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Thinking of living at SO50 4FY? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shakespeare Infant School | Primary | 50 m | – |
| Shakespeare Junior School | Primary | 250 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| The Crescent Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 62% met the expected standard |
| Norwood Primary & Pre-School | Primary | 900 m | 66% met the expected standard |
| Crestwood Community School | Secondary | 50 m | Attainment 8: 38.1 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Toynbee School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 47.8 · 12.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Thornden School | Secondary | 2.1 km | Attainment 8: 59.9 · 27% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sherborne House School | Independent | 2.4 km | – |
| Brook School | Independent | 3.3 km | – |
| The King's School | Independent | 4.0 km | 18.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SO50 4FY, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Crestwood Community School (Shakespeare Campus) | 440 m | 21 |
| Football | Eastleigh FC | 2.9 km | 8 |
| Archery | AC Delco Bowmen | 1.7 km | 6 |
| Squash | Places Leisure Eastleigh | 1.4 km | 5 |
| Skateboard | Flemming Park Skate Park | 1.6 km | 5 |
| Cycling | Freespace Bmx Track | 2.7 km | 4 |
| Swimming | The Club (Eastleigh) | 1.1 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Fleming Park Bowls Club | 1.2 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Physio2Fit | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Golf | American Golf | 2.4 km | 3 |
| Running | Up & Running | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Karting | TeamSport Eastleigh | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Hollywood Bowl | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Weightlifting | Lakeside Weightlifting | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Powerlifting | Lakeside Weightlifting | 2.5 km | 1 |
| Olympic-weightlifting | Lakeside Weightlifting | 2.5 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. 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 Eastleigh, about a 10-minute walk (900 m), with 1.2m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Winchester.
The nearest bus stop is Arthur Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 46 minutes on weekdays (route 5); 10 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 8 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Shakespeare Infant School, a few minutes' walk (50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Crestwood Community School, 50 m away; Attainment 8: 38.1 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Saint George Catholic Voluntary Aided College Southampton (3.1 km) and Thornden School (3.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 600 m away, with Boyatt Pharmacy closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Boyatt Wood Surgery (300 m), with Boyatt Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (300 m).
For a haircut, Quiffys is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Southampton General Hospital, 6.8 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 43 restaurants and cafés and 10 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Cleverchefs @ Shakespeare Juniors is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and the Arrow the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 179 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 36% flats and 2% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Lawn Road Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Curves (750 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Southampton is 1.9 km away, and London Heathrow, with far more destinations, 84 km.
33 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, 28% rent privately.
It's young: 20% of residents are aged 15–29.
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.