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SO16 6 in Southampton

Southampton council area · SO16 6 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector SO16 6 in Southampton. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideSO16 6 · SO16 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at SO16 6

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£271,22680 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
2.3 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £290,000 from 63 sales; the flat median is £162,000 from 17 sales in SO16 6. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 100.0% across 171 residential postcode records in SO16 6, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.1 km from the SO16 6 sector centre, with 22 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the SO16 6 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 2.3 km away and supermarket 0.1 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for SO16 6. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

80 sales in sample
63 sales in sample
10 sales in sample
26 sales in sample
27 sales in sample
17 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Southampton local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

Why this council area is shown

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Southampton, about 100%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

The boundaries cover about 100% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,257Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £904 to £1,257. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.3k£1.1k£904202020232026
Aug 2026£1,257

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,257
Jul 2026£1,255
Jun 2026£1,253
May 2026£1,250
Apr 2026£1,248
Mar 2026£1,246
Feb 2026£1,243
Jan 2026£1,238
Dec 2025£1,231
Nov 2025£1,225
Oct 2025£1,220
Sept 2025£1,216
Aug 2025£1,216
Jul 2025£1,217
Jun 2025£1,216
May 2025£1,212
Apr 2025£1,209
Mar 2025£1,204
Feb 2025£1,198
Jan 2025£1,191
Dec 2024£1,185
Nov 2024£1,178
Oct 2024£1,171
Sept 2024£1,161
Aug 2024£1,155
Jul 2024£1,147
Jun 2024£1,141
May 2024£1,134
Apr 2024£1,128
Mar 2024£1,120
Feb 2024£1,111
Jan 2024£1,101
Dec 2023£1,091
Nov 2023£1,080
Oct 2023£1,070
Sept 2023£1,061
Aug 2023£1,052
Jul 2023£1,044
Jun 2023£1,038
May 2023£1,031
Apr 2023£1,025
Mar 2023£1,019
Feb 2023£1,014
Jan 2023£1,008
Dec 2022£1,002
Nov 2022£995
Oct 2022£990
Sept 2022£983
Aug 2022£977
Jul 2022£972
Jun 2022£966
May 2022£960
Apr 2022£955
Mar 2022£951
Feb 2022£948
Jan 2022£944
Dec 2021£941
Nov 2021£936
Oct 2021£933
Sept 2021£929
Aug 2021£926
Jul 2021£923
Jun 2021£920
May 2021£918
Apr 2021£916
Mar 2021£914
Feb 2021£913
Jan 2021£911
Dec 2020£910
Nov 2020£908
Oct 2020£906
Sept 2020£904

Average house price

£235,977Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £204,267 to £245,015. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£245k£224.6k£204.3k202020232026
Jul 2026£235,977

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£235,977
Jun 2026£235,763
May 2026£234,687
Apr 2026£234,522
Mar 2026£232,775
Feb 2026£232,566
Jan 2026£232,239
Dec 2025£233,366
Nov 2025£231,723
Oct 2025£234,217
Sept 2025£233,785
Aug 2025£234,032
Jul 2025£230,454
Jun 2025£235,083
May 2025£237,436
Apr 2025£237,190
Mar 2025£234,744
Feb 2025£236,963
Jan 2025£241,104
Dec 2024£241,250
Nov 2024£237,893
Oct 2024£235,630
Sept 2024£234,666
Aug 2024£234,569
Jul 2024£233,817
Jun 2024£233,162
May 2024£233,006
Apr 2024£230,669
Mar 2024£229,196
Feb 2024£225,272
Jan 2024£226,489
Dec 2023£229,104
Nov 2023£235,499
Oct 2023£236,177
Sept 2023£236,875
Aug 2023£237,564
Jul 2023£239,315
Jun 2023£237,638
May 2023£236,430
Apr 2023£236,097
Mar 2023£239,758
Feb 2023£242,489
Jan 2023£245,015
Dec 2022£244,681
Nov 2022£243,737
Oct 2022£242,451
Sept 2022£241,189
Aug 2022£238,397
Jul 2022£234,887
Jun 2022£232,364
May 2022£230,873
Apr 2022£229,931
Mar 2022£227,345
Feb 2022£227,189
Jan 2022£226,857
Dec 2021£226,305
Nov 2021£224,710
Oct 2021£220,899
Sept 2021£218,988
Aug 2021£216,318
Jul 2021£214,246
Jun 2021£213,014
May 2021£211,430
Apr 2021£211,683
Mar 2021£209,750
Feb 2021£208,640
Jan 2021£206,382
Dec 2020£205,342
Nov 2020£204,728
Oct 2020£204,267
Sept 2020£204,543
Aug 2020£205,194
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate100%Mean across 171 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Southampton; 116,126 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Southampton; 116,126 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 171 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Southampton; 116,126 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Southampton; 116,126 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station2.3 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.1 km
  • Nearest post office0.9 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.9 km
  • Nearest hospital0.2 km
  • Nearest gym0.6 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.2 km
  • Nearest community centre0.7 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.6 km
  • Nearest Waitrose2.8 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector2 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 3 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.1 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km22 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
2.76 km
Tesco
0.94 km
Sainsbury's
0.93 km
Aldi
2.18 km
Lidl
1.32 km
M&S
0.54 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
1
Grade II
1

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Calshot
15.81 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Malvern
Mapped in sectorSee location
The Ice House
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

2Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

50% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.8 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset29.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset1.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,137recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
573
Public order
115
Anti-social behaviour
76
Other theft
76
Criminal damage and arson
68
Shoplifting
58
Vehicle crime
38
Burglary
31
Other crime
27
Bicycle theft
25
Possession of weapons
19
Drugs
17
Robbery
10
Theft from the person
4

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider SO16 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from SO16 6. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom SO16 6Shared evidence
SO16 6Shirley WarrenThis area · Southampton
£271,226
80
This area
Reference sector
SO18 5SO18 5 in Southampton area guideSouthampton
£270,000£1,226 lower than this area
92
6.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.1 km0.1 km
Gigabit availability100%99%
WR11 1WR11 1 in Wychavon area guideWychavon
£259,000£12,226 lower than this area
70
132.2 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.1 km0.1 km
Nearest station2.3 km2.3 km
Gigabit availability100%99%
B36 9B36 9 in Solihull area guideSolihull
£265,000£6,226 lower than this area
133
176.7 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest park0.1 km0.1 km
Gigabit availability100%99%
Nearest station2.3 km2.4 km
CV3 2CV3 2 in Rugby area guideRugby
£265,250£5,976 lower than this area
228
163.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability100%100%
Nearest station2.3 km2.4 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector SO16 6, not the whole of Southampton. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 171 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Southampton; 116,126 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Southampton; 116,126 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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