

The SO97 postcode district spans 1 neighbourhood (MSOAs) in Eastleigh. Area Scores range from 40 to 40 across them. Every full SO97 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Only one profiled neighbourhood falls within the SO97 district: Eastleigh West, ranked #4,104 of 6,856 in England with an Area Score of 40 out of 100. Its typical home sold for about £320,000 over the past year.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,123a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime92per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied54%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Eastleigh WestEastleigh 4,10440 £320,000

People living in SO97 Census 2021

Residents12,989
Median age (est.)36
Density1,799per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above29%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 11%25–44 32%45–64 23%65+ 12%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 32%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 32%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 14%Other: 13%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 14%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

No religion 49% · Christian 39% · Hindu 2%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SO97.

SO18 SO50 SO53 SO9 SO2 SO17 SO52 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.