SO16 postcode area guide — Southampton
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SO16 postcode district in Southampton — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SO16
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.6%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
87.7%
Gigabit-capable
86.6%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SO16 postcode district (Southampton) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,523 postcodes Ofcom measures in SO16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 86.6%.
Around 0% of premises in SO16 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 SO16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SO16 0AA | 0% | 0% |
| SO16 0AD | 0% | 0% |
| SO16 0AE | 100% | 0% |
| SO16 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| SO16 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| SO16 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SO16 0AR | 100% | 0% |
| SO16 0AS | 0% | 0% |
| SO16 0AU | 0% | 0% |
| SO16 0AW | 100% | 0% |
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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.
House prices in SO16
Based on 531 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SO16 is £271,452, up 0.5% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£515,000
98 sales
Semi-detached
£290,000
128 sales
Terraced
£260,000
191 sales
Flat / maisonette
£160,000
107 sales
Latest recorded sales in SO16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £209,000 | Semi-detached | Olive Road | SO16 5FS |
| 15 May 2026 | £283,000 | Terraced | Clarendon Road | SO16 4GG |
| 15 May 2026 | £245,000 | Flat | Redwood Way | SO16 3PU |
| 15 May 2026 | £370,000 | Detached | Nutfield Road | SO16 8JQ |
| 14 May 2026 | £565,000 | Semi-detached | Ethelburt Avenue | SO16 3DG |
| 14 May 2026 | £238,000 | Terraced | Lower Brownhill Road | SO16 9QL |
| 14 May 2026 | £565,000 | Other | Ethelburt Avenue | SO16 3DG |
| 12 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Chestnut Road | SO16 6BT |
| 12 May 2026 | £136,500 | Flat | Bassett Avenue | SO16 7FB |
| 8 May 2026 | £230,000 | Terraced | Atherfield Road | SO16 9NE |
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 SO16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantell School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,313 | SO16 3GJ |
| Redbridge Community School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,106 | SO16 9RJ |
| Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,031 | SO16 3DQ |
| Regents Park Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 812 | SO16 4GW |
| Oasis Academy Lord's Hill | Secondary | 11–16 | 667 | SO16 8FA |
| Newlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 420 | SO16 9QX |
| Oakwood Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 419 | SO16 8FD |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Primary | 4–11 | 412 | SO16 9LP |
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 SO16
285 rated food businesses operate in SO16. 176 hold the top rating of 5, 43 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: HAMPSHIRE FOOTBALL ASSOC. LTD, 5 Star Kebab Center, Aldermoor Community Farm, Aldermoor Premier Store, Aspens Services Ltd At Nursling C Of E Primary School.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SO16
From a sample of 118 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SO16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
32%
Band C
15%
Band D
35%
Band E
12%
Band F
3%
Band G
3%
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.