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SO31 0 area guide

Who lives in SO31 0, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Fareham
Region: South East
Population: 2,317 (2024)

SO31 0Postcode sector · Southampton

At a glance

What SO31 0 is like

The SO31 0 postcode sector in Fareham covers 11 live postcodes and is home to about 2,317 people in 828 households. 73.4% of households own their home, 9.4% rent privately and 14.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 5–9, and 63.5% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of England. Higher-harm crime is below the England and Wales average.

Scores

How SO31 0 compares

Headline figures for SO31 0, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

8.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 26.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 24 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£83,268

Average annual income before tax, higher than 95% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SO31 0 differs most from the national average.

01
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 8.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, making it less deprived than most of England.
02
Few private renters
Only 9.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
03
Mostly owner-occupied
73.4% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

SO31 0 FAQs

Is SO31 0 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 8.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 26.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is SO31 0 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around SO31 0, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in SO31 0?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 5–9, at 8% of residents. 73.4% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (35.7%).

Which council covers SO31 0?

The local authority for SO31 0 is Fareham.

SO31 0 comes under Fareham in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SO31 0?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 24 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Swanwick Rail Station, 0.4 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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