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Thinking of living at SO15 5JA? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banister Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Mark's Church of England School | Primary | 750 m | – |
| Springhill Catholic Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 95% met the expected standard |
| Shirley Junior School | Primary | 1.0 km | 48% met the expected standard |
| Shirley Infant School | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| St Mark's Church of England School | Secondary | 750 m | – |
| Upper Shirley High School | Secondary | 900 m | Attainment 8: 47 · 10.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Anne's Catholic School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 55.6 · 24.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| King Edward VI School | Independent | 200 m | 43.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| New Avenue School | Independent | 900 m | – |
| The Gregg Preparatory School | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
Every primary near SO15 5JA, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Basset Lawn Tennis Club | 470 m | 21 |
| Swimming | Shirley Pool | 990 m | 12 |
| Football | Southampton F.C. | 2.5 km | 11 |
| Bowls | Atherley Bowling Club | 220 m | 7 |
| Archery | Top range | 3.9 km | 5 |
| Squash | University Of Southampton (Jubilee Sports Centre) | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Climbing | Southampton Climbing Wall | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Cycling | Shirley Ponds Recreation Ground | 1.8 km | 3 |
| Rowing | Coalporters Amateur Rowing Club | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Basketball | Sandhurst Road Basketball Court | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Shirley Warren skatepark | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Golf | Southampton Municipal Golf Course | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Gymnastics | Easy Gym | 970 m | 1 |
| Yoga | Hot Pod Yoga | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Athletics | Southampton Outdoor Sports Centre | 2.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 25. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Southampton Central, a short drive or bike ride (1.6 km), with 6.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Waterloo.
The nearest bus stop is Wilton Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 19a, 613, U9); 22 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Banister Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (750 m); 67% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Springhill Catholic Primary School (1.5 km).
The nearest secondary is St Mark's Church of England School, 750 m away.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Anne's Catholic School (1.7 km) and Cantell School (2.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is Co-Operative, 850 m away, with Grace Convenience Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Raymond Road Surgery (300 m), with Solent Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Mark Searle is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 1.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 68% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Hello Coffee is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and Atherley Bowling Club the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 61 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 11 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 20% flats and 27% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 53% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Friends of the Field - Shirley Playing Fields, 600 m away; for exercise, Easy Gym (950 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Calshot, 15 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 5.4 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 90 km.
30 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 47% of adults have a degree.
The nearest university is Solent University, 1.9 km away (TEF Gold).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.