SO53 1FB postcode in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire

SO53 1FB is a postcode in Chandler's Ford, in the Hiltingbury ward of Eastleigh. It is in the Eastleigh parliamentary constituency and the Hampshire police force area, and has been in use since December 1994.

Where SO53 1FB is, and what is near it

Map of SO53 1FB and what is near it Map of SO53 1FB: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the SO53 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SO53 1AL: also in SO53 1SO53 1AN: also in SO53 1SO53 1DA: also in SO53 1SO53 1DZ: also in SO53 1SO53 1EF: also in SO53 1SO53 1EG: also in SO53 1SO53 1EH: also in SO53 1SO53 1EJ: also in SO53 1SO53 1EL: also in SO53 1SO53 1EN: also in SO53 1SO53 1EP: also in SO53 1SO53 1EQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1ER: also in SO53 1SO53 1ES: also in SO53 1SO53 1ET: also in SO53 1SO53 1EU: also in SO53 1SO53 1EW: also in SO53 1SO53 1EX: also in SO53 1SO53 1EY: also in SO53 1SO53 1EZ: also in SO53 1SO53 1FD: also in SO53 1SO53 1FE: also in SO53 1SO53 1FF: also in SO53 1SO53 1FG: also in SO53 1SO53 1FH: also in SO53 1SO53 1FJ: also in SO53 1SO53 1FL: also in SO53 1SO53 1FN: also in SO53 1SO53 1FP: also in SO53 1SO53 1FQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1FR: also in SO53 1SO53 1GA: also in SO53 1SO53 1GB: also in SO53 1SO53 1GD: also in SO53 1SO53 1GE: also in SO53 1SO53 1GF: also in SO53 1SO53 1GG: also in SO53 1SO53 1GH: also in SO53 1SO53 1GJ: also in SO53 1SO53 1GL: also in SO53 1SO53 1GN: also in SO53 1SO53 1GP: also in SO53 1SO53 1GQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1GR: also in SO53 1SO53 1GS: also in SO53 1SO53 1GT: also in SO53 1SO53 1GU: also in SO53 1SO53 1GW: also in SO53 1SO53 1GX: also in SO53 1SO53 1GY: also in SO53 1SO53 1GZ: also in SO53 1SO53 1HA: also in SO53 1SO53 1HB: also in SO53 1SO53 1HD: also in SO53 1SO53 1HE: also in SO53 1SO53 1HF: also in SO53 1SO53 1HG: also in SO53 1SO53 1HH: also in SO53 1SO53 1HJ: also in SO53 1SO53 1HL: also in SO53 1SO53 1HN: also in SO53 1SO53 1HP: also in SO53 1SO53 1HQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1HR: also in SO53 1SO53 1HS: also in SO53 1SO53 1HT: also in SO53 1SO53 1HU: also in SO53 1SO53 1HX: also in SO53 1SO53 1HY: also in SO53 1SO53 1JA: also in SO53 1SO53 1JB: also in SO53 1SO53 1JD: also in SO53 1SO53 1JE: also in SO53 1SO53 1JF: also in SO53 1SO53 1JG: also in SO53 1SO53 1JH: also in SO53 1SO53 1JJ: also in SO53 1SO53 1JL: also in SO53 1SO53 1JN: also in SO53 1SO53 1JP: also in SO53 1SO53 1JQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1JR: also in SO53 1SO53 1JS: also in SO53 1SO53 1JT: also in SO53 1SO53 1JU: also in SO53 1SO53 1JW: also in SO53 1SO53 1JX: also in SO53 1SO53 1JY: also in SO53 1SO53 1JZ: also in SO53 1SO53 1LA: also in SO53 1SO53 1LB: also in SO53 1SO53 1LD: also in SO53 1SO53 1LE: also in SO53 1SO53 1LF: also in SO53 1SO53 1LG: also in SO53 1SO53 1LH: also in SO53 1SO53 1LJ: also in SO53 1SO53 1LL: also in SO53 1SO53 1LN: also in SO53 1SO53 1LP: also in SO53 1SO53 1LQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1LR: also in SO53 1SO53 1LT: also in SO53 1SO53 1LU: also in SO53 1SO53 1LW: also in SO53 1SO53 1LX: also in SO53 1SO53 1LY: also in SO53 1SO53 1LZ: also in SO53 1SO53 1NA: also in SO53 1SO53 1NB: also in SO53 1SO53 1ND: also in SO53 1SO53 1NE: also in SO53 1SO53 1PU: also in SO53 1SO53 1PW: also in SO53 1SO53 1PZ: also in SO53 1SO53 1QQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1SA: also in SO53 1SO53 1SB: also in SO53 1SO53 1SD: also in SO53 1SO53 1SE: also in SO53 1SO53 1SG: also in SO53 1SO53 1SH: also in SO53 1SO53 1TA: also in SO53 1SO53 1TB: also in SO53 1SO53 1TE: also in SO53 1SO53 1TF: also in SO53 1SO53 1TG: also in SO53 1SO53 1TH: also in SO53 1SO53 1TJ: also in SO53 1SO53 1TL: also in SO53 1SO53 1TN: also in SO53 1SO53 1TP: also in SO53 1SO53 1TQ: also in SO53 1SO53 1TR: also in SO53 1SO53 1TS: also in SO53 1SO53 1TT: also in SO53 1SO53 1TW: also in SO53 1SO53 1TX: also in SO53 1SO53 1TY: also in SO53 1SO53 1TZ: also in SO53 1SO53 1UA: also in SO53 1SO53 1UB: also in SO53 1SO53 1YF: also in SO53 1 Boyatt Wood Surgery 2.0 kmChandler's Ford SO53 1FB Map of SO53 1FB and what is near it Map of SO53 1FB: its centre point, with the 148 other postcodes in the SO53 1 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 5 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.0–3.2 kmHiltingbury SO53 1FB
  • SO53 1FB
  • Other postcodes in SO53 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 50.9944, longitude -1.3707)

