SO19 8BR Area Guide - Schools, Crime & Living in Southampton

SO19 8BR is a postcode in Sholing, Southampton, South East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SO19 8BR, then scores the surrounding small area 27/100 - bottom 3% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SO19 8BR are property market signals 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 8BR is based on Southampton 027 Census 2021. It covers 6,527 residents, 6,237 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 35, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 37% owner-occupied, 12% privately rented, 50% 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 1/10.

For property prices near SO19 8BR, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SO19 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £291k from 82 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 8BR can compare 7 state schools within one mile, including 5 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.

The Kids & Clubs tab adds 12 nearby child-friendly activities from open activity feeds, including 0 records marked free and 12 with booking links where the source provides them.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SO19 8BR by category and map position. Crime pressure is running hotter than the previous month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around SO19 8BR is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 10 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.