Is SO19 7DF a Good Place to Live? Crime, Schools & Area Insights

SO19 7DF is a postcode in Peartree, Southampton, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SO19 7DF, then scores the surrounding small area 39/100 - bottom 20% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SO19 7DF are housing and jobs, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SO19 7DF is based on Southampton 028 Census 2021. It covers 8,128 residents, 6,155 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 37, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 54% owner-occupied, 24% privately rented, 21% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 2/10.

For property prices near SO19 7DF, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SO19 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £291k from 67 rolling sales, up 10.3% month-on-month. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

Families checking schools near SO19 7DF can compare 6 state schools within one mile, including 6 rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted or the equivalent inspectorate. The Schools tab adds phase, school type, distance, rating and a dedicated school map so the education context is easier to judge.

Near SO19 7DF, LocaleIQ matches 2 kids clubs or activities, including coding & STEM (1), sports (1). Closest examples include ComputerXplorers Academy Sessions – Saturdays (at Itchen College, Deacon Road, ages 4-16, 1.9 km) and Summer 26 Mini Tennis 5-9yrs old Monday (at South Hants Lawn Tennis Club, ages 4-10, 3.0 km). 2 with booking/provider links. Check the provider page before attending.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SO19 7DF by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around SO19 7DF is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 18 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.