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SO19 9LY area guide

Who lives in SO19 9LY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Sholing East
Council
Southampton
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,205 (2024)
At a glance

What SO19 9LY is like

SO19 9LY is a postcode in the Sholing East area of Southampton. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,205 people. 61.9% of households own their home, 12.5% rent privately and 24% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 60.9% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in SO19 9 sold for a median of £251,250 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SO19 9LY compares

Headline figures for SO19 9LY, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 37.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£251,250

Median over 164 sales in SO19 9, −1.5% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 32 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
67%

Rated good or better across 9 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£49,073

Average annual income before tax, higher than 39% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SO19 9LY differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    24% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 12.5% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

SO19 9LY FAQs

01
Is SO19 9LY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 37.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in SO19 9LY?

The median sale price over the last year was £251,250.

Homes in SO19 9 sold for a median of £251,250 across 164 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.5% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SO19 9LY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around SO19 9LY, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in SO19 9LY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 7.6% of residents. 61.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (56.3%).
05
Which council covers SO19 9LY?

The local authority for SO19 9LY is Southampton.

SO19 9LY comes under Southampton in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SO19 9LY?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 32 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Sholing Rail Station, 0.8 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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