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 SO53 1FB?

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 SO53 1FB?

Every home and business at SO53 1FB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

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

Eastleigh: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% 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 SO53 1FB?

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 SO53 1FB 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 SO53 1FB.

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 SO53 1FB: 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 SO53 1FB 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 SO53 1FB?

Homes in SO53 1 sold for a typical £495,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 59 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£495,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£520,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £550,000 46 sales
  • Semi-detached £411,000 6 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £195,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole SO53 district: a typical £397,500 from 412 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 SO53 1FB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO53 1FB 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 SO53 1FB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around SO53 1FB. The largest share of them, 39%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (44%). 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 SO53 1FB

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 E, the most common, is £2,863.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (3%)£1,561
Band Babout 60 (9%)£1,822
Band Cabout 40 (6%)£2,082
Band Dabout 130 (19%)£2,342
Band Eabout 270 (39%)£2,863
Band Fabout 130 (19%)£3,383
Band Gabout 40 (6%)£3,904
Band Hwithheld£4,684

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 18% 1919 to 1939
  4. 44% 1945 to 1964
  5. 29% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 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 SO53 1FB is in (ONS area E01022705), 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 SO53 1FB?

The nearest open schools to SO53 1FB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO53 1FB, 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 SO53 1FB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO53 1FB is Chandlers Ford Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Chandlers Ford Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Eastleigh Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kingsway Shops, 158 m away.

More stations near SO53 1FB, 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 SO53 1FB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO53 1FB, 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 SO53 1FB?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SO53 1FB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 2.7 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 2.8 kmCycle
  • A charging 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 SO53 1FB?

The nearest to the centre of SO53 1FB, 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 SO53 1FB?

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 SO53 1FB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO53 1FB, 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 SO53 1FB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO53 1FB, 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 SO53 1FB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO53 1FB 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 SO53 1FB in a conservation area?

The centre of SO53 1FB 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 SO53 1FB?

Police.uk records 59 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO53 1FB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences20 reports
Shoplifting13 reports
Anti-social behaviour7 reports
Criminal damage and arson6 reports
Other theft5 reports
Bicycle theft2 reports

Also: drugs 2, public order 1, burglary 1, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 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 SO53 1FB

Ward
Hiltingbury
Parish
Chandler's Ford
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chandler's Ford
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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