SO50 4SR Eastleigh
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Eastleigh North. Region: South East.
Streets
- Hathaway Close, Eastleigh: 27 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Eastleigh in 2026-27: Band D £2,342 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,561 | £1,822 | £2,082 | £2,342 | £2,863 | £3,383 | £3,904 | £4,684 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (47% of about 970 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Builders Yard at the end of Mount View, to the rear of 44 Twyford Road, Eastleigh: up to 6 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Sonnet Court, Selborne Drive, Eastleigh: up to 6 homes, pending decision (440 m)
- Land at Toynbee Road, Eastleigh: up to 64 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- GW Martin, Eastleigh: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (530 m)
- Eastleigh Police Station, 18-24 Leigh Road, Eastleigh: up to 9 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 4 High Street, Eastleigh: up to 10 homes, permissioned (590 m)
- Former Eastleigh Post Office, 14 High Street, Eastleigh: up to 28 homes, pending decision (620 m)
- Warwick Court, 32-34 Leigh Road, Eastleigh: up to 9 homes, permissioned (650 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 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 18 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 | Eastleigh 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Chandlers Ford 158,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Southampton Airport Parkway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 19 within 800 m; nearest Stratford Place Boyatt Wood | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eastleigh | 410 m |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 9.5 km |
| Car parks | Wf Parking Ltd | 1.3 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Be.EV Charging Station | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 2.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Heathrow Airport LHR | 83.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eastleigh Medical Practice | 360 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boyatt Pharmacy | 740 m |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Eastleigh Dental Clinic | 360 m |
| Hospital | Nuffield Health Wessex Hospital | 2.4 km |
| Police station | Hampshire Constabulary | 610 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Hsbc ATM | 530 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Park 1.5 ha | 420 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,900 m² | 430 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 440 m |
| Allotments | Woodside Allotments 8,070 m² | 940 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gully Copse | Wood | 740 m east |
| Breach Copse | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| Burrow Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-east |
| Shrubbery Pond | Lake or reservoir | 2.9 km south-west |
| Salmon Pool | Tidal water | 4.6 km south |
| Store House Gully | Valley | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 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 and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 9 | 6 |
| 55 to 59 | 15 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 19 |
24 of the postcode's 27 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 8 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 60% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 12% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 78% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 5% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 48% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 70% | 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 | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 94% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Hathaway Close.