SO17
Outer Postcode Area • 604 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for SO17
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 SO17. 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 cafés48
- Takeaways20
- Pubs and bars19
- Food shops and supermarkets26
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- Inside an area
- HMO
- Conservation areaNear boundary
- None recorded
- Portswood Residents' Gardens (within 34.8m of boundary)
- Official record
- Tree preservation zone
- Covers or adjoins
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.
- Within 34.8m of a conservation area boundary. Check the exact property against the council’s map.
- 1 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II THE DUTCH HOUSE, 67m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.
- A tree preservation zone covers or adjoins this postcode: check with the council before works to trees.
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 604 constituent postcodes
604 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 25 Oct 2026, 00:31.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in SO17.
Is SO17 a good place to live?
SO17 in Southampton scores 74.1/100 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 SO17?
The SO17 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Southampton, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near SO17?
The SO17 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is SO17?
The SO17 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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