SO18 postcode area guide — Eastleigh
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SO18 postcode district in Eastleigh — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SO18
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
99.3%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
95.2%
Gigabit-capable
94.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the SO18 postcode district (Eastleigh) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 897 postcodes Ofcom measures in SO18, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.3% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.4%.
Around 0% of premises in SO18 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 SO18
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SO18 1AB | 100% | 100% |
| SO18 1AD | 100% | 78.8% |
| SO18 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| SO18 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| SO18 1AG | 100% | 90.9% |
| SO18 1AH | 100% | 100% |
| SO18 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SO18 1AL | 100% | 100% |
| SO18 1AN | 100% | 100% |
| SO18 1AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Eastleigh
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Eastleigh district (63,870 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
95%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
5G outdoors — all networks
85%
Voice indoors — all networks
98.8%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SO18
Police recorded 253 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SO18 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 121 | 47.8% |
| Shoplifting | 24 | 9.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 8.3% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 | 6.7% |
| Other theft | 17 | 6.7% |
| Public order | 14 | 5.5% |
| Vehicle crime | 11 | 4.3% |
| Burglary | 10 | 4.0% |
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 SO18
Based on 387 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SO18 is £272,500, up 2.4% on the previous year (£266,000).
Detached
£371,000
100 sales
Semi-detached
£305,000
106 sales
Terraced
£268,000
83 sales
Flat / maisonette
£150,000
93 sales
Latest recorded sales in SO18
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £330,000 | Semi-detached | Milbury Crescent | SO18 5EN |
| 15 May 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced | Cerne Close | SO18 3NG |
| 15 May 2026 | £192,500 | Flat | Cornwall Road | SO18 2QX |
| 12 May 2026 | £62,500 | Flat | Bitterne Road East | SO18 5BQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £134,000 | Flat | Neva Road | SO18 4FH |
| 5 May 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced | Torridge Gardens | SO18 3NF |
| 1 May 2026 | £264,000 | Terraced | Monnow Gardens | SO18 3QD |
| 1 May 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced | Eden Road | SO18 3QX |
| 1 May 2026 | £567,500 | Detached | Woodmill Lane | SO18 2JR |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £490,000 | Detached | Derwent Close | SO18 3PG |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Eastleigh demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Eastleigh district (136,443 residents, 56,924 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19.1% |
| 15–29 | 21.7% |
| 30–44 | 19.9% |
| 45–64 | 19.8% |
| 65+ | 19.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 71% |
| Private rented | 14% |
| Social rented | 11.9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SO18
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitterne Park School | Secondary | 11–18 | 2,036 | SO18 1BU |
| Woodlands Community College | Secondary | 11–16 | 907 | SO18 5FW |
| Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools | Primary | 2–11 | 725 | SO18 1NX |
| Harefield Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 397 | SO18 5NZ |
| Moorlands Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 393 | SO18 5RJ |
| Beechwood Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 350 | SO18 4EG |
| The Gregg School | Not applicable | 11–16 | 323 | SO18 2GF |
| Glenfield Infant School | Primary | 4–7 | 226 | SO18 4RN |
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 SO18
158 rated food businesses operate in SO18. 94 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Cafe'Local, COSTA COFFEE - SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT, COSTA COFFEE - SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT LAND-SIDE, JEWELS RESTAURANT, Life-Link Church Over 60's Group.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SO18
From a sample of 190 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SO18 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 27% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
3%
Band C
24%
Band D
44%
Band E
23%
Band F
5%
Band G
1%
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 Eastleigh
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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.