SO16 5AF
a large user postcode in Southampton General, Southampton
Coordinates
Latitude: 50.9338 / 50°56'1"N
Longitude: -1.4373 / 1°26'14"W
OS Eastings: 439639
OS Northings: 115077
OS Grid: SU396150
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR RKY.RX
Mapcode Global: FRA 76WM.V5W
Plus Code: 9C2WWHM7+G3
Maidenhead Locator System: IO90gw74
What Three Birds: cuckoo.finch.wheatear
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
Coxford Road, Southampton SO16 5AF
Summary
SO16 5AF is a large user postcode in Southampton General, Southampton. It was first introduced in December 1994.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
National Blood Service, Southampton Centre, Coxford Road, Southampton SO16 5AF.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £159,000. The most common recorded business type is Offices.
Southampton is a city, which had a population of 253,651 in the 2011 census.
SO16 5AF is in the Southampton travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Southampton City Primary Care Trust.
SO16 5AF is approximately 32m (105ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SO16 5AF
4c3: Multicultural Metropolitans - Asian Traits - Inner City Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SO16 5AF
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
8/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
8/10 (High)
Area Retail Diversity Index
7/10 (High)
Supermarkets near SO16 5AF include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Farmfoods, Iceland, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
Other nearby postcodes
SO16 5AF at other websites
- Crime near SO16 5AF at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for SO16 5AF at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at SO16 5AF at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near SO16 5AF at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near SO16 5AF at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near SO16 5AF at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to SO16 5AF at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near SO16 5AF at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near SO16 5AF at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near SO16 5AF at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of SO16 5AF are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Southampton City Council
Ward
Shirley
Councillors
Satvir Kaur (Labour)
Hannah Coombs (Labour)
Alexander Winning (Labour)
Razwana Quadir (Labour)
Alice Kloker (Labour)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Southampton, Test
MP
Alan Whitehead (Labour)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SO16 5AF.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SO16 5AF.
Sorry, we have no current data to display for this area.