SO18
Outer Postcode Area • 1,402 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for SO18
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 SO18. 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 cafés13
- Takeaways17
- Pubs and bars3
- Food shops and supermarkets17
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
- 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.
- Not in a conservation area recorded by the council.
- 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 1,402 constituent postcodes
1402 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 5 Oct 2026, 00:31.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in SO18.
Is SO18 a good place to live?
SO18 in Southampton scores 49.4/100 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 SO18?
The SO18 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Southampton, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near SO18?
The SO18 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is SO18?
The SO18 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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