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SO30 9EA area guide

Who lives in SO30 9EA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Hedge End Wildern & Botley South
Council: Eastleigh
Region: South East
Neighbourhood population: 1,506 (2024)

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At a glance

What SO30 9EA is like

SO30 9EA is a postcode in the Hedge End Wildern & Botley South area of Eastleigh. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,506 people. 60.9% of households own their home, 13.7% rent privately and 24.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 10–14, and 61.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How SO30 9EA compares

Headline figures for SO30 9EA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 21.2 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 25 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£54,490

Average annual income before tax, higher than 54% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SO30 9EA differs most from the national average.

01
A lot of social housingLook closer
24.9% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.
02
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
03
Few private renters
Only 13.7% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

SO30 9EA FAQs

Is SO30 9EA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 21.2 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is SO30 9EA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year around SO30 9EA, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SO30 9EA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 10–14, at 8.7% of residents. 60.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (31.1%).

Which council covers SO30 9EA?

The local authority for SO30 9EA is Eastleigh.

SO30 9EA comes under Eastleigh in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SO30 9EA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 25 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Hedge End 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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