SO14 5BL Southampton
Live postcode, introduced June 2008. Ward: Bargate. Region: South East.
Streets
- Anglesea Terrace, Southampton: 61 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Southampton in 2026-27: Band D £2,381 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,588 | £1,852 | £2,117 | £2,381 | £2,911 | £3,440 | £3,969 | £4,763 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (46% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- American Wharf, Elm Street, permissioned (150 m)
- Chapel Riverside, permissioned (170 m)
- Cedar Press, not permissioned (250 m)
- 135-141 Albert Road South, not permissioned (290 m)
- Aviation Museum, not permissioned (300 m)
- 24-32 Canute Road and 157-159 Albert Road South, not permissioned (350 m)
- Car Park adj 14-18 College Street, not permissioned (400 m)
- College Street car park, not permissioned (430 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 60 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 60 homes the Environment Agency counts, 60 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 2 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Woolston 180,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.0 km |
| Southampton Central 6.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Sholing 91,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 28 within 800 m; nearest Anglesea Terrace Chapel | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albion Place Southampton City Centre | 1.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | 11 within 800 m; nearest Cruise Parking Southampton | 60 m |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 170 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 6.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 89.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Southampton Sea City Partnership | 710 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Kingsland Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | 10 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Ferry Dental Centre | 390 m |
| Hospital | Royal South Hants Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 2.5 km |
| Cash machines | Southampton City NatWest | 870 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Hoglands Park 5.4 ha | 540 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 14 ha | 740 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 330 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 670 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,480 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 24 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Chapel Mills, American Wharf, a listed building (Grade II*), 150 m north-east. 104 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chapel Mills, American Wharf | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m north-east |
| Main Station Building Including Booking Hall at Terminus Station | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m south-west |
| Town wall: section from Bargate E and including Polymond Tower | Scheduled monument | 810 m west |
| Section of Wall Running West From Polymond Tower to Remains of Semi-Circular Tower to East of Bargate and Small Part South of Polymond Tower | Listed building, Grade I | 820 m west |
| Holy Rood Church | Scheduled monument | 840 m west |
| Former Holy Rood Church, Now A Merchant Navy Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 850 m west |
| Town wall: remains of E side of town wall S of East Street and N of Gods House Tower | Scheduled monument | 870 m south-west |
| Central Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Southampton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Point | Beach | 1.3 km south-east |
| Redmoor Copse | Wood | 1.8 km north-east |
| Miller's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km east |
| Tickleford Gully | Valley | 3.2 km south-east |
| Spring Hills | Hill | 3.8 km east |
| Bury Marsh | Wetland | 4.8 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 61 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 61 |
61 of the postcode's 61 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 3% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 11% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 81% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 9% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 3% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 85% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Anglesea Terrace.