SO14 postcode area guide — Southampton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SO14 postcode district in Southampton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SO14
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
88.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
81.8%
Gigabit-capable
80.1%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SO14 postcode district (Southampton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 795 postcodes Ofcom measures in SO14, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 88.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.1%.
Around 0% of premises in SO14 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SO14
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SO14 0AA | 64.3% | 35.7% |
| SO14 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| SO14 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| SO14 0AF | 100% | 100% |
| SO14 0AG | 100% | 100% |
| SO14 0AH | 100% | 96.6% |
| SO14 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SO14 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| SO14 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| SO14 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Southampton
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Southampton district (116,126 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
99.5%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.1%
Voice indoors — all networks
99.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SO14
Police recorded 1,297 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SO14 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 394 | 30.4% |
| Shoplifting | 165 | 12.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 160 | 12.3% |
| Drugs | 125 | 9.6% |
| Public order | 101 | 7.8% |
| Other theft | 96 | 7.4% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 64 | 4.9% |
| Vehicle crime | 55 | 4.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SO14
Based on 224 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SO14 is £215,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£216,000).
Detached
£360,000
3 sales
Semi-detached
£331,000
6 sales
Terraced
£249,000
72 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
128 sales
Latest recorded sales in SO14
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Liverpool Street | SO14 6FW |
| 15 May 2026 | £211,000 | Terraced | Hartington Road | SO14 0EW |
| 11 May 2026 | £233,000 | Flat | High Street | SO14 2NW |
| 6 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Broad Green | SO14 1LF |
| 5 May 2026 | £316,000 | Flat | Andes Close | SO14 3HS |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £435,000 | Semi-detached | Alma Road | SO14 6UW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £192,500 | Flat | Meridian Way | SO14 0FN |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £196,000 | Flat | Ocean Way | SO14 3JX |
| 27 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Northam Road | SO14 0PA |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced | Liverpool Street | SO14 6GA |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Southampton demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Southampton district (248,922 residents, 102,290 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.9% |
| 15–29 | 32.7% |
| 30–44 | 19.8% |
| 45–64 | 15.9% |
| 65+ | 13.8% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 47.7% |
| Private rented | 29.3% |
| Social rented | 7.3% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SO14
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 624 | SO14 1LU |
| St John's Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 3–11 | 418 | SO14 2AU |
| Bevois Town Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 410 | SO14 6RU |
| Mount Pleasant Juniors | Primary | 7–11 | 334 | SO14 0WZ |
| Mount Pleasant Infants | Primary | 3–7 | 315 | SO14 0DY |
| Hope Community School Southampton | Primary | 4–11 | 219 | SO14 1NF |
| Southampton Solent University | Not applicable | — | — | SO14 0YN |
| Oaktree Education Services Limited | Not applicable | — | — | SO14 2AW |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SO14
394 rated food businesses operate in SO14. 240 hold the top rating of 5, 67 are rated 4, and 20 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 7 Days Pizza and Chicken, Above Bar Church, ACG Speciality Coffee, Aldi Stores Ltd, Antelope House.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SO14
From a sample of 229 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SO14 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
0%
Band C
29%
Band D
51%
Band E
13%
Band F
7%
Band G
0%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Southampton
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.