SO15 2EJ Southampton
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Banister & Polygon. Region: South East.
Streets
- Vernon Walk, Southampton: 7 addresses
- Salisbury Street, Southampton: 1 address
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 (66% of about 1,340 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 14.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 2, CARLTON CRESCENT, grade II
- 3, CARLTON CRESCENT, grade II
- 30-32, CARLTON CRESCENT, grade II
- 30A, CARLTON PLACE, grade II
- 32, CARLTON PLACE, grade II
- 33, CARLTON CRESCENT, grade II
- 35, CARLTON CRESCENT, grade II
- 4-7, CARLTON PLACE, grade II
- 4, CARLTON CRESCENT, grade II
- 8,8A,9 AND 10, CARLTON PLACE, grade II
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, grade II
- PENSIONERS ARMS PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- THE BEDFORD HOTEL, grade II
- WEST PAVILION, SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RANGES, BARRACK BLOCK AND STAFF QUATERS TO FORMER ORDNANCE SURVEY OFFICE BUILDINGS., grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Handford Place Car Park, not permissioned (150 m)
- Car park, Kings Park Road, not permissioned (160 m)
- College Place Car Park, not permissioned (260 m)
- South Hants Hospital Car Park, not permissioned (400 m)
- Sites either side of Northern Above Bar, not permissioned (400 m)
- Sites either side of Northern Above Bar, not permissioned (400 m)
- Central Station, not permissioned (750 m)
- Land adjacent to 2 Northam Rd, not permissioned (780 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 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: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 22 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 | Southampton Central 6.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 830 m |
| St Denys 233,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Millbrook (Hants) 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 77 within 800 m; nearest Giddy Bridge Bedford Place | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albion Place Southampton City Centre | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 1.9 km |
| Car parks | 10 within 800 m; nearest Grosvenor Square Mscp Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 550 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 5.4 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 89.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Walnut Tree Surgery | 340 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Bassil Chemist | 150 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest 4 Kings Park Road | 170 m |
| Hospital | Royal South Hants Hospital | 540 m |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 920 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 100 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest East Park 6.9 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 560 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Southampton Cenotaph, a listed building (Grade I), 310 m south. 88 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Southampton Cenotaph | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south |
| Southampton Civic Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m south |
| Conduit head, Commercial Road | Scheduled monument | 520 m south-west |
| Central Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 650 m south |
| Conduit head, Hill Lane | Scheduled monument | 740 m west |
| The Old Farm House Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m east |
| Town wall: the Bar Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Southampton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cemetery Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km north-west |
| Crops Bushes | Wood | 2.0 km north-west |
| Weston Point | Beach | 2.9 km south-east |
| Bury Marsh | Wetland | 4.0 km west |
| Bramshot Hill | Hill | 4.6 km south-west |
| Tickleford Gully | Valley | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, railways or aircraft.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 26 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | under 1% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 3% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 82% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | under 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 14% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 31% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 7% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Vernon Walk.