How many schools are near SO16 6RN?

There are 48 schools within a 2-mile catchment of SO16 6RN, including 7 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

14 crimes were reported within 400m of SO16 6RN in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 4/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near SO16 6RN?

Transport within 0.5 miles of SO16 6RN includes 25 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

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SO16 6RN · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 15 JUN 2026

SO16 6RN

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

59/ 100

A mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 4/10, ranked 11,663 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

76Schools

35Safety

73Health

68Transport

73Green

90Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around SO16 6RN.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools76/100

9Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

32 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 48 schools in total

Hollybrook Infant SchoolGood · 0.0 mi Hollybrook Junior SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Rosewood Free SchoolOutstanding · 0.5 mi Upper Shirley High SchoolGood · 0.5 mi Shirley Infant School0.6 mi Shirley Junior SchoolGood · 0.6 mi

Nearest top-rated: Hollybrook Infant School (Good) — 0.0 mi

Safety35/100

14crimes last month

IMD crime decile 1/10 · 14 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 12.3)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare73/100

19GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 3/10 · 15 GP, 4 hospitals, 12 dentists, pharmacy 0.6 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY — 0.4 mi

Transport68/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 25 bus stops nearby

Green space73/100

9green spaces

IMD environment decile 4/10 · 66.2 ha total — largest park 31.6 ha (0.28 mi away)

Nearest: Bowling Green (0.41 ha) — 0.2 mi

Amenities90/100

34supermarkets

34 supermarkets within 2 mi — Sainsburys, Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Iceland… — nearest 0.2 mi — library 1.0 mi

Nearest: Sainsburys Southampton Hill Lane Local — 0.2 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near SO16 6RN.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityLow

10.3µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in SO16.

Average sold price by property type across the SO16 district, 2021–2026 — 4,377 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£576k▲ 16.7%

Semi-detached£308k▲ 11.5%

Terraced£271k▲ 16.4%

Flat£161k▼ 11.4%

District-level averages (SO16) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About SO16 6RN

SO16 6RN scores 59/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and schools — with Sainsburys Southampton Hill Lane Local about 3 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, SO16 6RN is a mixed, mid-ranking neighbourhood — IMD decile 4/10, ranked 11,663 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 6/10).

There are 48 schools within the typical catchment area, including 7 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 25 rated Good. The nearest school is Hollybrook Infant School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 14 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a low level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 15 GP surgeries, 4 hospitals and 12 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is RAYMOND ROAD SURGERY, about 8 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL, about 12 minutes' walk away. A pharmacy is about 12 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near SO16 6RN. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 25 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 9 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 66.2 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Bowling Green (0.41 ha), about 3 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 4 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 34 supermarkets in the wider area, including Sainsburys, Tesco, Marks and Spencer, Iceland and others. The nearest is Sainsburys Southampton Hill Lane Local, about 3 minutes' walk away. A public library is 1.0 mi away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore SO16 6RN on NestScope.

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