SO53 2GH postcode in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire

SO53 2GH 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.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Eastleigh: 90% Typical price £350,000 Homes sold in SO53 2, last 12 months. ▼ 5.4% on the year before Nearest station Chandlers Ford 850 m in a straight line

Where SO53 2GH is, and what is near it

Map of SO53 2GH and what is near it Map of SO53 2GH: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the SO53 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SO53 2AA: also in SO53 2SO53 2AB: also in SO53 2SO53 2AD: also in SO53 2SO53 2AE: also in SO53 2SO53 2AF: also in SO53 2SO53 2AG: also in SO53 2SO53 2AH: also in SO53 2SO53 2AJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2AL: also in SO53 2SO53 2AN: also in SO53 2SO53 2AP: also in SO53 2SO53 2AQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2AR: also in SO53 2SO53 2AS: also in SO53 2SO53 2AT: also in SO53 2SO53 2AU: also in SO53 2SO53 2AW: also in SO53 2SO53 2AX: also in SO53 2SO53 2AY: also in SO53 2SO53 2AZ: also in SO53 2SO53 2BA: also in SO53 2SO53 2BB: also in SO53 2SO53 2BD: also in SO53 2SO53 2BE: also in SO53 2SO53 2BF: also in SO53 2SO53 2BG: also in SO53 2SO53 2BH: also in SO53 2SO53 2BJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2BL: also in SO53 2SO53 2BN: also in SO53 2SO53 2BP: also in SO53 2SO53 2BQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2BR: also in SO53 2SO53 2BS: also in SO53 2SO53 2BT: also in SO53 2SO53 2BU: also in SO53 2SO53 2BW: also in SO53 2SO53 2BX: also in SO53 2SO53 2BY: also in SO53 2SO53 2BZ: also in SO53 2SO53 2DA: also in SO53 2SO53 2DB: also in SO53 2SO53 2DD: also in SO53 2SO53 2DE: also in SO53 2SO53 2DF: also in SO53 2SO53 2DG: also in SO53 2SO53 2DH: also in SO53 2SO53 2DJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2DL: also in SO53 2SO53 2DP: also in SO53 2SO53 2DQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2DR: also in SO53 2SO53 2DS: also in SO53 2SO53 2DT: also in SO53 2SO53 2DU: also in SO53 2SO53 2DZ: also in SO53 2SO53 2EA: also in SO53 2SO53 2EB: also in SO53 2SO53 2ED: also in SO53 2SO53 2EE: also in SO53 2SO53 2EF: also in SO53 2SO53 2EG: also in SO53 2SO53 2EH: also in SO53 2SO53 2EJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2EL: also in SO53 2SO53 2EN: also in SO53 2SO53 2EP: also in SO53 2SO53 2EQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2ER: also in SO53 2SO53 2ES: also in SO53 2SO53 2ET: also in SO53 2SO53 2EU: also in SO53 2SO53 2EW: also in SO53 2SO53 2EX: also in SO53 2SO53 2EY: also in SO53 2SO53 2EZ: also in SO53 2SO53 2FB: also in SO53 2SO53 2FD: also in SO53 2SO53 2FE: also in SO53 2SO53 2FF: also in SO53 2SO53 2FG: also in SO53 2SO53 2FH: also in SO53 2SO53 2FJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2FL: also in SO53 2SO53 2FN: also in SO53 2SO53 2FP: also in SO53 2SO53 2FQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2FS: also in SO53 2SO53 2FT: also in SO53 2SO53 2FU: also in SO53 2SO53 2FW: also in SO53 2SO53 2FX: also in SO53 2SO53 2FY: also in SO53 2SO53 2GF: also in SO53 2SO53 2GG: also in SO53 2SO53 2GJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2GL: also in SO53 2SO53 2GN: also in SO53 2SO53 2GP: also in SO53 2SO53 2GQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2GS: also in SO53 2SO53 2GT: also in SO53 2SO53 2GU: also in SO53 2SO53 2GW: also in SO53 2SO53 2GX: also in SO53 2SO53 2GY: also in SO53 2SO53 2HD: also in SO53 2SO53 2HF: also in SO53 2SO53 2HG: also in SO53 2SO53 2HH: also in SO53 2SO53 2HJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2HL: also in SO53 2SO53 2HN: also in SO53 2SO53 2HP: also in SO53 2SO53 2HQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2HR: also in SO53 2SO53 2HS: also in SO53 2SO53 2HY: also in SO53 2SO53 2JT: also in SO53 2SO53 2JW: also in SO53 2SO53 2LE: also in SO53 2SO53 2LF: also in SO53 2SO53 2LG: also in SO53 2SO53 2LH: also in SO53 2SO53 2LJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2LL: also in SO53 2SO53 2LN: also in SO53 2SO53 2LP: also in SO53 2SO53 2NR: also in SO53 2SO53 2NT: also in SO53 2SO53 2NU: also in SO53 2SO53 2NW: also in SO53 2SO53 2NX: also in SO53 2SO53 2NY: also in SO53 2SO53 2NZ: also in SO53 2SO53 2PE: also in SO53 2SO53 2PF: also in SO53 2SO53 2PG: also in SO53 2SO53 2PH: also in SO53 2SO53 2PJ: also in SO53 2SO53 2PP: also in SO53 2SO53 2PR: also in SO53 2SO53 2PT: also in SO53 2SO53 2PX: also in SO53 2SO53 2QA: also in SO53 2SO53 2QD: also in SO53 2SO53 2QE: also in SO53 2SO53 2QF: also in SO53 2SO53 2QG: also in SO53 2SO53 2QH: also in SO53 2SO53 2RD: also in SO53 2SO53 2RL: also in SO53 2SO53 2RP: also in SO53 2SO53 2RQ: also in SO53 2SO53 2RR: also in SO53 2SO53 2RS: also in SO53 2SO53 2RT: also in SO53 2SO53 2RU: also in SO53 2SO53 2TA: also in SO53 2SO53 2TB: also in SO53 2SO53 2ZH: also in SO53 2 The Toynbee School 1.0 kmLakeside School 1.1 kmChandler's Ford SO53 2GH Map of SO53 2GH and what is near it Map of SO53 2GH: its centre point, with the 230 other postcodes in the SO53 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. The Toynbee School 1.0 kmLakeside School 1.1 kmChandler's Ford SO53 2GH
  • SO53 2GH
  • Other postcodes in SO53 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 50.9878, longitude -1.3748)

