The UK Postcode Database

SO16 8BJ

a postcode in Southampton

Introduced in December 1994
SO16 8BJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SO16 8BJ

Mercury Close - 64 properties, USRN 37011340

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 37011762

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.9381 / 50°56'17"N

Longitude: -1.4505 / 1°27'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 608868 5644083

OS Easting: 438705

OS Northing: 115550

OS Grid: SU387155

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR RJ4.GD

Mapcode Global: FRA 76VM.GQY

Open Location Code: 9C2WWGQX+6Q

Maidenhead Locator System: IO90gw55

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 8b2

  • Legacy Communities
  • Legacy and Demographically Mixed Communities
  • Retirement Pockets

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 4661 / 32844

  • 2nd decile
  • much more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SO16 8BJ on Monday 29 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:59
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:08
Sunrise 04:54
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:23
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:19
Hours of daylight today04:24 to 21:53
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:53 to 04:25
Moon Phase Full Moon
Moon Sets 02:38
Moon Rises 20:44

For a full sun and moon calendar for SO16 8BJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SO16 8BJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
9 December 2022 67 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £265,000
16 November 2022 111 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £260,000
26 July 2022 61 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £208,000
31 May 2022 61 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
4 May 2021 91 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £200,000
9 September 2020 57 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
30 July 2020 106 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
17 January 2020 102 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £212,500
20 September 2019 88 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £205,000
6 December 2017 103 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £220,000
30 March 2016 91 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £175,000
11 March 2016 65 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £148,000
19 August 2014 57 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £139,950
20 June 2014 102 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £150,000
6 November 2012 114 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £139,950
24 August 2012 88 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £128,500
21 December 2011 63 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £137,500
17 September 2010 100 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £142,000
7 May 2010 85 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
10 September 2009 57 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £107,500
26 November 2008 72 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
29 August 2008 98 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
13 June 2008 101 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £153,000
18 December 2007 103 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £163,000
29 June 2007 91 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £125,000
30 August 2006 56 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £129,000
5 May 2006 107 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £139,500
9 February 2006 114 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £124,500
9 December 2005 105 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £130,000
22 August 2004 92 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £140,000
7 May 2004 88 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £121,000
12 December 2002 73 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £113,000
27 August 2002 109 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,995
5 July 2002 105 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £102,000
4 July 2002 76 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £99,995
31 May 2002 88 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £104,000
12 April 2002 77 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,500
21 May 2001 73 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £74,000
6 April 2001 85 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
15 December 2000 107 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £76,000
8 December 2000 100 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,000
13 June 2000 77 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £66,800
10 December 1999 109 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £64,500
29 October 1999 57 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £58,500
6 October 1999 101 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £60,000
11 April 1997 99 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Leasehold £49,500
14 March 1997 76 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,000
29 November 1996 69 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £47,995
24 May 1996 81 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £42,950
4 April 1996 114 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Semi-detached Freehold £37,000
15 December 1995 77 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,500
11 October 1995 105 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £30,000
23 June 1995 60 Mercury Close, Southampton SO16 8BJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £43,950

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SO16 8BJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Southampton Test

MP

Satvir Kaur Labour

Southampton City Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Coxford

Councillors

Rebecca McCreanor Labour

Matthew Renyard Green Party (E&W)

Rebecca Greenhalgh Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SO16 8BJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00086797 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E00190526 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01017182 Southampton 004A Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02003552 Southampton 004 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05015495 Coxford Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E06000045 Southampton Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001500 Southampton Test Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000030 Hampshire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000267 Southampton Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33040946 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000055 Solent Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000253 NHS Hampshire, Southampton and Isle of Wight CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2021 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E43000036 Southampton, unparished area Non-Civil Parished Areas Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E54000042 NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000016 Wessex Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63013524 Southampton Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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