Map of the SO postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the SO postcode area, also known as the Southampton postal area.
The SO postcode area covers Southampton and nearby parts of South East England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode areas: PO - Portsmouth, GU - Guildford, SP - Salisbury, BH - Bournemouth and RG - Reading. It also borders The Solent and The English Channel.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Hampshire (99.99%), Wiltshire (0.01%).
Map of the SO Postcode Area
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 28.93 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 35.05 mi |
| Area | 590.44 mi² |
| Maximum width | 39.22 mi |
| Perimeter | 192.22 mi |
| Postcode districts | 25 |
| Postcode sectors | 122 |
| Post towns | 9 |
| Postcodes | 18,374 |
| Population | 665,193 |
The SO postcode area has a population of 665,193 and covers 1,515,963 hectares. Roughly 1.02% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the SO postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is SO42 and the most urban is SO14.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO42 | 124,159,204 | 526,523 | 0.42% |
| SO43 | 79,718,357 | 419,862 | 0.53% |
| SO20 | 151,745,122 | 944,898 | 0.62% |
| SO24 | 171,745,425 | 1,097,708 | 0.64% |
| SO21 | 271,330,318 | 1,875,837 | 0.69% |
| SO32 | 142,751,577 | 1,932,173 | 1.35% |
| SO51 | 146,947,959 | 2,215,954 | 1.51% |
| SO41 | 78,002,067 | 2,277,200 | 2.92% |
| SO40 | 75,177,971 | 2,267,764 | 3.02% |
| SO45 | 52,080,288 | 1,843,758 | 3.54% |
| SO52 | 8,595,435 | 327,503 | 3.81% |
| SO22 | 22,178,002 | 1,319,684 | 5.95% |
| SO30 | 25,519,984 | 1,708,885 | 6.70% |
| SO50 | 33,253,596 | 2,423,752 | 7.29% |
| SO31 | 33,551,479 | 2,453,015 | 7.31% |
| SO23 | 14,657,646 | 1,168,901 | 7.97% |
| SO16 | 30,007,475 | 2,605,888 | 8.68% |
| SO53 | 12,587,624 | 1,643,492 | 13.06% |
| SO18 | 9,991,867 | 1,324,179 | 13.25% |
| SO19 | 12,574,554 | 1,714,925 | 13.64% |
| SO15 | 10,562,940 | 1,918,622 | 18.16% |
| SO17 | 3,160,452 | 655,087 | 20.73% |
| SO14 | 4,370,226 | 1,240,553 | 28.39% |
| Total | 1,514,669,568 | 35,906,163 | 2.37% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 1,515,963 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 5,853.16 |
| Square feet | 163,176,741,357.00 |
| Square kilometres | 15,159.63 |
Postal delivery offices
- Alresford (so) Delivery Office
- Bishops Waltham Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Bitterne Manor
- Broughton Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Eastleigh Delivery Office
- Hedge End Delivery Office
- Hythe (so) Delivery Office
- Lymington Delivery Office
- Over Wallop Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Romsey Delivery Office
- Sarisbury Green Delivery Office
- Shirley (so) Delivery Office
- Stockbridge Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Swanmore Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Totton Delivery Office
- Waltham Chase Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Winchester Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 17 visitor attractions within the Southampton postcode area.
