Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at SO21 2LA? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Keble Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Hiltingbury Infant School | Primary | 2.6 km | – |
| Hiltingbury Junior School | Primary | 2.6 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| Knightwood Primary School | Primary | 3.6 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Otterbourne Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3.7 km | 71% met the expected standard |
| Thornden School | Secondary | 3.6 km | Attainment 8: 59.9 · 27% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Toynbee School | Secondary | 4.9 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings' School | Secondary | 5.2 km | Attainment 8: 57.8 · 29.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Crestwood Community School | Secondary | 5.6 km | Attainment 8: 38.1 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sherborne House School | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
| Brook School | Independent | 4.8 km | – |
| King Edward VI Preparatory School | Independent | 5.6 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hursley Tennis Club | 590 m | 11 |
| Golf | Otterbourne Golf Centre | 2.1 km | 4 |
| Gymnastics | The Loft | 4.4 km | 3 |
| Cricket | IBM Hursley Cricket Pitch | 510 m | 2 |
| Multi-sport | MUGA | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Running | Up & Running | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Bmx | BMX track | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Football | 5-a-side football (2 pitches) | 4.5 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Knightwood Leisure Centre | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Compton Lock | 4.9 km | 1 |
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.
Plenty of people here don't commute at all: 48% of working residents mostly worked from home at the 2021 census.
The nearest station is Chandlers Ford, a drive away (4.2 km), with 158k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Eastleigh.
The nearest bus stop is Poles Lane, 50 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 66, 621); 4 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is John Keble Church of England Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 66% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thornden School, 3.6 km away; Attainment 8: 59.9 · 27% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Westgate School (3.4 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 2.4 km away, with Hursley Village And Community Shop closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sapphire Eyecare (3.6 km), with Day Lewis Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.8 km).
For a haircut, Old Forge is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Hampshire County Hospital, 2.8 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 48% 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: 8 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Merdon Lodge No 5135 (Masonic Hall) is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Dolphin the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 138 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 51% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Vining's Copse, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Sports Hall (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 7.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 10 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 79 km.
14 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 42% of households own their home outright.
It's highly educated: 53% of adults have a degree.
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.