SO15 2PX Southampton
Live postcode, introduced December 2002. Ward: Banister & Polygon. Region: South East.
Streets
- The Dell, Southampton: 84 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 C (45% of about 990 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: 16 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Handford Place Car Park, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Car park, Kings Park Road, not permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Central Station, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
- College Place Car Park, not permissioned (820 m (0.5 miles))
- Sites either side of Northern Above Bar, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
- Sites either side of Northern Above Bar, not permissioned (920 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 82 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 82 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 82 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 16 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 | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Millbrook (Hants) 36,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| St Denys 233,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 59 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Silverdale Road Banister Park | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albion Place Southampton City Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Parking space on The Dell, SO15 | 0 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 89.9 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 9 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hill Lane Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 11 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bassil Chemist | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 370 m |
| Hospital | Royal South Hants Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Southern Co-Operative Southampton Archers Road Cashzone | 390 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southampton Common 143 ha | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 360 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.8 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,110 m² | 380 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 154 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Conduit head, Hill Lane, a scheduled monument, 460 m (0.3 miles) south. 80 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Conduit head, Hill Lane | Scheduled monument | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Conduit head, Commercial Road | Scheduled monument | 700 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Southampton Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 740 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Southampton Cenotaph | Listed building, Grade I | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Southampton Civic Centre | Listed building, Grade II* | 900 m (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Central Parks | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south-east |
| Town wall: the Bar Gate | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cemetery Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| The Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Crops Bushes | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Luggy Creek | Tidal water | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Bury Marsh | Wetland | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) west |
| Bramshot Hill | Hill | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 84 | 84 |
84 of the postcode's 84 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 2% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 33% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 9% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 83% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 1% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 65% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 4% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | under 1% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 73% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 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 The Dell.