SO31 9NU postcode in Locks Heath, Hampshire

SO31 9NU is a postcode in Locks Heath, in the Titchfield Common ward of Fareham. 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Fareham: 98% Typical price £504,975 Homes sold in SO31 9, last 12 months. ▲ 12.2% on the year before Nearest station Swanwick 2.3 km in a straight line

Where SO31 9NU is, and what is near it

Map of SO31 9NU and what is near it Map of SO31 9NU: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the SO31 9 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SO31 9AD: also in SO31 9SO31 9AE: also in SO31 9SO31 9AH: also in SO31 9SO31 9AJ: also in SO31 9SO31 9AL: also in SO31 9SO31 9AN: also in SO31 9SO31 9AP: also in SO31 9SO31 9AQ: also in SO31 9SO31 9AR: also in SO31 9SO31 9AS: also in SO31 9SO31 9AT: also in SO31 9SO31 9AU: also in SO31 9SO31 9AW: also in SO31 9SO31 9AX: also in SO31 9SO31 9AY: also in SO31 9SO31 9AZ: also in SO31 9SO31 9BA: also in SO31 9SO31 9BB: also in SO31 9SO31 9BD: also in SO31 9SO31 9BE: also in SO31 9SO31 9BF: also in SO31 9SO31 9BG: also in SO31 9SO31 9BH: also in SO31 9SO31 9BJ: also in SO31 9SO31 9BN: also in SO31 9SO31 9BP: also in SO31 9SO31 9BQ: also in SO31 9SO31 9BR: also in SO31 9SO31 9BS: also in SO31 9SO31 9BU: also in SO31 9SO31 9BX: also in SO31 9SO31 9BY: also in SO31 9SO31 9BZ: also in SO31 9SO31 9DA: also in SO31 9SO31 9DB: also in SO31 9SO31 9DE: also in SO31 9SO31 9DY: also in SO31 9SO31 9DZ: also in SO31 9SO31 9EZ: also in SO31 9SO31 9HE: also in SO31 9SO31 9HH: also in SO31 9SO31 9HJ: also in SO31 9SO31 9HL: also in SO31 9SO31 9JB: also in SO31 9SO31 9JD: also in SO31 9SO31 9JE: also in SO31 9SO31 9JF: also in SO31 9SO31 9JG: also in SO31 9SO31 9JH: also in SO31 9SO31 9JJ: also in SO31 9SO31 9JL: also in SO31 9SO31 9JN: also in SO31 9SO31 9JU: also in SO31 9SO31 9LB: also in SO31 9SO31 9NB: also in SO31 9SO31 9NS: also in SO31 9SO31 9NT: also in SO31 9SO31 9NW: also in SO31 9SO31 9NX: also in SO31 9SO31 9NY: also in SO31 9SO31 9NZ: also in SO31 9SO31 9RS: also in SO31 9SO31 9SA: also in SO31 9SO31 9SB: also in SO31 9SO31 9TA: also in SO31 9SO31 9TB: also in SO31 9SO31 9TH: also in SO31 9SO31 9TS: also in SO31 9 Phl Sas Service 1.9 kmBursledon station 4.0 kmLocks Heath SO31 9NU Map of SO31 9NU and what is near it Map of SO31 9NU: its centre point, with the 193 other postcodes in the SO31 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Locks Heath SO31 9NU
  • SO31 9NU
  • Other postcodes in SO31 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.8550, longitude -1.2703)

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 SO31 9NU?

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 SO31 9NU?

Every home and business at SO31 9NU can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Fareham: 98%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Fareham: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Fareham.

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 SO31 9NU?

Plenty of time.

Next collection, in 5 days

Tuesday 27 October

Refuse

Reminders and every collection, on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data, read at 04:57 on 22 October 2026. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SO31 9NU 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 SO31 9NU.

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 Fareham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SO31 9NU: 1,374 properties in Fareham are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for Fareham

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 SO31 9NU 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 SO31 9NU?

Homes in SO31 9 sold for a typical £504,975 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 104 sales, up 12.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£504,975 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£450,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 12.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £612,500 62 sales
  • Semi-detached £405,000 21 sales
  • Terraced £335,000 11 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £208,000 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SO31 district: a typical £375,000 from 662 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 SO31 9NU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO31 9NU 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 SO31 9NU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 620 homes in the neighbourhood around SO31 9NU. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (43%). 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 SO31 9NU

Band D in Fareham for 2026‑27: £2,271. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,514 (band A) to £3,280 (band F); band E, the most common, is £2,775.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (8%)£1,514
Band Babout 40 (6%)£1,766
Band Cabout 170 (27%)£2,018
Band Dabout 110 (18%)£2,271
Band Eabout 220 (35%)£2,775
Band Fabout 30 (5%)£3,280
Band Gwithheld£3,784
Band Hfewer than 5£4,541

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 8% 1945 to 1964
  5. 43% 1965 to 1982
  6. 41% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Fareham 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 SO31 9NU is in (ONS area E01022785), 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 SO31 9NU?

The nearest open schools to SO31 9NU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO31 9NU, 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 SO31 9NU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO31 9NU is Swanwick Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Swanwick Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Bursledon Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Locks Heath Schools, 196 m away.

More stations near SO31 9NU, 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 SO31 9NU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO31 9NU, 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 SO31 9NU?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SO31 9NU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • Pod Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 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 SO31 9NU?

The nearest to the centre of SO31 9NU, 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 SO31 9NU?

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 SO31 9NU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO31 9NU, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

  • Newcroft Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01329 280600 750 mWalk
  • The Firs Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01489 574624 850 mWalk
  • Stokewood Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report January 2026 · Phone 01489 584759 950 mWalk

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 SO31 9NU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO31 9NU, 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 SO31 9NU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO31 9NU 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 SO31 9NU in a conservation area?

The centre of SO31 9NU 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 SO31 9NU?

Police.uk records 67 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO31 9NU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences25 reports
Anti-social behaviour15 reports
Public order9 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Burglary4 reports
Other theft4 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 2, vehicle crime 2, 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 SO31 9NU

Ward
Titchfield Common
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Locks Heath
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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Nearby postcodes

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

SO31 9NW50 mPO14 4LX80 mSO31 9NX90 mSO31 6ND90 mSO31 6UN110 mSO31 9NT120 m
All of SO31

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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