Postcode SO16 8EY (Southampton)

Map showing SO16 8EY and nearby postcodes

The postcode SO16 8EY is located in Southampton It was introduced in December 1994 and is an active postcode. SO16 8EY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

SO16 8EY is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of SO16 8EY as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to SO16 8EY is Curlew Close which is centered 17 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Woburn Road and is 122 m away. The closest railway station is Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station, 3.66 km away.

The closest primary school to SO16 8EY (for ages 11 and under) is Oakwood Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 10, 2016.

The local pub for residents of SO16 8EY is Buzz Bingo and is 1.09 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on April 8, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Kuti's Express and is 551 m distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on November 18, 2019.

Residents reported an average download speed of 219.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 22.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for SO16 8EY is covered by the Hampshire police force association and Southampton City is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to SO16 8EY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to SO16 8EY, and the approximate distance away.

Curlew Close 17 m
Sandpiper Road 67 m
Fulmar Close 76 m
Osprey Close 141 m
Plover Close 170 m
Woburn Road 193 m
Sheldrake Gardens 220 m
Gannet Close 239 m
Puffin Close 244 m
Beaulieu Close 266 m
Turnstone Gardens 272 m
Kestrel Close 319 m
Widgeon Close 320 m
Firecrest Close 328 m
Tintagel Close 353 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode SO16 8EY

Introduction December 1994
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from SO16 8EY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oakwood Primary School Good
(November 10, 2016)
116 m
Rosewood Free School Outstanding
(May 17, 2018)
598 m
Sinclair Primary and Nursery School Outstanding
(January 23, 2013)
674 m
Hollybrook Infant School Good
(February 5, 2020)
1.36 km
Hollybrook Junior School Good
(January 10, 2019)
1.45 km
Fairisle Infant and Nursery School Good
(September 11, 2019)
1.48 km
Fairisle Junior School Good
(February 28, 2018)
1.48 km
Rownhams St John's Church of England Primary School Good
(February 1, 2018)
1.49 km
Assure Community College Insufficient evidence
(March 12, 2020)
1.5 km
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School Good
(May 24, 2017)
1.71 km
Oasis Academy Lord's Hill Requires improvement
(February 27, 2020)
1.75 km
The Cedar School Good
(July 3, 2018)
1.8 km
Vermont School Good
(January 25, 2018)
1.82 km
Great Oaks School Good
(November 17, 2021)
1.82 km
Shirley Infant School Good
(September 25, 2019)
1.82 km
Shirley Junior School Good
(June 7, 2017)
1.92 km
Upper Shirley High School Good
(October 23, 2019)
1.96 km
Nursling Church of England Primary School Good
(October 9, 2019)
2.12 km
Wordsworth Primary School Good
(September 20, 2017)
2.29 km
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Good
(January 21, 2022)
2.35 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from SO16 8EY - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oakwood Kidz Club Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 9, 2010
116 m
Oakwood Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
116 m
Ice Cream Hawker (trading At Mayflower Park) Mobile caterer 4
Good
January 7, 2019
264 m
Julie's Kitchen Other catering premises 5
Very Good
October 9, 2018
451 m
The Hungarian Goulash Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
524 m
Fairways Family Centre Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
September 27, 2013
550 m
Kuti's Express Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 18, 2019
551 m
Rose Road Association Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
November 28, 2019
598 m
Rosewood School Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 1, 2019
598 m
Dirty Snax Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
July 16, 2021
648 m
Wow Cupcakes Retailers - other 5
Very Good
April 17, 2012
663 m
What A Pizza Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
May 11, 2018
669 m
Sinclair Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 28, 2020
674 m
Cafe 153 - King's Church Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
729 m
Alf's Kebab Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
897 m
Eastern House Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
May 10, 2021
897 m
AMT COFFEE Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 15, 2019
1.04 km
Serco Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
March 26, 2019
1.04 km
Tiny Toes School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 21, 2019
1.04 km
Buzz Bingo Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
April 8, 2019
1.09 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to SO16 8EY - Data from Apr 2022

Woburn Road Bus Stop/Station 122 m
Woburn Road Flyover Bus Stop/Station 222 m
Woburn Road Flyover Bus Stop/Station 234 m
Tanners Brook Bus Stop/Station 252 m
Warbler Close H&R area Bus Stop/Station 270 m
Millbrook (Hants) Rail Station Rail 3.66 km
Redbridge (Hants) Rail Station Rail 3.7 km
St Denys Rail Station Rail 4.12 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.8 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.8 km
Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.81 km
Southampton Airport Air 5.29 km
Bournemouth International Airport Air 33.65 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to SO16 8EY - Data from Dec 2021

Lord's Wood Woodland Or Forest 691 m
Nursling Plantation Woodland Or Forest 723 m
Coxford Copse Woodland Or Forest 977 m
Redlodge Belt Woodland Or Forest 1 km
Clams Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.01 km
Dymer's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Matthew's Moor Woodland Or Forest 1.52 km
Routs Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Chilworth Common Woodland Or Forest 1.74 km
Hazel Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Long Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Great Copse Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km
Shirley Pond Inland Water 1.96 km
Crabtree Bushes Woodland Or Forest 1.97 km
Aldermoor Copse Woodland Or Forest 2.01 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for SO16 8EY - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 131.4 Mbps 219.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 20.5 Mbps 22.9 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 124.3 17.9
300+ Mbps 100% 505.7 38

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 156,403 kWh - mean 11,172 kWh : median 11,207 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

14 meters consuming 61,484 kWh - mean 4,392 kWh : median 4,189 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for SO16 8EY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 50.94459100
Longitude -1.43485000
OS Easting 439801
OS Northing 0116280
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22991
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Hampshire

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Southampton, Test
Electoral Ward Coxford
Local Authority District Southampton
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Solent
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000045
Travel To Work Area Southampton

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Southampton City
Cancer Alliance Wessex
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South Central
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Hampshire and the Isle of Wight
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area South Hampshire BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Southampton BUASD
Workplace Zone E33040941
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Southampton 002
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Southampton 002A
Output Area / Small Area 6B1