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 2GH?

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 2GH?

Every home and business at SO53 2GH can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 2GH?

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 2GH 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 2GH.

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 2GH: 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 2GH 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 2GH?

Homes in SO53 2 sold for a typical £350,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 129 sales, down 5.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£350,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£370,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £493,500 45 sales
  • Semi-detached £350,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £318,500 39 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £240,000 19 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 2GH

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SO53 2GH 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 SO53 2GH

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at SO53 2GH. 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 SO53 2GH?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around SO53 2GH. 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 2GH

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 2GH 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 2GH?

The nearest open schools to SO53 2GH, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SO53 2GH, 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 2GH?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SO53 2GH is Chandlers Ford Rail Station, 850 metres away in a straight line.

  • Chandlers Ford Rail Station Railway station 850 mWalk
  • Eastleigh Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Fryern Hill, 20 m away.

More stations near SO53 2GH, 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 2GH?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SO53 2GH, 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 2GH?

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SO53 2GH, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • Mer Charging point · 2 chargers 2.1 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 12 chargers 2.4 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 SO53 2GH?

The nearest to the centre of SO53 2GH, 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 2GH?

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 2GH?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SO53 2GH, 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 2GH?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SO53 2GH, 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 2GH?

The nearest vets to the centre of SO53 2GH 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 2GH in a conservation area?

The centre of SO53 2GH 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 2GH?

Police.uk records 66 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SO53 2GH in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences22 reports
Shoplifting15 reports
Other theft8 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Burglary2 reports

Also: bicycle theft 2, public order 1, vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1, drugs 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 SO53 2GH

Ward
Hiltingbury
Parish
Chandler's Ford
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chandler's Ford
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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SO53 2DP50 mSO53 2GJ50 mSO53 2DQ90 mSO53 2QD100 mSO53 2EA100 mSO53 2DR110 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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