SO14 1LJ postcode in Southampton, England

SO14 1LJ is a postcode in Southampton, in the Bargate ward. It is in the Southampton Itchen parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SO14 1LJ can get it Across Southampton: 97% Typical price £185,000 Homes sold in SO14 1, last 12 months. ▲ 21.3% on the year before Nearest station Southampton Central 950 m in a straight line

Where SO14 1LJ is, and what is near it

Map of SO14 1LJ and what is near it Map of SO14 1LJ: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the SO14 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices, 27 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SO14 1AF: also in SO14 1SO14 1AQ: also in SO14 1SO14 1AR: also in SO14 1SO14 1AT: also in SO14 1SO14 1AX: also in SO14 1SO14 1AZ: also in SO14 1SO14 1BP: also in SO14 1SO14 1BS: also in SO14 1SO14 1BX: also in SO14 1SO14 1BY: also in SO14 1SO14 1BZ: also in SO14 1SO14 1DA: also in SO14 1SO14 1DB: also in SO14 1SO14 1DE: also in SO14 1SO14 1DF: also in SO14 1SO14 1DG: also in SO14 1SO14 1GS: also in SO14 1SO14 1HZ: also in SO14 1SO14 1JD: also in SO14 1SO14 1JH: also in SO14 1SO14 1JN: also in SO14 1SO14 1JU: also in SO14 1SO14 1JW: also in SO14 1SO14 1JX: also in SO14 1SO14 1JY: also in SO14 1SO14 1JZ: also in SO14 1SO14 1LB: also in SO14 1SO14 1LD: also in SO14 1SO14 1LF: also in SO14 1SO14 1LG: also in SO14 1SO14 1LH: also in SO14 1SO14 1LL: also in SO14 1SO14 1LN: also in SO14 1SO14 1LP: also in SO14 1SO14 1LQ: also in SO14 1SO14 1LT: also in SO14 1SO14 1LU: also in SO14 1SO14 1LW: also in SO14 1SO14 1LX: also in SO14 1SO14 1LY: also in SO14 1SO14 1LZ: also in SO14 1SO14 1NB: also in SO14 1SO14 1ND: also in SO14 1SO14 1NE: also in SO14 1SO14 1NF: also in SO14 1SO14 1NG: also in SO14 1SO14 1NJ: also in SO14 1SO14 1NL: also in SO14 1SO14 1NP: also in SO14 1SO14 1NR: also in SO14 1SO14 1NS: also in SO14 1SO14 1NT: also in SO14 1SO14 1NW: also in SO14 1SO14 1NX: also in SO14 1SO14 1NY: also in SO14 1SO14 1NZ: also in SO14 1SO14 1PB: also in SO14 1SO14 1PE: also in SO14 1SO14 1PF: also in SO14 1SO14 1PG: also in SO14 1SO14 1PH: also in SO14 1SO14 1PJ: also in SO14 1SO14 1PL: also in SO14 1SO14 1PN: also in SO14 1SO14 1PP: also in SO14 1SO14 1PQ: also in SO14 1SO14 1PR: also in SO14 1SO14 1PS: also in SO14 1SO14 1PT: also in SO14 1SO14 1PU: also in SO14 1SO14 1PW: also in SO14 1SO14 1PZ: also in SO14 1SO14 1QG: also in SO14 1SO14 1QJ: also in SO14 1SO14 1QX: also in SO14 1SO14 1RA: also in SO14 1SO14 1TA: also in SO14 1SO14 1TB: also in SO14 1SO14 1TD: also in SO14 1SO14 1XA: also in SO14 1SO14 1YA: also in SO14 1SO14 1ZA: also in SO14 1 Southampton SO14 1LJ Map of SO14 1LJ and what is near it Map of SO14 1LJ: its centre point, with the 90 other postcodes in the SO14 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 27 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Southampton SO14 1LJ
  • SO14 1LJ
  • Other postcodes in SO14 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 27 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.9063, longitude -1.4005)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SO14 1LJ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SO14 1LJ?

Every home and business at SO14 1LJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SO14 1LJ 100% Southampton 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SO14 1LJ 100% Southampton 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SO14 1LJ?

BinDayBuddy does not read Southampton City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Southampton City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SO14 1LJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SO14 1LJ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Southampton

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SO14 1LJ: 2,135 properties in Southampton are at high risk (1.7% of all its properties). All the figures for Southampton

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SO14 1LJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SO14 1LJ?

Homes in SO14 1 sold for a typical £185,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 11 sales, up 21.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£185,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£152,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 21.3% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £132,000 7 sales

Across the whole SO14 district: a typical £206,000 from 202 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SO14 1LJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO14 1LJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SO14 1LJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,380 homes in the neighbourhood around SO14 1LJ. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SO14 1LJ

Band D in Southampton for 2026‑27: £2,381. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,588 (band A) to £3,440 (band F); band A, the most common, is £1,588.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 1,030 (75%)£1,588
Band Babout 290 (21%)£1,852
Band Cabout 50 (4%)£2,117
Band Dfewer than 5£2,381
Band Ewithheld£2,911
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,440
Band Gwithheld£3,969
Band Hwithheld£4,763

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 27% 1945 to 1964
  5. 32% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 15% 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Southampton before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SO14 1LJ is in (ONS area E01017139), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SO14 1LJ?

The nearest open schools to SO14 1LJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO14 1LJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SO14 1LJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO14 1LJ is Southampton Central Rail Station, 950 metres away in a straight line.

  • Southampton Central Rail Station Railway station 950 mWalk
  • Woolston Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

27 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Solent University, 98 m away.

More stations near SO14 1LJ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SO14 1LJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO14 1LJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SO14 1LJ?

1 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SO14 1LJ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Gridserve Charging point · 3 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 40 kW 850 mWalk
  • MDL Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.4 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SO14 1LJ?

The nearest to the centre of SO14 1LJ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SO14 1LJ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SO14 1LJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO14 1LJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SO14 1LJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO14 1LJ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SO14 1LJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO14 1LJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SO14 1LJ in a conservation area?

The centre of SO14 1LJ is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SO14 1LJ?

Police.uk records 1,351 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO14 1LJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences444 reports
Shoplifting202 reports
Anti-social behaviour190 reports
Public order123 reports
Criminal damage and arson108 reports
Other theft73 reports

Also: drugs 65, vehicle crime 47, burglary 24, robbery 23, possession of weapons 17, theft from the person 13, other crime 12, bicycle theft 10.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SO14 1LJ

Ward
Bargate
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Southampton
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1994

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SO14 1LH60 mSO14 1LQ60 mSO14 1LL70 mSO14 0AY70 mSO14 1LG90 mSO14 1BZ90 m
All of SO14

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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