SO16
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Commercial location facts for SO16
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for SO16. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
- Fastest broadband available
- Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
- Ofcom
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés8
- Takeaways12
- Pubs and bars2
- Food shops and supermarkets16
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- Inside an area
- HMO
- Conservation area
- None recorded
- Listed buildings within 100m
- 0
- Nearest: Grade II ENTRANCE GATES, GATE PIERS AND WALLS TO HOLLYBROOK CEMETERY, 169m
- Official record
- Tree preservation zone
- None recorded
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Inside an Article 4 direction area (HMO): some permitted development rights are removed, so planning permission may be needed.
- Not in a conservation area recorded by the council.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 1,888 constituent postcodes
1888 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 7 Oct 2026, 08:39.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in SO16.
Is SO16 a good place to live?
SO16 in Southampton scores 44.7/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in SO16?
The SO16 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Southampton, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near SO16?
The SO16 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is SO16?
The SO16 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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