SO50 7LT Eastleigh
Live postcode, introduced December 1994. Ward: Fair Oak & Horton Heath. Region: South East.
Streets
- Noyce Drive, Eastleigh: 20 addresses
- Upper Mead Close, Eastleigh: 1 address
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 (31% of about 1,000 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 km (0.6 miles)
- 443 Fair Oak Road, Fair Oak: up to 5 homes, permissioned (410 m (0.3 miles))
- Land at Corner of Mortimers Lane and Knowle Lane, Fair Oak: up to 27 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 19 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 low and 5 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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 21 addresses are between 33 m and 37 m above sea level (34 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 79%, gigabit 84% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hedge End 402,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Eastleigh 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Southampton Airport Parkway 1.4 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hall Lands Lane Fair Oak | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Eastleigh | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Southampton Vehicle Ferry Terminal Eastern Docks | 11 km (6.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Mer | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Southampton Airport SOU | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 80.3 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Stokewood Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fair Oak Village Pharmacy | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Fair Oak Dental Practice | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Hospital @ Home | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Police station | Hampshire Constabulary | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Southern Co-Operative Fairoak Sandy Lane, Fair Oak Cashzone | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 810 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Knowle Park 20 ha | 140 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 270 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 660 m² | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Scotland Copse | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Knowlehill Copse | Wood | 480 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Gore Copse | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 530 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Quobleigh Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south-west |
| Store House Gully | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road, rail and aircraft noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
1 of the postcode's 21 addresses is 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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 96% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 66% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Noyce Drive.