SO18 5BU open data databoard

SO18 5BU lies on Taunton Drive in Southampton. SO18 5BU is located in the Harefield electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Southampton and the English Parliamentary constituency of Southampton, Itchen. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB - D9Y0V and the police force is Hampshire. This postcode has been in use since December 1994.

SO18 5BU maps

SO18 5BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

SO18 5BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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SO18 5BU geodata

Easting	445900
Northing	113297
Latitude	50.917317
Longitude	-1.348418

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is SO18 5BU?

Street	Taunton Drive
Town/City	Southampton
Country	England
Postcode District	SO18
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SO18 5BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of SO18 5BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Harefield
Constituency	Southampton, Itchen

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in SO18 5BU

68, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2023 26 MAY £276,000
26, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2022 20 MAY £330,000
36, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2021 4 MAY £332,500
28, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2021 23 APR £290,000
74, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2020 16 NOV £240,000
72, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2020 14 AUG £250,000
8, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2018 5 OCT £315,000
8, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2018 16 FEB £245,000
10, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2018 5 JAN £253,000
6, TAUNTON DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON, SO18 5BU 2017 2 JUN £245,000

➜ Southampton house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of SO18 5BU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bath Close	445m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bath Close	445m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Bath Close	445m
➜ Taunton Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to SO18 5BU

Burnham Chase (Taunton Drive)	Bitterne	37m
Burnham Chase (Taunton Drive)	Bitterne	61m
Balaclava Road (Shales Road)	Bitterne	233m
Balaclava Road (Shales Road)	Bitterne	246m
Sunningdale Gardens (Somerset Avenue)	Harefield	252m

Nearest railway stations to SO18 5BU

Bitterne Station	2km
Sholing Station	2.6km
St Denys Station	2.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SO18 5BU

Broadband access in SO18 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in SO18 5BU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	63.1Mbps
Average download speed	73.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.2Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in SO18 5BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for SO18 5BU

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Source: Ofcom
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SO18 5BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in SO18 5BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	501,241
Meter count	39
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,852
Median (kWh/meter)	12,818

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	117,195
Meter count	38
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,084
Median (kWh/meter)	2,465

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SO18 5BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in SO18 5BU.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

62.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than SO18 5BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SO18 5BU (meters)

Harefield Fish Bar

Unit 2

241m

One Stop

Unit 1 Exford Parade

262m

Omi's Spice

70 Yeovil Chase

279m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to SO18 5BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Harefield Post Office	17:00	12:00	299m
Mon Crescent	17:30	11:00	348m
Bitterne Eastern Library	17:30	11:00	538m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to SO18 5BU

Facility	Distance
Harefield Primary School Yeovil Chase, Southampton Grass Pitches	295m
Wynter Road Recreation Ground Wynter Road, Southampton Grass Pitches	381m
Bitterne Leisure Centre Dean Road, Southampton Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	612m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to SO18 5BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Harefield Primary School Yeovil Chase, Southampton, SO18 5NZ	Primary	295m
Woodlands Community College Minstead Avenue, Southampton, SO18 5FW	Secondary	743m
Thornhill Primary School Byron Road, Thornhill, Southampton, SO19 6FH	Primary	896m

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SO18 5BU ITL and SO18 5BU LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SO18 5BU:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ3	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ32	Southampton
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000045	Southampton

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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SO18 5BU census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SO18 5BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00086886
LSOA	E01017199	Southampton 018B
MSOA	E02003566	Southampton 018

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to SO18 5BU

SO18 5BX	Taunton Drive	39m
SO18 5SW	Portway Close	98m
SO18 5BY	Taunton Drive	98m
SO18 5SU	Redcote Close	107m
SO18 5BW	Taunton Drive	128m
SO18 5NE	St Margarets Close	130m
SO18 5DD	Wellington Avenue	134m
SO18 5DB	Wellington Avenue	146m
SO18 5DF	Burnham Chase	162m
SO18 5DG	Burnham Chase	162m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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