| New Forest Centre |
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| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| New Forest Tour |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic / Scenic Transport Operator |
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| New Forest Reptile Centre |
| Wildlife |
| Safari Park / Zoo / Aquarium / Aviary |
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| Mottisfont Abbey Garden, House and Estate |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Romsey Signal Box |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Beaulieu National Motor Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Buckler's Hard |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Medieval Merchants House |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Eastleigh Lakeside Steam Railway |
| Railways |
| Steam / Heritage Railway |
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| Royal Green Jackets Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| The Adjutant General's Corps Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Winchester City Mill & Shop |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Calshot Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| Marwell Wildlife |
| Wildlife |
| Safari Park / Zoo / Aquarium / Aviary |
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| Hinton Ampner Garden |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Go Ape! Tree Top Adventure - Itchen Valley |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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Towns and villages within the area
- Abbots Worthy — village
- Abbotswood — village
- Ampfield — village
- Ashurst — village
- Avington — village
- Awbridge — village
- Balmerlawn — village
- Bartley — village
- Barton Stacey — village
- Beaulieu — village
- Bighton — village
- Bishop's Sutton — village
- Bishop's Waltham — town
- Bishopstoke — Village
- Blackfield — village
- Boldre — village
- Boorley Green — village
- Botley — village
- Bradley — village
- Braishfield — village
- Brambridge — village
- Bramdean — village
- Bramshaw — village
- Broadgate — village
- Brockenhurst — village
- Broughton — village
- Brown Candover — village
- Bull Hill — village
- Burridge — village
- Bursledon — village
- Butlocks Heath — village
- Cadnam — village
- Calshot — village
- Canada — village
- Chandler's Ford — Urban Area
- Cheriton — village
- Chilworth — village
- Chilworth Old Village — village
- Colden Common — village
- Compton — village
- Copythorne — village
- Corhampton — village
- Crampmoor — village
- Crawley — village
- Crowdhill — village
- Curdridge — village
- Dibden — village
- Dibden Purlieu — village
- Downton — village
- Droxford — village
- Dunbridge — village
- Durley — village
- Durley Street — village
- East Boldre — village
- East End — village
- East Stratton — village
- East Wellow — village
- Eastleigh — town
- Easton — village
- Emery Down — village
- Everton — village
- Exton — village
- Fair Oak — town
- Fawley — village
- Fisher's Pond — village
- Fritham — village
- Gilbert Street — otherSettlement
- Hamble-le-Rice — village
- Hardley — village
- Headbourne Worthy — village
- Hedge End — town
- Highbridge — village
- Hinton Ampner — village
- Holbury — village
- Hook Park Estate — village
- Hordle — village
- Horton Heath — village
- Houghton — village
- Hound — village
- Hursley — village
- Hythe — village
- Itchen Abbas — village
- Itchen Stoke — village
- Kentsboro — village
- Keyhaven — village
- Kilmeston — village
- King's Somborne — village
- Kings Worthy — village
- Langley — village
- Little Holbury — village
- Littleton — village
- Lockerley — village
- Locks Heath — village
- Longstock — village
- Lower Upham — village
- Lowford — village
- Lymington — town
- Lyndhurst — village
- Marchwood — village
- Martyr Worthy — village
- Meonstoke — village
- Micheldever — village
- Michelmersh — village
- Middle Wallop — village
- Milford on Sea — village
- Minstead — village
- Monkwood — village
- Mottisfont — village
- Nether Wallop — village
- Netley — village
- Netley Marsh — village
- New Alresford — town
- New Cheriton — village
- Newtown — otherSettlement
- Norleywood — village
- North Baddesley — village
- North Stoneham — otherSettlement
- Nursling — village
- Old Alresford — village
- Old Netley — village
- Otterbourne — village
- Over Wallop — village
- Owslebury — village
- Park Gate — village
- Pilley — village
- Plaitford — village
- Portmore — village
- Romsey — town
- Ropley — village
- Ropley Dean — village
- Rownhams — village
- Sandy Down — village
- Sarisbury — village
- Segensworth — village
- Setley — village
- Shawford — village
- Shedfield — village
- Sherfield English — otherSettlement
- Shirrell Heath — village
- Shootash — village
- Soberton — village
- Soberton Heath — village
- Soldridge — village
- South Down — village
- South Wonston — village
- Southampton — city
- Sparsholt — village
- Springvale — village
- Stockbridge — village
- Stoke Charity — village
- Sutton Scotney — village
- Swanmore — village
- Swanwick — village
- Sway — village
- Tichborne — village
- Timsbury — village
- Tiptoe — village
- Titchfield Common — Settlement
- Totton — town
- Twyford — village
- Up Somborne — village
- Upham — village
- Upper Wield — village
- Walhampton — village
- Waltham Chase — village
- Warnford — village
- Warsash — village
- West Wellow — village
- Whiteley — Urban Area
- Winchester — city
- Winsor — village
- Wonston — village
- Woodlands — village
- Worthy Down — village