The SO16 Postcode District

SO16 is one of 13 Postcode Districts for the Southampton Post town in Hampshire

The SO16 postcode district is a postal district located in the SO Southampton postcode area with a population of 70,040 residents according to the 2021 England and Wales Census.

The area of the SO16 postcode district is 11.58 square miles which is 29.98 square kilometres or 7,409.39 acres.

Currently, the SO16 district has about 1531 postcode units spread across 9 geographic postcode sectors.

Given that each sector allows for 400 unique postcode combinations, the district has a capacity of 3,600 postcodes. With 1531 postcodes already in use, this leaves 2069 units available.

The largest settlement in the SO16 postal code is SOUTHAMPTON followed by Nursling, and Rownhams.

The postcode area has a boundary with The Solent.

The SO16 Postcode shares a border with SO17 (SOUTHAMPTON), SO18 (SOUTHAMPTON, West End), SO50 (EASTLEIGH, Bishopstoke, Fair Oak), SO53 (Chandler's Ford), SO15 (SOUTHAMPTON), SO51 (ROMSEY, West Wellow, Ampfield) and SO40 (Totton, Marchwood, Calmore).

The primary settlement in the SO16 postcode district is Southampton, located in the county of Hampshire, England. Southampton has the highest count of postcodes in this district. Additionally, the settlements of Nursling, Chilworth, and Rownhams are also present in the district. The most significant post town is Southampton, which encompasses the majority of the postcodes in the district.

For the district SO16, we have data on 9 postcode sectors. Here's a breakdown: The sector SO16 0, covers Nursling in Hampshire. The sector SO16 2, covers Southampton in Hampshire. The sector SO16 3, covers Southampton in Hampshire. The sector SO16 4, covers Southampton in Hampshire. The sector SO16 5, covers Southampton in Hampshire. The sector SO16 6, covers Southampton in Hampshire. The sector SO16 7, covers Southampton and Chilworth in Hampshire. The sector SO16 8, covers Southampton and Rownhams in Hampshire. The sector SO16 9, covers Southampton in Hampshire.

When it comes to local government, postal geography often disregards political borders. However, for a breakdown in the SO16 District: the district mostly encompasses the City of Southampton (B) (1335 postcodes), and finally, the Test Valley District area (206 postcodes).

Weather Forecast for SO16

Sat 2nd Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
15:00 to 18:00		Sunny day	1.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	0.00%	S 2 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Partly cloudy (night)	0.0°C (feels like -2.0°C)	14.00%	ESE 4 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Cloudy	2.0°C (feels like -1.0°C)	11.00%	SE 7 mph

Sun 3rd Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Heavy rain	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	84.00%	S 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Heavy rain	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	79.00%	SSE 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Heavy rain	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	83.00%	S 7 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	16.00%	SSW 7 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	52.00%	SW 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Heavy rain	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	78.00%	SSW 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Heavy rain	7.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	80.00%	S 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Heavy rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	91.00%	SSE 13 mph

Mon 4th Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Heavy rain	8.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	95.00%	SE 16 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Heavy rain	8.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	95.00%	SSE 16 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Heavy rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	83.00%	SE 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Light rain	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	58.00%	NNW 16 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Light rain	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	55.00%	NW 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Light rain shower (day)	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	40.00%	NW 13 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Overcast	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	19.00%	NNW 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Overcast	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	18.00%	NW 13 mph

Tue 5th Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	13.00%	NW 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Partly cloudy (night)	4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	7.00%	NW 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Partly cloudy (night)	4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	7.00%	NW 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Partly cloudy (day)	4.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	4.00%	NW 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	5.00%	NW 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Sunny day	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	2.00%	NW 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Partly cloudy (night)	4.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	3.00%	WNW 9 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	3.00%	NNW 7 mph

Wed 6th Dec

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00		Partly cloudy (night)	3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	6.00%	N 7 mph
03:00 to 06:00		Partly cloudy (night)	3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	7.00%	N 9 mph
06:00 to 09:00		Cloudy	3.0°C (feels like 0.0°C)	12.00%	SW 9 mph
09:00 to 12:00		Cloudy	5.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	13.00%	ESE 11 mph
12:00 to 15:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 4.0°C)	17.00%	SE 13 mph
15:00 to 18:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	21.00%	SE 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00		Cloudy	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	22.00%	SSE 18 mph
21:00 to 00:00		Light rain	8.0°C (feels like 5.0°C)	51.00%	SSE 18 mph

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Where is the SO16 Postcode District?

The postcode district for SO16 is located in SOUTHAMPTON. This district is surrounded by various nearby towns. ROMSEY is located in the North West, approximately 3.6 miles away. EASTLEIGH is situated in the North East, around 4.3 miles from this district. LYNDHURST is in the South West and is approximately 8.3 miles away. FAREHAM is in the South East and is around 12.4 miles away. STOCKBRIDGE is located in the North and is around 12.4 miles away. Lastly, LYMINGTON is in the South and is approximately 13.5 miles away. Additionally, the distance between this postcode district and the centre of London is approximately 68.9 miles.

The district is within the post town of SOUTHAMPTON.

The sector has postcodes within the nation of England.

The SO16 Postcode District is covers the following regions.

• Central Hampshire - Hampshire and Isle of Wight - South East (England)
• Southampton - Hampshire and Isle of Wight - South East (England)
• South Hampshire - Hampshire and Isle of Wight - South East (England)

Estate Agents who Operate in the SO16 District

Logo	Name	Brand Name	Address	Contact Number	Total Properties
	Southampton	Charters	73 The Avenue Southampton SO17 1XS	0238 144 9916	38
	Shirley	Connells	409 Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 3JD	0238 144 9945	28
	Southampton	Morris Dibben	53 London Road, Southampton, SO15 2AD	0238 144 9928	19
	Southampton	Fox & Sons	32-34 London Road, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2AG	0238 214 8974	19
	Shirley	Austin & Wyatt	335 Shirley Road, Shirley, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 3JD	0238 202 2448	17

List of Settlements within the SO16 Postcode District