SO50 postcode area guide — Eastleigh

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Broadband & internet speeds in SO50

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SO50 postcode district (Eastleigh) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,249 postcodes Ofcom measures in SO50, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 80.2%.

Around 0% of premises in SO50 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 SO50

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Mobile signal around Eastleigh

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Eastleigh district (63,870 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SO50

Police recorded 199 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SO50 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 SO50

Based on 573 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SO50 is £315,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£315,000).

Latest recorded sales in SO50

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SO50

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 SO50

288 rated food businesses operate in SO50. 196 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 11 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: @The Point Cafe Bar, ActiveMe 360 CIC @ Stoke Park Junior School, Alston House Care Home, ARLINGTON KITCHEN, ARTISAN MEZE & WINE BAR.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SO50

From a sample of 214 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SO50 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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

Landlines around SO50 typically use:

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What's it like living in SO50?

Postcodes in SO50

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.