SO30 2ER postcode in Botley, Hampshire

SO30 2ER is a postcode in Botley, in the Botley ward of Eastleigh. It is in the Hamble Valley 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 7% of homes and businesses can get it. Eastleigh: 90% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in SO30 2, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Botley 1.6 km in a straight line

Where SO30 2ER is, and what is near it

Map of SO30 2ER and what is near it Map of SO30 2ER: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the SO30 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SO30 2AA: also in SO30 2SO30 2AB: also in SO30 2SO30 2AY: also in SO30 2SO30 2BA: also in SO30 2SO30 2BF: also in SO30 2SO30 2DL: also in SO30 2SO30 2DN: also in SO30 2SO30 2DX: also in SO30 2SO30 2DY: also in SO30 2SO30 2EA: also in SO30 2SO30 2EB: also in SO30 2SO30 2ED: also in SO30 2SO30 2EG: also in SO30 2SO30 2EJ: also in SO30 2SO30 2EL: also in SO30 2SO30 2EN: also in SO30 2SO30 2EP: also in SO30 2SO30 2EQ: also in SO30 2SO30 2ES: also in SO30 2SO30 2ET: also in SO30 2SO30 2EU: also in SO30 2SO30 2EW: also in SO30 2SO30 2EX: also in SO30 2SO30 2EY: also in SO30 2SO30 2FB: also in SO30 2SO30 2FD: also in SO30 2SO30 2FE: also in SO30 2SO30 2FF: also in SO30 2SO30 2FR: also in SO30 2SO30 2FU: also in SO30 2SO30 2FW: also in SO30 2SO30 2GB: also in SO30 2SO30 2GD: also in SO30 2SO30 2GE: also in SO30 2SO30 2GF: also in SO30 2SO30 2GH: also in SO30 2SO30 2GS: also in SO30 2SO30 2GT: also in SO30 2SO30 2GU: also in SO30 2SO30 2GW: also in SO30 2SO30 2GX: also in SO30 2SO30 2GY: also in SO30 2SO30 2HA: also in SO30 2SO30 2JQ: also in SO30 2SO30 2LH: also in SO30 2SO30 2NS: also in SO30 2SO30 2NT: also in SO30 2SO30 2NU: also in SO30 2SO30 2NW: also in SO30 2SO30 2NX: also in SO30 2SO30 2NY: also in SO30 2SO30 2NZ: also in SO30 2SO30 2RG: also in SO30 2SO30 2RJ: also in SO30 2SO30 2RQ: also in SO30 2SO30 2SG: also in SO30 2SO30 2SR: also in SO30 2SO30 2SS: also in SO30 2SO30 2SU: also in SO30 2SO30 2SW: also in SO30 2SO30 2SX: also in SO30 2SO30 2SY: also in SO30 2SO30 2SZ: also in SO30 2SO30 2TN: also in SO30 2SO30 2TP: also in SO30 2SO30 2TW: also in SO30 2SO30 2TX: also in SO30 2SO30 2UA: also in SO30 2SO30 2UE: also in SO30 2SO30 2UF: also in SO30 2SO30 2UG: also in SO30 2SO30 2UP: also in SO30 2SO30 2UQ: also in SO30 2SO30 2UU: also in SO30 2SO30 2WB: also in SO30 2SO30 2WD: also in SO30 2 2 places, 1.6–2.6 kmWildern School 2.0 kmThe Peartree Practice 4.3 kmBrook Lane Surgery 4.4 kmBotley SO30 2ER Map of SO30 2ER and what is near it Map of SO30 2ER: its centre point, with the 312 other postcodes in the SO30 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. 2 places, 1.6–2.6 kmBrook Lane Surgery 4.4 kmBotley SO30 2ER
  • SO30 2ER
  • Other postcodes in SO30 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.9105, longitude -1.2805)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SO30 2ER?

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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SO30 2ER?

52% of the homes and businesses at SO30 2ER can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 7% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)7% can get it

Eastleigh: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)52% can get it

Eastleigh: 99%

The line marks the figure across Eastleigh.

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 SO30 2ER?

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

Eastleigh Borough 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 SO30 2ER 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 SO30 2ER.

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 Eastleigh

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SO30 2ER: 1,209 properties in Eastleigh are at high risk (1.8% of all its properties). All the figures for Eastleigh

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 SO30 2ER 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.

Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcode

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 SO30 2ER?

Homes in SO30 2 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 197 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£350,000
12 months to August 2026
£350,000

■ no change on the 12 months before

Detached£495,000 63 sales
Semi-detached£342,500 48 sales
Terraced£290,000 61 sales
Flat or maisonette£210,000 25 sales

Across the whole SO30 district: a typical £348,000 from 449 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 SO30 2ER

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO30 2ER 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

Food hygiene ratings at SO30 2ER

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SO30 2ER. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SO30 2ER?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around SO30 2ER. The largest share of them, 47%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (38%). 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 SO30 2ER

Band D in Eastleigh for 2026‑27: £2,342. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,561 (band A) to £3,904 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,082.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (8%)£1,561
Band Babout 120 (15%)£1,822
Band Cabout 370 (47%)£2,082
Band Dabout 100 (13%)£2,342
Band Eabout 90 (11%)£2,863
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,383
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£3,904
Band Hwithheld£4,684

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 38% 1965 to 1982
  6. 31% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 5% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Eastleigh 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 SO30 2ER is in (ONS area E01022652), 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 SO30 2ER?

The nearest open schools to SO30 2ER, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO30 2ER, 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 SO30 2ER?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO30 2ER is Botley Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Botley Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Hedge End Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SO30 2ER, 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 SO30 2ER?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO30 2ER, 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 SO30 2ER?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SO30 2ER on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 SO30 2ER?

The nearest to the centre of SO30 2ER, 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 SO30 2ER?

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 SO30 2ER?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO30 2ER, 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 SO30 2ER?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO30 2ER, 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 SO30 2ER?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO30 2ER 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 SO30 2ER in a conservation area?

The centre of SO30 2ER is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 SO30 2ER?

Police.uk records 53 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO30 2ER in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting14 reports
Anti-social behaviour12 reports
Violence and sexual offences11 reports
Other theft5 reports
Public order3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 2, burglary 1, robbery 1, other crime 1.

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 SO30 2ER

Ward
Botley
Parish
Botley
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Botley
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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SO30 2TW480 mSO30 2ET510 mSO30 2SR550 mSO30 2FW560 mSO30 2TX560 mSO32 2UG570 m
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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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